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Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar industry

TechCrunch

In the wake of COVID-19 this spring, construction sites across the nation emptied out alongside neighboring restaurants, retail stores, offices and other commercial establishments. Amidst the chaos, construction firms faced an existential question: How will they survive? Construction is a massive, $1.3

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales

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“The opportunity for entrepreneurs in real estate tech across search, listings, mortgage, insurance, construction and sustainability is the kind that shows up once a generation.” Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie Image Credits: A. What’s wrong with the way they are currently solving this problem?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. Image Credits: vchal (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Back to Back security testing

Xebia

” instead of a security test or security scan where the idea is to find and identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses, “What are the ways?” what pentesting really shows is the effectiveness of the security measures in your development process. Is there a gap in security knowledge between developers?

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Extra Crunch roundup: Square buys Afterpay, paid search basics, career advice for devs

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Image Credits: jayk7 (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Developers may delight in solving complex technical problems, but the problem of a career path is one many don’t think much about, Juniper Networks CTO Raj Yavatkar writes in a guest column. He offers a solution that should appeal to developers and engineers: “??Treat

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Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck

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Just flicking through the deck leaves me really confused in general, but I’ll get to why that’s a bad thing in a bit. “What makes us stand out” — USP slide. . “True AR SDK” — Third-party app developer slide. Cover slide — “WayRay Overview” WayRay TeamTeam slide 1.

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Yep, ‘Learning Man’ is becoming a thing 

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In the rest of this newsletter we’re talking about Amazon’s new bed, and bad advice from investors. Silicon Valley Bank’s chief risk officer is out, months after taking the job Image Credits: Osaka Wayne Studios (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Etc., Big shout out t o Dominic-Madori Davis for joining the Found podcast team!