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Austin-based ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract for lunar construction tech

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ICON , a construction tech company that’s raised more than $400 million in funding, has landed a new contract from NASA to develop new systems to build on the moon and Mars. ICON, which is best-known for its 3D-printed homes, has been working on Project Olympus for some time. Air Force, which was partly funded by NASA.

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Prefabs sprout: How Modulous helps housing developers build modular homes without factories

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startup that makes it easier for housing developers, architects and construction firms to configure and design modular homes to address the ongoing housing crisis , has raised £10 million ($11.7 Modulous , a U.K. million) in a series A round of funding. billion people by 2025 , as house-price growth continues to outpace income growth.

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AI in Construction: Future-Proofing the Construction Industry

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The construction industry is no stranger to this trend. The advent of AI in this industry has kickstarted a tech revolution that is all set to completely change how a building is designed, planned, and constructed. Let’s look at how AI’s power is being and can be harnessed in the construction landscape.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

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Cocos Technologies, a China-based game engine provider that has been around since 2010, just announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series B funding round in a bid to work on development and move beyond games. To play catchup, the Beijing-based company added 3D capabilities to its engine last year. and Russia. New arenas.

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Top 10 AI graduate degree programs

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In computer vision, the AI group faculty are developing novel approaches for 2D and 3D scene understanding from still images and video, low-shot learning, and more. The machine listening faculty is working on sound and speech understanding, source separation, and applications in music and computing.

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From Batteries To Building Materials, Green Manufacturing Startups Are Raising Billions 

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It seems like everyone wants to fund a startup that develops technology for batteries that are longer-lasting, cheaper and easier to produce, or more environmentally friendly. 1: Batteries Battery funding has been on a tear in recent quarters, driven by the growth of electric vehicle adoption. Glass is another focus area.

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What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation

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These factors were developed by Bass in 1985 to help define what transformational leadership looks like and how to be successful as this type of leader: Idealized influence: The most important thing you can do as a transformational leader is to lead by example. Transformational leadership model. Training and certification.