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We need to share an unfortunate update. Urban Machine is suspending our lumber recycling operations in American Canyon due to a lack of demand for reclaimed dimensional lumber. We have paused all… | Urban Machine | 26 commentsWe need to share an unfortunate update. Urban Machine is suspending our lumber recycling operations
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TL;DR Raise Robotics raised $7.75M in seed funding to scale its multipurpose robotic platform designed for construction sites. Their robot performs tasks like drilling and bolting on steel structures, reducing human risk and increasing precision. The system is mobile, adaptable to real-world site conditions, and aims to address
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A comprehensive analysis of current market conditions, equity dynamics, and funding trends for founders and entrepreneurs Executive Summary The startup funding landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation since the end of the zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) era in 2021. What was once a predictable 18-month funding cycle has evolved
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A journey through the last fireworks show in existence and Roger Penrose's mind-bending vision of a universe that forgets itself Picture this: You're sitting in the ultimate cosmic theater, watching the very last show that will ever be performed in the universe. The stage is unimaginably
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Executive Summary: As we enter the second half of 2025, the artificial intelligence and robotics landscape is experiencing unprecedented convergence. From China's world-first subway delivery robots to North Carolina State's breakthrough in autonomous materials discovery, the boundaries between digital intelligence and physical capability are dissolving at
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TL;DR As AI grows, so do its power demands—unsustainably so. Inference (running AI models) now consumes most of the energy, prompting startups and tech giants to design energy-efficient chips optimized specifically for this task. Companies like Positron and Groq claim major efficiency and cost gains over Nvidia’s
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How the convergence of artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and sensing is creating the most significant investment opportunity since the smartphone revolution We are at the dawn of a new industrial era where AI escapes the confines of screens and enters the physical world. The convergence of artificial intelligence, robotics, automation,
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Executive Summary The venture capital landscape in Q1 2025 presents a complex narrative of market maturation, selective capital deployment, and emerging structural shifts that demand strategic attention. This inaugural issue of Venture Pulse synthesizes critical data from Carta's comprehensive reports on pre-seed funding and VC fund performance, alongside
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Based on the fascinating investigation by Derek Muller (Veritasium) in his video "The Absurd Search For Dark Matter"* Picture this: You're standing at the edge of a gold mine in Australia, about to descend one kilometer underground—deeper than the height of three Empire State Buildings
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you fell into a black hole? Would you be crushed instantly, or would something even stranger occur? Thanks to Albert Einstein's groundbreaking work on general relativity [1], we can actually predict what would happen, and the answer is far more
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Imagine if I told you that inside your smartphone, tablet, or computer, there are billions of tiny switches working together like the world's most organized ant colony. These switches are so small that you could fit millions of them on the tip of a pencil, yet they'
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Based on the brilliant explanation by Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown) in his video "But what is quantum computing? (Grover's Algorithm)" If you've ever heard someone explain quantum computing, chances are you've encountered the most seductive and misleading explanation in all of computer science: