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Can LEDs ultimately replace the sun?

TechCrunch

The energy efficiency of lamps or production systems can be improved, but not infinitely, so indoor crops will always be heavily dependent on electricity and other industrial support. “You That’s critical at a time when the world’s climate is increasingly at a breaking point.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

TechCrunch

Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price, saying that it plans to use Fungible’s tech and team to deliver “multiple DPU solutions, network innovation and hardware systems advancements.”

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Co-founded by a leader of SpaceX’s missions operations, Epsilon3 wants to be the OS for space launches

TechCrunch

Now, the former senior missions operations engineer at SpaceX is the co-founder and chief executive of a new LA-based space startup called Epsilon3 , which says it has developed the operating system for launch operations. “You’ve got design development, manufacturing, integration tests and operations.

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Dragos raises $110M Series C as demand to secure industrial systems soars

TechCrunch

Dragos was founded in 2016 to detect and respond to threats facing industrial control systems (ICS), the devices critical to the continued operations of power plants, water and energy supplies, and other critical infrastructure.

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Scoot lands $12M to inject customization into videoconferencing

TechCrunch

“Most CEOs in the world agree with this: virtual all-hands meetings hosted on static legacy platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams are terrible at replicating the energy and value of meeting in-person,” Stevens told TechCrunch in an email interview. ” Scoot’s conceit isn’t new. laughs, cheers) in real time.

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Working Smart in the Free Dimension

CIO

These include redefining personal productivity, balancing diversity of thought and equity of experience, and re-evaluating networks and their effect on social capital.? Truly hybrid work is new, it’s unknown, and constantly evolving. We all have a unique hybrid work/life balance that works for each of us.

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Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups

TechCrunch

Google has selected 30 startups to receive a share of its $2 million Black Founders Fund in Europe, providing these companies with a spot of cash, some valuable cloud services and a bit of good old-fashioned networking among the Google crew. HomeHero – HomeHero is an operating system for the house, making running a home simple and easy.