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AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

TechCrunch

AMP Robotics , a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 million, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. That’s up from $91 million when the round closed in November.

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5 Reasons to Modernize with Cloud: Chemicals Edition

Protera

In recent years, technology advancements like cloud computing, data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have created new opportunities for chemical companies but also new pain points as they’ve been required to move out of their comfort zones to digitally transform. 1: Flexible infrastructure. Enter: cloud modernization.

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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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How new public transportation technology is prioritizing passenger safety

CIO

So it’s not surprising the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earmarked $91 billion in guaranteed funding for public transportation , with priority areas of public safety, climate, transport equity and investing in new public transportation technology.

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400G: Building Bandwidth for the Next Lap

CIO

Innovation and improvements in phase modulation and coherent reception increased spectral efficiency by about 20% yearly, effectively reducing costs by enhancing single-fibre capacity. In terms of cost management, the solution must be able to reuse existing fibre infrastructure and offer the potential for further reduction of per-bit costs.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

CIO

While the executive order takes a focused approach towards applying these standards to the largest model developers, reporting requirements should continue to mirror the progressive structure of other regulated industries such that the largest underlying infrastructure providers that affect every American carry the regulatory burden.

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This VC built a lab to make building biotech startups easier

TechCrunch

Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. The infrastructure is very specialized wet lab space so you can do chemistry and biology,” says Flavin. The Bay Area?

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