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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change.

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

TechCrunch

Our airspace is going to get more crowded than ever, but most companies today are concentrating only on hardware development,” said Terra Drone CEO and founder Toru Tokushige , who is also serving as the CEO of Terra Motors, which develops electric vehicles. million Series A in February 2021. . and Southeast Asia.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

From lithium battery chemical recycling to smart media, blockchain infrastructure to student-centric educational software, and Sub-Saharan African fintech to cultured-meat production, this batch of companies is sure to wow the investors and the audience. Verdi , EyeGage , Animal Alternative Technologies , RoboDeck , Adventr.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

CIO

Initiated in 1869, with an expansive legacy built on the shoulders of giants such as Westinghouse (which gives it the name Westinghouse Airbrakes technology), Edison and Faiveley, WABTEC has been pioneering force in modern transportation solutions. I have been very fortunate to always find my feet with the right role for almost 26 years.

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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

Sometimes it is not wise to marry smart technology with dumb machines Image Credit: wild trees. As CIO we are always trying to move our companies forward because we understand the importance of information technology. We’ll try to marry modern technology to older equipment in order to extend its life and avoid replacement costs.

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NeoCarbon wants industrial cooling towers to join the climate fight

TechCrunch

” While DAC sounds great in theory — using chemicals to literally suck problematic emissions out of the air! What’s the biggest challenge to successfully scaling their technology? But one big barrier to scaling DAC is the cost of implementation. on industrial rather than on commercial buildings).

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Profusa Pioneers Injectable Biosensors

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We think a technology like this is really well overdue,” Ben told me. “It’s It’s an opportunity to apply all of the learnings the world has gathered over the past couple of centuries, and more specifically the past couple of decades, and bring them together to apply this kind of technology to healthcare.”.