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Escorts Kubota enlists AI to reinvent railway, construction, and agriculture

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CIO Anil Kakkar is heading up an ambitious transformation agenda at Escorts Kubota, in which the Indian multinational conglomerate seeks to reinvent its three traditional business lines: agricultural products and implements, construction equipment, and railway equipment and parts.

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Mosaic raises $44M to automate the construction planning process

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Mosaic Building Group , a Phoenix, Arizona-based construction tech startup, has raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak State Ventures. They joined previous backers Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Building Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, 8VC, Founders Fund and the Milstein family, bringing Mosaic’s total funding to $68.75

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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

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While legacy sectors like transportation and energy have embraced new tech, innovation in the construction industry has been slow to take hold. Even though many large construction firms manage internal R&D units, more than a third of employees say they’re reluctant to adopt new technology. of the U.S.

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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

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Construction as an industry has evolved with civilization through the ages. Construction’s digital transformation journey is only just beginning, and the sector offers a ton of space for innovation. To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space.

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Design and Run Experiments That Actually Progress Your Business

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Join Nick Noreña, educator, entrepreneur, and currently an Innovation Coach at Kromatic, as he walks us through how we can figure out the right experiments to run for any product or service, and in organizations of all sizes. You'll also learn a few tips and tricks for making experimentation a constructive habit for you and your team.

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Construct Capital’s $300M fund targets critical infrastructure automation

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Construct Capital co-founders and general partners Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt continue to dive into innovation that some investors may not think is so sexy, but actually runs behind the scenes so that our food gets to grocery stores every week and our packages arrive when they say they will.

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Building the future of construction

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The construction industry in many countries around the world is facing a labor shortage crisis. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. For construction to continue at the pace needed, something has to change. There is a solution: remote operation of construction machinery. Innovation