Monthly Archives: September 2022

How robots and AI are helping develop better batteries

Around the start of the year, Carnegie Mellon researchers used a robotic system to run dozens of experiments designed to generate electrolytes that could enable lithium-ion batteries to charge faster, addressing one of the major obstacles to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. The system of automated pumps, valves, and instruments, known as Clio, mixed…

Maximize data outcomes by investing in people and systems

In any enterprise, digital transformation is not only a technology transformation but enables business transformation itself, driving new products, solutions and innovations. Having an efficient data strategy is critical to any successful digital transformation but requires careful investment into both people and systems. “To achieve that goal, availability of good data, of the right data,…

Russian campaign spent $100,000 on anti-Ukraine propaganda, Meta says

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta says it has disrupted a sophisticated Russian influence operation that operated across its own social platforms, Facebook and Instagram, as well as Twitter, YouTube, Telegram, and even LiveJournal. In a new report on removing coordinated inauthentic behavior, Meta says that the influence campaign originated in Russia and…

Wake up before KEF’s SUBtember sale ends and get a free KW-1 Wireless Kit

Amanda Reed We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. There are plenty of songs about the month of September that you can stream through your speakers: Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “September Gurls” by Big Star, and the GOAT “September” by Earth, Wind…

What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn?

During a recent Twitter Space, M13 Partner Anna Barber and I looked back at the dot-com crash in search of lessons operators can use to avoid missteps founders have made in past downturns. In our conversation, Barber spoke about how founders can better align with investors and employees while managing uncertainty, the dangers of growing…

Microsoft’s M12 led $20M investment in web3 platform Space and Time

Space and Time, a decentralized data platform, has raised $20 million in strategic funding to help businesses grow through smart contract technology. “Our mission is to make smart contracts smarter and expand the use cases of business logic through smart contracts,” Nate Holiday, co-founder and CEO of Space and Time, said to TechCrunch. “We see…