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Alphabet is teaming up with its subsidiary Sidewalk Labs and an Ontario-based org to launch a new holding company that will focus on investing in “technology-enabled infrastructure.”
We dig into how tech is connecting cities and making them more sustainable and efficient in our smart cities explainer. Check it out here.
Relatable advice for y’all
All CB Insights subscribers probably knew this, but just in case.
Money bags
Over $285B has been invested across 11,200+ equity deals to tech startups in Asia and the Pacific region since 2012.
We’ve identified the most well-funded VC-backed tech company in each country in the region. See them all here.
IN OTHER NEWS
Failure, sweet failure
Even though they know the odds are stacked against them, few startup founders expect to find themselves in bankruptcy court. But it happens, for a wide variety of reasons.
We’re excited to have FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on the Fireside Stage at Future of Health (Oct. 2-3, NYC).
The FCC’s proposed $100M telehealth pilot program could propel the industry in the US, where unicorn Babylon Health ($2B valuation, also speaking at FoH) is looking to expand.
Simulate this. An online group called the Randonauts believe we live in a computer simulation and are trying to break out by traveling to random places.
Brace yourselves. Coastal hospitals are being redesigned to withstand more intense hurricanes that are becoming more frequent because of climate change.
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