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Construct Capital’s $300M fund targets critical infrastructure automation

TechCrunch

Construct Capital co-founders and general partners Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt continue to dive into innovation that some investors may not think is so sexy, but actually runs behind the scenes so that our food gets to grocery stores every week and our packages arrive when they say they will.

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The Tech Issue that Matters Most in NYC

This is going to be BIG.

Perhaps if tech suddenly made housing, healthcare, transportation, combating opioids AND fixing climate change super cheap, AND enabled underemployed and displaced workers to survive on a living wage, AND provided childcare and education, I’m sure @aoc would give you a refund. It should be “How can everyone get faster internet?”

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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

TechCrunch

While legacy sectors like transportation and energy have embraced new tech, innovation in the construction industry has been slow to take hold. Even though many large construction firms manage internal R&D units, more than a third of employees say they’re reluctant to adopt new technology. of the U.S.

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Pilot Operation of “PanTA-G Bus,” Self-driving Public Transportation, in Gyeonggi-do: Pangyo Techno Valley is Becoming an R&D Hub for Self-driving Technology

AsiaTechDaily

Register Gyeonggi-do is set to commence the pilot operation of its domestic public transportation service, the ‘Panta G Bus,’ which is fortified with self-driving technology, at Pangyo Techno Valley. billion won to construct a research center specializing in autonomous vehicles in Pangyo.

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WoHo wants to make constructing buildings fast, flexible and green with reusable “components”

TechCrunch

Yet how we conceive buildings, architect them for their uses, and ultimately construct them on a site has changed remarkably little over the past few decades. Housing and building costs continue to rise, and there remains a slow linear process from conception to construction for most projects. Photo via WoHo. million in seed capital.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in The Construction Index] Mass transport for the post-Covid world

OurCrowd

Hyperloop is being heralded as the first new form of public transportation in more than a century. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in The Construction Index] Mass transport for the post-Covid world appeared first on OurCrowd. Lisa Russell looks at whether Covid-19 might accelerate its adoption. Read more here.

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6 Reasons To Hire a Retreat Planner for Your Annual Forum Retreat

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A professional retreat planner can handle all the details, from location scouting to registration and transportation. She has more than 15 years of marketing, events management and administrative experience spanning the hospitality, legal, professional services and construction sectors.