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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks

TechCrunch

Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. The two say current internet infrastructure is the main reason so many people lack reliable internet access. Transcelestial plans to enter the U.S.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO

On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 This has had a ripple effect through the market.”.

Internet 279
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LLMs Can’t Save The Old Internet; But They Can Create A New One

Crunchbase News

The quality of your experience as an internet user relies on user-generated content, or UGC. In the early days of the internet, it was — basically — for bragging rights, and because they could. Recipes are SEO-bait, most reviews feel like some type of influencer marketing, and we’re all worse off for it.

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AIMMO bags $12M Series A to advance data labeling technology  

TechCrunch

AIMMO announced today it has raised $12 million in a Series A round to advance its data labeling technology and spur global expansions. The global data collection and labeling market size was valued at $1.6 billion in 2028, according to a market analysis report by Grand View Research. . ScreenShot | AIMMO website.

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The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

From limited visibility and a lack of real-time data to a lack of agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions, there's no shortage of difficulties that today's supply chain professionals can encounter. What can be done to not only address these challenges, but overcome them? Register now!

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Taking advantage of Latin America’s market downturn

TechCrunch

As a banker covering technology, I thought there was an opportunity to invest in the region and decided to quit my job at J.P. Great companies like Nubank, Inter, Gympass, Quinto Andar and several others were in their early innings at the time, but the market dislocation did not last long. Morgan and give it a shot.

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Applications and innovations in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated devices that have unique identifiers and can autonomously transfer data over a network. IoT ecosystems consist of internet-enabled smart devices that have integrated sensors, processors, and communication hardware to capture, analyze, and send data from their immediate environments.

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