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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. This has produced a number of interesting technology use cases.

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Landmark EU Law Strengthens Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures

Palo Alto Networks

It is especially important in a time of growing geopolitical tensions and cyberattacks where European citizens and their economies depend on a stable and secure digital infrastructure. Other necessary security approaches, like Zero Trust, are predicated on first establishing a process for accurate internet-facing asset discovery.

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

CIO

Initially, I was naĂ¯ve about the infrastructure space, but was fortunate to have a great mentor. Whether it was dabbling in network, chemicals, data projects, power plants, or locomotives, I’ve changed several teams and have ensured that I emerge successful in my domain so that people can vouch for my expertise.

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Keep the Water Flowing for the DoD: Securing Operational Technology from Cyberattacks

Tenable

This progress has transformed critical infrastructures into interconnected, digitized systems that leverage advanced functionalities like automation, real-time data monitoring and remote access. However, integrating internet of things (IoT) devices and cloud computing has increased the number of connections to the critical infrastructure.

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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

On-premises infrastructure will never disappear; there will always be some data that’s too difficult or important to move. coli : Synthetic biologists designed a maze represented by chemicals using bacteria engineered to detect those chemicals. Internet of Things. Distributed computing with E.

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5 C-suite bridges every IT leader must build

CIO

That’s especially true when functional areas outside IT routinely buy their own technology and hire their own technology professionals, says Irving Tyler, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, and former CIO of Quaker Chemical and IMS Health. Leaders of an organization’s various function areas tend to have differing needs and priorities. “Now

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