Most people interact with maps regularly, for example, when they’re trying to get from point A to point B, track the weather or plan a trip. But beyond those daily activities, maps are also increasingly being combined with artificial intelligence to create powerful tools for urban modeling, navigation systems, natural hazard forecasting and response, climate change monitoring, virtual habitat modeling and other kinds of surveillance.Most people interact with maps regularly, for example, when they’re trying to get from point A to point B, track the weather or plan a trip. But beyond those daily activities, maps are also increasingly being combined with artificial intelligence to create powerful tools for urban modeling, navigation systems, natural hazard forecasting and response, climate change monitoring, virtual habitat modeling and other kinds of surveillance.Engineering[#item_full_content]
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative wearable fabric that is flexible but can stiffen on demand.Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative wearable fabric that is flexible but can stiffen on demand.[#item_full_content]
Without this company’s technology, future fusion power plants might never light up
Marathon Fusion emerges from stealth with a plan to help fusion power plants extract tritium, a necessary fuel.
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Marathon Fusion emerges from stealth with a plan to help fusion power plants extract tritium, a necessary fuel.
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WHAM! Nuclear fusion experiment hits new record for magnet strength
Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups.
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Strong magnets are essential for the type of fusion power being pursued by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and a number of other startups.
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Fintech startup Coast lands $40M just 4 months after its last $25M raise
Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild investment days of 2021, but […]
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Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million in Series B funding — just four months after announcing a $25 million round, the startup has told TechCrunch exclusively. Back-to-back fundraises were common prior to and during the wild investment days of 2021, but
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A team of engineers at Beihang University, working with a colleague from Center of Advanced Aero-Engine, both in China, has developed a micro-aerial vehicle that flies using direct sunlight. They reported their results in the journal Nature.A team of engineers at Beihang University, working with a colleague from Center of Advanced Aero-Engine, both in China, has developed a micro-aerial vehicle that flies using direct sunlight. They reported their results in the journal Nature.[#item_full_content]
Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war
When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its […]
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When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in Israel and Palestine. Nine months later, the prevailing sentiment in Israel, based on my conversation with founders and investors, is that the conflict has made the startup and VC ecosystem more resilient, especially its
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Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service
Both of Hofy’s co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup’s leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT.
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Both of Hofy’s co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup’s leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT.
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How a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors
Slope’s founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure.
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Slope’s founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure.
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How can a chatbot support students in lectures and with assigned exercises? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the chatbot Iris, which offers informatics students personalized assistance with programming assignments.How can a chatbot support students in lectures and with assigned exercises? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the chatbot Iris, which offers informatics students personalized assistance with programming assignments.[#item_full_content]
