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Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round

TechCrunch

Spatial Labs , a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, announced today the closing of a $10 million seed round led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Marcy Venture Partners, the firm co-founded by Jay-Z. Next year, he hopes to launch a personal fund to support people of color and will focus on tech and hardware innovation.

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7 common pitfalls for hardware startups and how to avoid them

TechCrunch

You’ve likely heard that “hardware is hard”; mostly because hardware startups have to deal with things that software companies don’t really have to worry about. ” Hardware development is complex and challenging. Hardware development is inherently a lot more costly than cranking out software.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Big Data’s cloud backlash, CVC pitch tips, de-risking hardware startups

TechCrunch

I started wearing sweaters at home after I got my last utility bill, but with enormous workloads from “ML, AI and deep learning programs that require dozens or even hundreds of GPUs and terabytes or even petabytes,” companies at scale can’t simply dial back their data usage.

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The Environmental Impact of TechSoup's Refurbished Hardware Program

TechSoup

TechSoup's Refurbished Hardware Program has been going strong since 2006. Note: This post has been updated for 2022. Over that time, we've distributed over 160,000 refurbished devices, including desktop computers, laptops, LCD monitors, printers, smartphones, and tablets.

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Bild takes in funding to share, collaborate on hardware designs in the cloud

TechCrunch

When Pradyut Paul was a hardware engineering program manager at Apple, he saw firsthand the challenges of building and sharing hardware products using antiquated tools like email and spreadsheets. The road to recurring revenue for hardware startups. Bild co-founders Pradyut Paul and Avinash Kunaparaju.

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8 Most in Demand Programming Languages of 2021

The Crazy Programmer

Programming languages are constantly and rapidly evolving in the current world of technology. In this article, we will explore the top programming languages, their scope, market demand, and the expected average income when using these languages. The TIOBE index measures the popularity of programming languages.

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Five Flute annotates hardware product development into the current millennium

TechCrunch

If you’re working in hardware development, there’s not a lot of options for collaborative work — at least not until Five Flute came along. “Five Flute gives these teams the ability to collaborate seamlessly around engineering issues without ever leaving the native 3D design programs where they already work.”

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