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Extra Crunch roundup: 3 lies VCs tell, betting big on Kubernetes, NYC’s enterprise boom

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billion by 2050, and members of this cohort — who are leading longer, active lives — have plenty of money to spend. Using the reams of data collected at the individual and aggregate level, retail media produce high-margin revenue streams. The global population of people older than 65 will reach 1.5

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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. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 billion today to more than 7 billion.