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Unicorn Bio is building the hardware to scale cultivated meat from lab to table

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“Using this legacy hardware to cultivate meat requires one to reengineer the cells. . “Using this legacy hardware to cultivate meat requires one to reengineer the cells. ” Of course it’s not like these companies with big money are just buying stuff off the shelf. It’s just raised $3.2

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Merlyn Mind emerges from stealth with $29M and a hardware and software solution to help teachers with tech

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We’ve chronicled, in great detail, the many layers of technology, services and solutions that have been wrapped around the world of education in recent years — and especially in the last year, which became a high watermark for digital learning tools because of COVID-19.

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Nvidia points to the future of AI hardware

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So, pre-trained models and run-time models made off-the-shelf for IT folks to buy and maybe tune a little bit, will be necessary for AI to scale across enterprises and across the internet.” They basically have a comprehensive solution from the chip all the way to data centers at this point,” he says.

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DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs

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Creating a disruptive hardware components startup can be quite exciting. But hardware startups are challenging. So there’s no point rushing when building a hardware startup. For example, we made a small digital display device for a supermarket shelf that could be powered wirelessly. Let’s be honest.

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Gather AI secures new cash to scan inventory in warehouses using drones

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The trio had the idea to use drones to gather data — specifically data in warehouses, such as the number of items on a shelf and the locations of particular pallets. Arora co-founded Gather AI in 2019 with Daniel Maturana and Geetesh Dubey, graduate students at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute.

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How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company

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Initially, we approached this as a hardware challenge until we determined that the key to meeting next-generation electric motor demand actually lies in software. Pivoting from hardware to SaaS was the right move for our electric motor design startup, but the process wasn’t precisely linear. An assessment of global trends (e.g.,

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Extra Crunch roundup: cohort analysis, YC Demo Day recaps, building your supply chain

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To compete with retail banks, many newcomers are offering customers credit and debit cards ; developer-friendly APIs make issuance relatively easy, and tools for managing processes like KYC are available off the shelf. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Anu Muralidharan, COO, Expensify.

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