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CIOs Discover That Dumb Technology Can’t Always Be Upgraded

The Accidental Successful CIO

737 MAX airliners had to grapple with a hybrid of old and new technology , where a complex piece of software controls hydraulic pumps and motors similar to those used when Lyndon Johnson was president. Cyber-physical systems are “embedded in virtually all aspects of our lives at this point in time. Dealing With The Old And The New.

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Retro Chic: The IoT Means Hardware Engineers Are Cool Again

The Investing Edge

By WWI, a third key player in the Industrial Revolution, Chemical Engineers, had emerged to advance the science and design of materials. The new rock stars of the technology-entrepreneur world had become Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineers, and this would be true for much of the 20 th century. (My engineering folks.

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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

GeekWire

Clean tech startups can be slower moving as their innovations often include hardware and their prototype process can take longer, particularly if it involves biological or chemical processes. It can be more expensive to build and test the technology, compared to software-based enterprises. The annual event kicked off Wednesday.

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How Computer Vision is Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Supply Chain

CIO Business Intelligence

Geofencing creates a virtual boundary around equipment that’s hot to the touch or an area within reach of a robot; a loud alarm or flashing light is triggered when a person or object gets too close. The same principle applies to chemical usage, where optimized usage also means less over- and under-dosing. Does a motor need to run 24/7?

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Why former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke thinks the U.S. can be a manufacturing powerhouse again

GeekWire

Amazon's Former Consumer Boss is Obsessed With Bringing US Manufacturing Back Warner Music Partners with Virtual Concert Platform Wave 'You Talking to Me?' After graduating from Princeton with a degree in chemical engineering, he went to work at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) writing software. MORE FROM DOT.LA

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. As builders of software that helps companies track and hit their goals, Seattle startup Ally can check off a big achievement after winning Startup of the Year.

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

The software and content, including interactive maps, can be downloaded on the Internet or purchased on CD-ROM or preinstalled modules. This emerging space is attracting competitors from all fronts, including software vendors such as SAP, start-ups such as Billpoint, and banks like JP Morgan Chase. Virtualize. Form Alliances.