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Vanadium ion battery startup Standard Energy raises $8.9M Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia

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Standard Energy , a vanadium ion battery developer, announced today it has raised a $8.9 Instead of serving as a replacement for lithium ion batteries, however, Standard Energy chief executive officer Bu Gi Kim said they complement each other. million Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia. VIB cannot be as compact as lithium ion.

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Powering the future: How Gen AI and AI illuminate utility companies

CIO

While international conflict, economic uncertainty and climate change are affecting businesses of all kinds, energy companies and utilities are also dealing with aging infrastructure, constant cyberattacks, increased regulation and rising customer expectations. Meeting all these requirements places a tremendous burden on energy companies.

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AI and generative AI are revolutionizing manufacturing…here’s how

CIO

Now, manufacturing is facing one of the most exciting, unmatched, and daunting transformations in its history due to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI). That’s how automation via AI-powered systems helps manufacturers identify areas of improvement and proactively deliver process enhancements and better business outcomes.

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Teeny EV startup Arcimoto hooks up with defense contractor

TechCrunch

In addition to all that, Arcimoto said in a statement that it will sell “electrical systems architecture and energy storage systems” to Matbock, which makes “hybrid-electric tactical vehicles.” Arcimoto is due to share its latest financials with investors on August 24. ” The U.S.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO

Going digital is not only necessary for economic development,” writes Liu Chao, CEO of Huawei’s Manufacturing Business Unit, “but it is also the key to building a modern economic system and shaping industrial competitiveness.” One such automaker is China’s First Automobile Works (FAW).

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ChatGPT goes pro, layoffs at Alphabet, and Dungeons & Dragons flirts with restrictive new licensing

TechCrunch

Welcome, welcome, folks, to Week in Review, TechCrunch’s regular column that recaps the last week in news. per year, the plan will initially include 100 GB of storage, Outlook email and access to support experts for help with Microsoft 365 and Windows 11. Read the full review for more. Expecting Greg’s byline?

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Optimizing the Energy Sector with Data Analytics

Cloudera

Across the energy supply chain from generation to consumer, we can see that the trend toward investing in renewable energy has picked up pace as demand has grown for energy companies to actively pursue investments in energies with little or no environmental impact in the quest for decarbonisation.

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