Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it.Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it.Business[#item_full_content]

5 days left to secure ticket savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

The clock is ticking! You’ve got just 5 days left to lock in discounted tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Save up to $600 on individual ticket types. This limited-time offer ends on August 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT— after that, prices go up. Disrupt 2024 is your gateway to connecting with over 10,000 driven startup leaders, […]

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The clock is ticking! You’ve got just 5 days left to lock in discounted tickets for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Save up to $600 on individual ticket types. This limited-time offer ends on August 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT— after that, prices go up. Disrupt 2024 is your gateway to connecting with over 10,000 driven startup leaders,
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ElevenLabs’ text-to-speech app Reader is now available globally

ElevenLabs, which develops AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, is making its Reader app available globally with support for 32 languages.

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ElevenLabs, which develops AI-powered tools to create and edit synthetic voices, is making its Reader app available globally with support for 32 languages.
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Selling a startup in an ‘acqui-hire’ is more lucrative than it seems, founders and VCs say

Selling under such circumstances is often not as poor of an outcome for founders and key staff as it initially seems. 

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Selling under such circumstances is often not as poor of an outcome for founders and key staff as it initially seems. 
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These fintech companies are hiring, despite a rough market in 2024

While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams.

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While the rapid pace of funding has slowed, many fintechs are continuing to see growth and expand their teams.
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Rippling’s Parker Conrad says founders should ‘go all the way to the ground’ to run their companies

This is just one area of leadership where Parker Conrad takes a contrarian approach. He also said he doesn’t believe in top-down management.

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This is just one area of leadership where Parker Conrad takes a contrarian approach. He also said he doesn’t believe in top-down management.
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The Industrial Zero Emissions Calculator

Industrial firms produce all the materials and products we rely on every day, ranging from raw steel and cement to finished buildings, vehicles, and consumer goods. In doing so, the industrial sector consumed 43 percent of the world’s final energy in 2020. To meet ambitious climate goals, nations will need to transition industry to low- or zero-emissions processes.

Energy Innovation has created the Industrial Zero Emissions Calculator (IZEC) for you to test different strategies to reduce industrial emissions and explore their resource requirements. The IZEC is an easy-to-use, customizable tool to assess the demands of different industrial zero emissions strategies. The IZEC incorporates publicly available data to model five regions: the U.S., China, European Union, India, and the world as a whole. You can choose the energy sources used for industrial heat, specify energy and material efficiency improvements, determine methods of forming chemical feedstocks, and more.

Built-in scenarios focus on particular strategies such as direct electrification, green hydrogen, bioenergy, or fossil fuel use with carbon capture and storage (CCS), as well as a mixed scenario. Outputs include non-feedstock and feedstock energy use, electricity demand, hydrogen demand and electrolyzer capacity, bioenergy land use, industrial CO2 emissions, CO2 stored underground from CCS, and the required capacity of zero-carbon electricity sources.

The IZEC is available in two forms, as an Excel tool and in the web browser (below). The simplified browser version showcases the built-in scenarios and summarizes their results, while the Excel tool allows you to customize the exact industrial decarbonization strategies you prefer. Also check out the accompanying IZEC report, which walks through the tool’s capabilities and shares results and insights for the U.S. industrial sector.

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This visual interactive feature allows users to explore the major findings of the Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 report. Users can scroll to view a visual case study, interactive maps showing the specific locations of uneconomic coal plants and cheaper new solar or new wind resources, potential cost savings, and investment opportunities.
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Keychain aims to unlock a new approach to manufacturing consumer goods

Brands can use Keychain to look up different products and see who actually manufactures them.

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Brands can use Keychain to look up different products and see who actually manufactures them.
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In recent years, roboticists worldwide have designed various robotic grippers that can pick up and manipulate different types of objects. The grippers that are most effective in tackling real-world manual tasks, particularly complex object manipulation tasks, are often those inspired by human hands.In recent years, roboticists worldwide have designed various robotic grippers that can pick up and manipulate different types of objects. The grippers that are most effective in tackling real-world manual tasks, particularly complex object manipulation tasks, are often those inspired by human hands.[#item_full_content]

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