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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisA fun party teport from me. On Thursday evening, I slipped on my neon yellow heels and a floral mini dress. It’s New York, so I can wear whatever I want to a midterm election event full of media types, techies, policy advocates, and, well, does anyone else even exist at these things? I walked into the dimly blue-lit Brooklyn warehouse and was surprised to see the room already filling up. Read more about the night below for some surprising intel! https://lnkd.in/ehqqzCgUData centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn | TechCrunchData centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisEXCLUSIVE: AI infrastructure company Runware is making news again, just months after unveiling the Sonic Inference Pod, a modular data center built in a factory and shipped to customers ready to install. Now the company has bigger plans. It told TechCrunch it wants to build a factory that assembles these pods on a production line, as if they were cars. The idea isn’t entirely new. Companies like Crusoe and Schneider Electric also sell prefabricated pods, but Runware says it can ship its pods faster. Flaviu R., co-founder and CEO of Runware (alongside Ioana Hreninciuc), told TechCrunch that the company plans to scale production at its Romania-based factory to 30 megawatts of data center capacity per day by 2028, or nearly 1 gigawatt per month. That’s a whole lot of capacity: At that pace, Runware would produce roughly as much in a year as the entire U.S. was expected to add in data center power this year, about 10 gigawatts. But it also reflects an industrywide push to deploy data centers faster and more efficiently. Nvidia announced, for example, the Vera Rubin AI factories and the DSX POD earlier this year. Both are also meant to make it faster and easier for companies to build their own AI data centers. The difference with Runware, though, is that it says it has actually built a factory rather than just designed the infrastructure that would let others build one. Read my latest below! https://lnkd.in/eupGwYCqCan AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out | TechCrunchCan AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisEXCLUSIVE: Naturally, Rama Afullo's first reaction was, “Let’s GOOOO,” he said. His company, Satlyt, is building software to turn existing satellites into data processing networks, similar to the orbital data center concept. And he just took another step closer to that. After 13 months of work, the company had a successful test earlier this month. Working with the University of Houston on a NASA-funded research project, the test showed how the startup’s software can spread out tasks among computers while in orbit based on communication and available compute. He said the goal is to create software that connects to multiple satellites to share computing assignments. Users of the system “will only need to define permissions, priorities, and operating limits,” while the software will make decisions within those limits, Afullo told TechCrunch. Read more about what he's been up to below! https://lnkd.in/e4fBUCgGSatlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers | TechCrunchSatlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisDominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisStanding room only! Newsreel packed the room in Brooklyn last night for our no-phone event about the midterms. When I sent out invites, one person wrote back: “Respectfully, good luck with that.” Then a full room put their phones away on a Thursday night and spent the evening listening to politicians, journalists, operatives and founders agree and disagree in person. It’s a reminder that people who are tired of the feed are not tired of the news. And that we can still have real discussions, even when we disagree. Thank you to our speakers. Some highlights from our event: - Kenneth Schlenker of Opal explained why attention matters for democracy: “If we can’t pay attention, then we can’t form our opinions.” - Council Member Chi Ossé told Isabel Togoh of Forbes that impeachment is “a waste of time” and that Democrats should subpoena corporate CEOs if they win. - Maia Woluchem of Data & Society and Hilary Flint of the Center for Organizing told Dominic-Madori Davis of TechCrunch why data center fights are crossing party lines. “I’ve never seen people of all beliefs be on the same page about an environmental issue the way they are on this one,” Hilary said. - Aryan Ranjan of Baraza predicted that Democrats will win 231 House seats and 52 Senate seats. - And Astead W. Herndon of Vox, Morris Katz of Fight Agency and Batya Ungar-Sargon of NewsNation argued over who the Democratic Party represents and whether data centers really deliver good jobs. “There has been one new vocal constituency that has recently come out in favor of data centers, and it’s the trade unions," Batya said. "I do think the level of outrage over data centers is about a whole lot more than just data centers," Katz said. "It’s about a massive technology that’s life altering, that we’re seeing controlled in the hands of a few oligarchs with no input from the people.” Astead Herndon of Vox said the backlash reaches Republicans, too. At a Vivek Ramaswamy town hall in northwest Ohio, he said, Ramaswamy argued that data centers could bring jobs back to towns with abandoned industrial buildings. “That crowd booed him,” Herndon said. The people there felt they had no say, he said, and “that’s true among Republicans in those places.” Thank you to Kenneth Schlenker and Opal, Aryan Ranjan and Baraza, HubSpot for Startups, Lime, Momently Inc. and NoSo for making it happen. And thank you to everyone who came.
