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What does AI success look like? Real stories from across industries

CIO

At present, AI factories are still largely an enigma, with many businesses believing that it requires specialist hardware and talent for the tool to be deployed effectively. That said, lingering questions persist around the technologys potential.

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Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications

TechCrunch

While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial funding to double down on what it sees as a more immediate opportunity: providing technology to industrial companies to build off-road applications.

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Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round

TechCrunch

Spatial Labs , a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, announced today the closing of a $10 million seed round led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Marcy Venture Partners, the firm co-founded by Jay-Z. Next year, he hopes to launch a personal fund to support people of color and will focus on tech and hardware innovation.

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9 IT skills where expertise pays the most

CIO

Tech companies still hold a competitive edge when it comes to salaries, despite mass layoffs across the industry in recent years. Despite reductions in staff, there are tech skills that continue to demand a premium salary, driving industry competition to hire talent with the right skills. 5% year over year.

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Hardware gets its turn in the spotlight at Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

Let’s start with an obvious truth: Hardware is hard. The good news is such difficulties give us a lot to talk about — and as it happens, for the first time, hardware is getting its own stage at Disrupt 2023. We’re talking hardware investing, design and manufacturing. Trust me, you’re going to want to tune in for this one.

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Launch startup Stoke Space rolls out software tool for complex hardware development

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Stoke Space , a company that’s developing a fully reusable rocket, has unveiled a new tool to let hardware companies track the design, testing and integration of parts. The new tool, Fusion , is targeting an unsexy but essential aspect of the hardware workflow. Fusion is particularly relevant to startups.

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Mavenoid, which automates technical support and onboarding for hardware companies, raises $30M

TechCrunch

Mavenoid , a Swedish company that provides both human- and AI-enabled support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised $30 million in a series B round of funding. Hardware issues are repetitive, difficult, and time-consuming to fix. ” Technical support. .”