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Collaborative Disruption at the DoD with Kathleen Hicks and Sharon Weinberger

Andreessen Horowitz

It’s an area where a lot of companies are trying to innovate. It sounds like you’re committed to the August 2025 timeline for it. So, we look at how to adopt innovations in a way that’s safe for our warfighters and, again, reflective of American values. Kathleen Hicks: Absolutely.

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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. Initially, what they will not have, it seems, are self-driving capabilities.

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

TechCrunch

. “The funding will be used to accelerate scaling of the engineering and business teams globally, and to continue investing in both hardware and software innovation,” founder and CEO Krishna Rangasayee told TechCrunch in an email interview. billion by 2025. Edge computing is forecast to be a $6.72 “Sima.ai

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

StartupNation

By 2025, millennials will comprise roughly 75% of the global workforce. Generation Z are the newest additions to the workforce and are described as universal, innovative and open-minded as well as those who value diversity, individuality, creativity and personalization. Generation Z. Cultural expectations.

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Daily Crunch: Microsoft dumps Yammer and makes Viva Engage its preferred enterprise social platform

TechCrunch

Want a free Disrupt pass? 10 years of fintech failures: 5 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype Image Credits: Jeffrey Coolidge (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The tech industry (and the media that covers it) thrives on hype cycles. That can be arranged for folks who choose to volunteer at our Early Stage event !

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India’s central bank cracks down on fintech startups

TechCrunch

“RBI’s payments vision 2025 document also talks about looking at the various charges for payments made in India in such a way that it further encourages digital adoption, which we believe means there is a possibility that various payment charges can come down to encourage more adoption.

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Turning the Table

OurCrowd

The time has never been better for new technology to disrupt these alarming trends. Food and beverage technology, or “FoodTech,” holds the potential to improve how we eat — from increased food yield, improved nutritional value and freshness to innovations in supply chain and procurement. Sustainability in FoodTech.