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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO

Going digital is not only necessary for economic development,” writes Liu Chao, CEO of Huawei’s Manufacturing Business Unit, “but it is also the key to building a modern economic system and shaping industrial competitiveness.” Another leading manufacturer, BYD , first entered the automotive market in 2003.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

“It is still small-scale, and the most important thing we are doing that other companies should do is focus on the design, engineering and full-scale installations of vessels and the supporting systems to make a lot of it,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just, which sells lab-grown chicken meat in Singapore.

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Applications and innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated devices that have unique identifiers and can autonomously transfer data over a network. Philips e-Alert is an IoT-enabled tool that monitors critical medical hardware such as MRI systems and warns healthcare organizations of an impending failure, preventing unnecessary downtime.

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Preparing for tomorrow: How China’s automotive industry is digitalizing to invent new customer experiences

Capgemini

Only some traditional high touch sectors like the automotive industry – as in most countries – have yet to get a strong digital foothold here. There are lessons here that extend beyond China’s borders as the wider global automotive industry tackles the fallout from COVID-19. Screenshot of the car channel of Kuaishou app.

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Kevala raises $21M to improve tools for managing energy grid infrastructure

TechCrunch

There’s also more extreme weather conditions, with the latest power outages in New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida being a prime example of ways the current grid system falls short. Automotive startup Upstream raises $62M Series C to scale cloud-based security.

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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

TechCrunch

But Croatia’s entrepreneurs haven’t been quiet: Startups like Infobip and Rimac are significant local hero businesses now, and the region can boast of high-quality talent in the tech, automotive, manufacturing, and agtech spaces. Strong in fintech, automotive, insurtech, and AI. Julien Coustaury, partner, Fil Rouge Capital.

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Investors say Eindhoven poised to become Netherlands’ No. 2 tech hub

TechCrunch

Our survey respondents consider the city strong in areas like photonics, robotics, medical devices, materials science, deep tech, automotive tech, sustainability tech, medtech, Big Data, hardware and precision engineering. High-tech systems, photonics, robotics, medical devices. Robert AL, Systema Circularis.