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Texture makes a bid to become the world’s go-to platform of the energy transition
Platform is a word that gets tossed around a lot in technology circles, so much so that it’s often misused. Serial startup veteran Sanjiv Sanghavi, who has logged experience as the co-founder of ClassPass and chief product officer at Arcadia, thinks it’s high time the energy transition birthed its equivalent. In fact, he spent years as a venture partner at Day One Ventures looking in vain to invest in such a company.
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Campus, a community college startup, receives $23M Series A extension led by Founders Fund
Although many students in the United States enter community colleges intending to transfer to four-year universities, only 16% of those students receive bachelor's degrees within six years. Many adjunct professors at the nation's top universities, including UCLA, Princeton and NYU, earn such low salaries that a quarter of them qualify for some form of government assistance. At the same time, the cost of education has been skyrocketing.
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How United Airlines uses AI to make flying the friendly skies a bit easier
When you board a United Airlines plane, the gate agents, flight attendants and others involved in making sure your plane leaves on time are in a chatroom coordinating a lot of the work that you, as a passenger, will hopefully never notice. When a flight is delayed, a message with an explanation will arrive by text and in the United app. Jason Birnbaum, who became United's CIO in 2022, manages a team of over 1,500 employees and about 2,000 contractors who are responsible for all of the tech that makes this happen.
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NBA play-in: Pelicans rally past Kings without Zion Williamson, will face Thunder as No. 8 seed
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Dave McCarty, player on 2004 Red Sox championship team, dies 1 week after team's reunion
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Historic rainfall in the United Arab Emirates sparks cloud seeding concerns. But experts say climate change is likely to blame for flooding.
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Nike, Team USA athletes defend controversial Olympic track & field outfits
After a photo of a women's track & field bodysuit drew heavy criticism, Nike and its athletes are providing context.
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Lakers finish correcting errors on Kobe Bryant statue outside of Crypto.com Arena
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Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets
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