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Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster

TechCrunch

Lyft, Redwood Materials partner to recycle shared e-bike and e-scooter batteries “The goal of this fundraising was to accelerate the industrialization of our sustainable recycling process, which has been developed over years of research.

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The Station: Tier buys Spin, Waymo gets to charge for robotaxi, and Tesla needs a Tim Cook

TechCrunch

In China, 60% of journey-miles may be autonomous by 2040, according to a recent report by McKinsey & Co. Sony and Honda have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore their intent to build a joint venture focused on the development and sales of new electric vehicles, as well as a new “mobility service platform.”

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040, and most un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by consumer packaged goods. We can develop classical pharmaceuticals like a vaccine [in the case of COVID], but on the other side, also really continue to follow our vision,” ?ahin Image Credits: Guy Aroch.

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EVs to power Kenya’s bus rapid transit system

TechCrunch

But the situation is about to change following an announcement that the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in the country’s capital, Nairobi, will only be operated by green (electric, hybrid and biodiesel) vehicles. Overall, electric mobility in Africa is growing, but at a much slower rate compared to the developed world.

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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. There are proposed reforms to help alleviate this development backlog.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years. 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.

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Newsletter: Medical selfies are the next big thing + Back on the road in Dubai

OurCrowd

It replaces penetration testing to uncover security risks on networks both onsite and on the cloud, Lisa Gann reports in the Times of Israel. Cymptom identifies gaps in a company’s network, or in its connections with other networks, without running any programs or planting code within the software. Introductions.