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How new public transportation technology is prioritizing passenger safety

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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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Your future shrimp meal could come from Atarraya’s farming technology

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Atarraya , creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. That grew into aquaculture farming technology with Russek and his team creating a startup company around it called Maricultura Vigas. million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S.

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

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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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AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

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The extended Series C, which saw participation investors including Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management (who co-led), Blue Earth Capital, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, Tao Capital Partners, XN, Sequoia Capital, GV, Range Ventures and Valor Equity Partners, brings AMP’s total raised to around $178 million. from Caltech.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

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As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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

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In addition to being attractive targets, these systems are frequently older, lack modern cybersecurity controls and include a range of interconnected systems and technology. However, integrating internet of things (IoT) devices and cloud computing has increased the number of connections to the critical infrastructure.

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Dow makes production more efficient through IT-OT collaboration

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Dow is reaping the benefits of a year-long program to roll out new digital technologies to one of its largest manufacturing sites, resulting in improvements in performance, reliability, and employee experience. For now, Dow’s private wireless network uses LTE, a 4G technology, but it will be ready for 5G when 5G is ready for it.

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