Tag: infrastructure

Frasers Group makes major investment in digital infrastructure

Frasers Group is to develop and enhance its group-wide digital infrastructure creating a “cutting-edge platform” for its ever-growing retail empire. Sports Direct In a “first of its kind investment” for the group, it said the aim is to “improve its retail operations and online customer experience” across brand websites and apps, while improving stock management [...]read moreFrasers Group makes major investment in digital infrastructure

EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure

Broken, busted, and out of order. After experiencing fast-charging frustration in her Mustang Mach-E, WSJ’s Joanna Stern tried connecting DC chargers to a Rivian R1T at 30 LA-area stations from EVgo, Electrify America, and EVCS. More than 40 percent of the stations had a problem somewhere, with 27 percent of the 126 charging stalls offline. [...]read moreEV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure

U.S. Bridge Safety Standards Based On ‘Outdated’ Regulations Developed In West Germany

Protection around America’s bridges has been thrown into question in recent weeks after a massive container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month. Now, it’s emerged that the safety standards many U.S. bridges are built to are actually based on antiquated models developed in West Germany decades ago. Weekend [...]read moreU.S. Bridge Safety Standards Based On ‘Outdated’ Regulations Developed In West Germany

How planning and infrastructure failed during Maui wildfires

New details surfaced this week about cascading failures that led to wildfires ripping through Maui last August. While investigations confirming the cause of the blaze are ongoing, officials are recognizing how unprepared agencies were for the inferno. The wildfires killed at least 101 people and scorched some 2,200 structures — most of them residential. Downed [...]read moreHow planning and infrastructure failed during Maui wildfires

A16z promotes Jennifer Li to help lead the new $1.25B Infrastructure fund

Powerhouse venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is promoting Jennifer Li to general partner after six years at the firm. She’s being tapped to help invest the new $1.25 billion Infrastructure fund managed by longtime a16z general partner Martin Casado. The Infrastructure fund is part of the fresh $7.2 billion that the Silicon Valley VC giant [...]read moreA16z promotes Jennifer Li to help lead the new $1.25B Infrastructure fund

FLO is improving EV charging infrastructure

The lack of charging infrastructure is a major barrier to entry for those looking to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric. This process is an essential component of fighting climate change, and luckily, it’s becoming easier to do so. As of July 2023, the U.S. installed more than 160,000 charging stations throughout the nation, many of [...]read moreFLO is improving EV charging infrastructure

The rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure

Infrastructure in the US has always been a sore subject, but when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday, many people were rightfully nervous about the structural integrity of the surrounding bridges, tunnels, and buildings. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, but people in neighboring states, including [...]read moreThe rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure

Cyvl.ai is bringing data-driven solutions to transportation infrastructure

In the summer after his freshman year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an engineering school in Worcester, Massachusetts, Cyvl.ai co-founder and CEO Daniel Pelaez needed a job. He went home and worked at his local public works department, where he noted that there was very little software for tracking road repairs. He was told to go [...]read moreCyvl.ai is bringing data-driven solutions to transportation infrastructure

AI and data infrastructure drives demand for open source startups

A new report highlights the demand for startups building open source tools and technologies for the snowballing AI revolution, with the adjacent data infrastructure vertical also heating up. Runa Capital, the venture capital (VC) firm that upped sticks from Silicon Valley and moved its HQ to Luxembourg in 2022, has published the Runa Open Source Startup [...]read moreAI and data infrastructure drives demand for open source startups

Taiko raises $37M to build web3 infrastructure for a censorship-free internet

Amid the speculation and volatility in the casino-like crypto land, there remains a subset of individuals who espouse blockchain’s potential to decentralize various aspects of human activities for the greater good. Taiko‘s founder Daniel Wang is one of these idealistic founders. A serial entrepreneur, Wang initially wanted to bring decentralization to social platforms. Decentralized networks [...]read moreTaiko raises $37M to build web3 infrastructure for a censorship-free internet