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Google DeepMind’s robotics head on general purpose robots, generative AI and office WiFi

TechCrunch

The researchers involved compared the system to ImageNet, the landmark database founded in 2009 that is now home to more than […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. All rights reserved.

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How to use the secondary market to find clues about who will IPO first

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This plummeted to 28 in 2022, the lowest number recorded since 2009, amid the financial crisis. PitchBook counted 296 venture-backed companies that went public in 2021, which doubles — or more — any other year prior.

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What’s Turo worth?

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billion, making it a unicorn long in the making, having raised capital as early as 2009. And a Turo IPO would not be a small affair. PitchBook pegs the company’s most recent private-market price at $1.28

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Private equity descends on Chartbeat

TechCrunch

Launched out of Betaworks in 2009 , the service offered real-time analytics back when Google Analytics made you wait 24 hours to see who was clicking around your site. Chartbeat, a website that tells publishers about their readers, is getting the private equity treatment.

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CIO as fact finder, fixer, and framer in a post-truth IT world

CIO

Barbara Cooper, the beloved former CIO at Toyota Motor Sales, recalls the 2009 incident of “unintended” acceleration — i.e., stuck gas pedal — and the tragic death of a family in a Lexus. Just because someone calls something a fact does not mean it’s true.

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The Next Supply-Chain Challenge Isn’t a Shortage — It’s Inventory Glut

Harvard Business Review

In 2009, the financial crash left manufacturers with excess inventory when consumer buying power suddenly dropped. Inventory challenges aren’t new. Electronics littered shelves in 2001 after the dot-com bubble burst. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory.

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Why the SPAC route makes sense for Getaround

TechCrunch

SPAC combos worth $300 million to $2 billion in pro forma equity are off around 71% on a median basis since 2009, to pick a data point. Per SPAC Insider data , companies that merged with blank-check companies recently have seen their value fall sharply.

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