Running a manufacturing company requires a large workforce, which can be expensive. Industrial productivity must increase over time to ensure your operations are profitable. That’s why industrial manufacturers must explore ways to improve industrial productivity. But what does it mean to improve industrial productivity? How can manufacturers ensure they’re running as efficiently and productively as … Read more
You Need AI Literacy: Here’s How to Get It WORRIED about AI? You’re not alone. About three-quarters of adults have concerns about where AI is taking us. And no wonder. Doomsayers predict that AI could destroy humanity. Evangelists promise that it will usher in a golden age. The truth is that nobody knows exactly what’s … Read more
Presented by Gravitee Agent complexity is the insidious shadow lurking inside enterprises right now that needs a light shone on it. That’s because enterprises don't deploy a single agent and watch it run, they deploy fleets, each one calling APIs, calling other agents, reaching into applications that were never built with a machine decision-maker in … Read more
Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one — brownstones, cobblestones, and all — not the Mission Bay stretch of San Francisco that’s earned the nickname “Vest Village” for all the Patagonia-clad VCs roaming around). It’s our first … Read more
The New Laws of Stupidity A stupid person causes losses without gains. For example, tolerating destructive behavior from a high performer is stupid. Cipolla’s Five Laws We always underestimate how many stupid people there are. Stupidity has nothing to do with a person’s other characteristics. A stupid person harms others without benefiting himself. (It is … Read more
Business leaders and decision-makers can easily distrust metrics they don’t understand or can’t act on. As an SEO professional, metrics like rankings, traffic, and clicks are meaningful to you, but to a leadership team trained on market share and return on investment, they’re noise. That’s not a bias against SEO. It’s just what happens when … Read more
Maintaining a commercial property is about more than keeping it clean—it also means protecting your investment and creating a positive first impression. Hiring professional painters can make a significant difference in the quality, durability, and efficiency of your commercial repainting project. Whether you own an office building, retail space, warehouse, medical facility, or apartment complex, … Read more
Learning to Be Excellent EXCELLENCE is a mindset. The right mindset is what differentiates top performers from others. A mindset is simply the way you approach the circumstances you are faced with. It is a chosen approach to life that either propels you forward or leaves you drifting. Your mindset is a choice. Choose wisely. … Read more
Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according to two people with knowledge of the funding. The fresh capital totals nearly $200 million according to a regulatory filing. That additional capital is an extension of a $400 million Series B led by Radical Ventures that … Read more
Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as cheap as trucking them by road. The Series A round, led by Greenoaks with participation from DoorDash, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed, and Humba Ventures, comes less than a year after Airbound … Read more