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UK construction company falls into administration - it had hundreds of employees
A UK construction company plunged into administration despite posting multimillion-pound profits months earlier. Merit Holdings went into administration in November and left £17.4m in unpaid bills - as well as hundreds of employees out of…
Carrying on Clayton Kershaw's legacy: How the Dodgers constructed their clubhouse culture
LOS ANGELES — “Shirtless Sunday” is a tradition from a bygone era, but old habits die hard. And during this golden era of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, few people were as enthusiastic about the weight room custom as the player…
Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction
The explosion of new data center projects in the US has led to a growing backlash against the infrastructure that powers AI. Two influential politicians are now proposing a ban on any new data centers with peak power loads in excess of 20…
Cork chair of construction federation says industry needs more women
The new chair of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Cork branch has highlighted the need for more women to consider careers in the sector. Speaking at the organisation's annual dinner at the Fota Island Resort, Patsy Supple said…
Exclusive: YC Doubles Down On Trayd, A Construction Tech Startup That Just Raised $10M In 3 Weeks
Trayd, a startup that is building a back office operating system for the construction industry, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively. White Star Capital led the company's Series A, which was raised in…
AOC and Bernie Sanders have a bill to pause AI data center construction. Here's what's in it.
Two top progressive lawmakers have a plan to bring the AI buildout to a halt. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are introducing the 'Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act' on…
Women in construction and business share career insights at 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now!' event
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH-TV) – A free community event featuring women leaders in business and construction will take place Thursday in Indianapolis. The event, titled “Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now!” focuses on the professionals involved…
MTR to upgrade Tung Chung Line signalling system this Sunday as part of extension construction
The MTR Corporation will upgrade part of the Tung Chung Line signalling system in the early hours of this Sunday as one of the construction phases of the line-extension project. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Tung Chung East section of the…
Bernie Sanders and AOC are pushing a moratorium on data center construction
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sen. Bernie Sanders…
This startup made AI agents to manage construction projects like data centers. See the pitch deck it used to raise $9 million.
Krane, a startup building AI software for construction supply chains, has raised $9 million in funding. The San Francisco-based startup has developed AI agents that help construction teams manage materials procurement and delivery for projects such…
Architecture's Blind Spot: The Gap Between Design and Construction
Initial sketches in notebooks and tracing paper, conceptual diagrams, perspectives, physical models, and massing studies capture the architectural imagination. But they represent only the beginning of the practice. The real challenge is translating…
What is that thing?' - AI robots' bizarre construction and movement confounds
Researchers built, with an AI-assist, a Lego-like robot that may someday lead to us having our own weird robot-building kits It had no head or eyes, but it intrepidly navigated uneven terrain Its ability to self-adjust to unexpected conditions may…
North Carolina startup Plantd bets on grass to cut construction emissions
North Carolina company Plantd is raising big bucks to scale up production of a carbon-negative building material made with its own crop of fast-growing grasses. Why it matters: Globally, the buildings and construction industry is 'by far' the…
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CAIA: Geopolitics Assume Major Role in Portfolio Construction
Geopolitics are now playing a major role in how private capital is allocated, while the continued evolution of investment vehicles for private investors poses new challenges for the financial services industry, according to The World Rewired, a new…
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