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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

TechCrunch

m, a startup that wants to upgrade student transportation, a five-year $150 million contract to modernize its transport service throughout the district. m’s transportation solution for SFUSD is expected to save the district $3 million per year on average, based on the cost of the incumbent’s solution. m told TechCrunch.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

CIO

In the automotive sector for example, the advent of autonomous vehicles has resulted in burgeoning demand for computing power, cloud storage and network bandwidth. With plans to expand, the company needed to upgrade its IT capabilities especially for storage and processing. One such automaker is China’s First Automobile Works (FAW).

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Cold-chain startup Figorr raises $1.5M, backs the roll out of data-driven perishables insurance

TechCrunch

Oghenetega Iortim built Nigerian-based cold chain startup Figorr after imagining better means of storage and transportation of temperature-sensitive products, following the post-harvest losses from his fresh agro-produce venture. Startups like Figorr are helping prevent these losses caused by poor storage, and lack of monitoring.

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Generative AI’s potential as a force multiplier in defense

CIO

Specifically, existing storage solutions are inadequate. Organizations need novel storage capabilities to handle the massive, real-time, unstructured data required to build, train and use generative AI. Assessments and investments must include generative AI’s specific storage and data management needs.

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e& and Huawei Launch Middle East’s First Net-zero 5G Massive MIMO Site

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The site is a model of green innovation, using solar power and smart energy storage solutions at every turn. During the daytime, the solar panels charge the batteries and supply power to the base station. In turn, the batteries supply power to the base station during the night.

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Lightbits Labs lands $42M to speed up server data transfers

TechCrunch

Data centers with servers attached to solid-state drives (SSDs) can suffer from an imbalance of storage and compute. Either there’s not enough processing power to go around, or physical storage limits get in the way of data transfers, Lightbits Labs CEO Eran Kirzner explains to TechCrunch. ” Image Credits: Lightbits Labs. .”

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The Hot Trend ? Security and Enterprise Storage Together

Infinidat

The Hot Trend − Security and Enterprise Storage Together Adriana Andronescu Thu, 02/23/2023 - 02:00 Cybersecurity and cyber storage resilience are usually treated separately in the enterprise. The patient had to be transported 20 miles away to another hospital that was still functioning. The debate about it is over.

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