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Collaborative Disruption at the DoD with Kathleen Hicks and Sharon Weinberger

Andreessen Horowitz

So, software-driven Ukraine more than anywhere else has shown the rapid pace of iteration in terms of the development of the technologies and the capabilities. It sounds like you’re committed to the August 2025 timeline for it. And, yes, we absolutely know we need to continue to evolve there. What is the metric for success?

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Daily Crunch: Amazon’s new Bedrock cloud service lets developers incorporate generative AI

TechCrunch

If you’ve been to Disrupt before, you’ll remember we had a stage or two or three. New for Disrupt 2023: The Security Stage , for those of us who love us some hacking, security, and everything in between. million to help developers securely connect software services , Kyle reports. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday, Crunchers!

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

TechCrunch

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. Another company competing in the increasingly saturated segment is Sima.ai , which is developing a system-on-chip platform for AI applications — particularly computer vision applications.

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Sweden’s Volta raises $260M at a $490M valuation to get its all-electric trucks into production by the end of this year

TechCrunch

Startups, tapping into new manufacturing techniques, new batter technology, and new energy infrastructure, see a ripe opportunity to build new vehicles to disrupt the current status quo with safer and cleaner alternatives. Volta said it will also use some of the funding to continue developing smaller 7.5-

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Aerospace primes Northrop, Lockheed join in Orbit Fab’s over $10M funding round

TechCrunch

By 2025, Schiel said he hopes every spacecraft will have a RAFTI on it. “Getting [the two primes] to play nice with each other,” as he put it, is key for the company, which wants to position itself as the favored source for space refueling.

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

StartupNation

To support them, provide real-time feedback, flexible work arrangements that favor work-life balance and develop personal development opportunities. By 2025, millennials will comprise roughly 75% of the global workforce. Gen Xers will outnumber baby boomers by 2028. Generation Y. Generation Z. Cultural expectations.

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AI-powered supply chain startup Pando lands $30M investment

TechCrunch

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. The result of those major disruptions? billion in 2019.

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