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Entocycle grabs $5 million for its insect breeding technology

TechCrunch

In addition to contributing money, those sports professionals help startups with team-building advice and mentorship. While Entocycle has been around since 2016 , the team of 21 people will now try and commercialize its products. This new French VC firm is partnering with current and former athletes to invest in tech companies.

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SoftBank leads $15M round for China’s industrial robot maker Youibot

TechCrunch

The startup, based in Shenzhen where it went through SOSV’s HAX hardware accelerator program, secured three financing rounds during 2020 as businesses and investors embraced industrial automation to minimize human contact. Youibot’s previous investors BlueRun Ventures and SIG also participated in the round.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

CIO

Key skills for the role include resource allocation, risk and change management, quality assurance, communication, and leadership and team building. Systems engineer For organizations running complex hardware, software, and network systems, the role of a systems engineer is a vital part of daily operations.

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Fleet nabs $20M to enable enterprises to manage their devices

TechCrunch

Fleet enables teams building their own DIY security and IT solutions to get the best of both worlds.” Tech giants like Google and Apple offer their own solutions , it should also be noted, albeit confined to their respective operating systems and hardware. But then they’re stuck with maintenance. billion by 2026.

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FitOn pumps up its fitness platform with $18M in Delta-v Capital-led funding

TechCrunch

I was underwhelmed by some of the apps, which were not premium products and had so many barriers to entry, like expensive bikes or hardware equipment. The new funding will enable the company to grow its team, build out key positions and continue on its fast pace of releasing new products.

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Edge computing lessons learned

CIO

Putting hardware, software, and network technology at the edge, where data originates, can speed responsiveness, enable compute-hungry AI processing, and greatly improve both employee and customer experience. Successful edge implementations depend on multiple factors, including team building, technology choices, and partner selection.

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Top Disadvantages to Adopting Microservices (And Why You Should Do It Anyway)

OverOps

All teams building a containerized application will face the latter, and many teams over the next few years will face both. Correlation of issues that span multiple containers, involving both software and hardware, is increasingly difficult. Transition from Monoliths. What makes Microservices hard? How OverOps Can Help.