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Decentralizing the Electric Grid

Andreessen Horowitz

Currently, we face a critical challenge: our electricity demands — expected to nearly double by 2040 due to factors like AI compute, reshoring , and “electrification” — are soaring, but our grid infrastructure and operations struggle to keep pace. Of course, such evolutions breed new challenges, and we need innovation to bridge the gap.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Robotics and automation are not only important, but they are also likely the only way to address the challenge of delivering the built environment we need by 2040. Innovative new startups are continually entering the space. A key trend I’m watching in construction robotics is the rise of prefab and modular construction.

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Request for Startups: Climate Tech

Y Combinator

Business model innovations: For example, could you provide pre-wiring for free (leveraging incentives) in return for purchasing the appliance on failure? Community coordination to encourage whole-block electrification. Second, innovation and deployment are not at odds with each other – we need both. thermal storage).

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Newsletter: Securing water against cyberattack

OurCrowd

IXDen was chosen by Israel’s Mekorot water company to protect its network – perhaps the world’s most relentlessly attacked system. Its software-only technology predicts and rapidly detects cyberattacks and sensor problems, allowing network operators to take timely corrective action. Learn More. UAE: Gateway to half the world.