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisAirbnb’s nonprofit held its inaugural gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the internet had one reaction — the what gala? See what has the internet buzzing in my story below! https://lnkd.in/eSE8yvWJWhere was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? | TechCrunchWhere was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis reposted thisDominic-Madori Davis reposted this"Indian people are like f*cking animals." While waiting to board an IndiGo flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi, I moved to the side of a crowd in front of the jet bridge to catch up with my mother in line when I heard this man behind me say those words. His name is Joaquin Bonilla Garcia. He's a Spanish passport holder. When I called him out on his blatant racism, he remained silent. After the flight, upon realizing I intended to file a complaint, he tried to tell me there was a misunderstanding. But I heard him loud and clear. I'm sharing this for two reasons. 1) I believe in freedom of speech, and I believe just as strongly that words have meaning. I believe hateful statements should bear consequences. I couldn't track him down, but I would appreciate your help in identifying his community and holding him to account. 2) Racism is alive and well, even in unlikely settings. I wasn't expecting to hear this kind of language on a flight within South Asia, surrounded by South Asian people, from a tourist who was visiting the region voluntarily. As an Indian American, I feel the pressure to be extra conscious of my behavior when I'm a visitor in another country. Clearly, others feel the opposite, even more empowered to behave badly when they are away from home. There is a double standard in how tourists of different nationalities and backgrounds are treated, and we shouldn't let it slide. Please help me share this far and wide to spread awareness of the issue and condemn this behavior. Thank you. IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) Spain in India Indo Spanish Chamber Of Commerce Indo Spanish Association Consulate General of India Barcelona
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisSCOOPS. Got bored and went straight to the public records. It seems October was a big month for venture funds, per SEC filings. The filings show that established names are currently commanding top dollar from LPs, especially with a specialized focus. https://lnkd.in/enguFt6DFrom 8VC to Benchmark, here's what's hiding in October SEC filings | TechCrunchFrom 8VC to Benchmark, here's what's hiding in October SEC filings | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisSee you in Boston!Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisBoston, see you next week! I'll be at TechCrunch Founder Summit on November 4, and I'd love to see some familiar faces there. I like to think of Founder Summit as our Build Mode podcast, but IRL. Candid conversations, practical advice, and insights from founders and investors who've been through it all. It's a smaller, more curated setting where you can ask questions, learn from each other, and make meaningful connections. I'm sharing 40% off tickets with my network, so if you're in Boston, come join us! 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gCtKUKhe
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Dominic-Madori Davis shared thisWhen reached for comment, the American Humane Society said, "We applaud Warhound and Colossal for inviting the country's first national humane organization, which is grounded in science and ethics, to have a seat at the table. We look forward to working with them to help ensure the animals in their care are treated humanely."Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear | TechCrunchWarhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear | TechCrunch
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Dominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisDominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisI found myself back in the cryptoverse as the opening guest on today's BBC's World Business report, talking about the biggest theft in cryptocurrency history. My segment focuses on the $6.36 billion taken from Binance (!!) and the hackers' suspected North Korean ties. In just a few years, the tables have turned dramatically for Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. In 2022 when I was at TechCrunch, I interviewed Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shortly after the largest-ever digital currency hack at the time, an attack on blockchain-based video game Axie Infinity that was about 10x smaller than this week's heist. After that incident, Binance helped bail out Axie's parent company by giving them a capital infusion that helped them pay back affected users. Links to today's BBC segment and my 2022 coverage of the Axie hack and Binance bailout below: https://lnkd.in/g9Nr2Vnp https://lnkd.in/gPHMSmhABBC Audio | World Business Report | What happens to the money from the Binance hack?BBC Audio | World Business Report | What happens to the money from the Binance hack?
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Dominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisDominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisI'm planning another informal get-together for New York journalists in a few weeks. If you're a reporter, editor or freelancer based in NYC, please consider joining our LinkedIn group, Journalists of New York City. It's a way to connect with colleagues and hear about occasional in-person gatherings. Details of the next event to follow.
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Dominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisDominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisThe Anthropic IPO isn't really about Anthropic, it's about the impact it's going to have on the AI sector as a whole. The reality is: After $ANT goes public (cool ticker, ha), institutional capital allocators are going to want a good-sized piece of it so their holdings can at least broadly match stock indices. There are only so many trillion dollar companies out there. Just like it did for SpaceX, that's going to give Anthropic a nice tailwind against people who try to sell off the company to make a quick buck. And with all the lockups that gradually unwind in the year after the IPO, it's going to be really hard for the market to decide on a true valuation for the business. But after about a year passes and all that noise settles, finally stock market investors will be able to trade on a company that singularly represents the AI lab and AI application-layer boom. My guess is, with rates going up, investors will quickly start to push for profitability over growth, and that will put pressure on all the other late-stage AI companies to clean up their financials before *they* go public. The net result: 18-24 months from now is when we'll start to see a mammoth wave of IPOs, largely consisting of the AI application and infrastructure-layer businesses that VCs are currently racing to back. Those businesses will actually be quite a bit healthier than Anthropic currently is, and net-net, that will be a good thing for investors. In the meantime though, here's a clip from a very, very fun conversation I had with Tomasz Tunguz and CJ Gustafson as we hopped on air less than two hours after Anthropic dropped its ~400 page prospectus.
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Dominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisDominic-Madori Davis reacted on thisNews from my corner of Bloomberg - I'm taking a role as Managing Editor of our tech, media and telecom coverage across EMEA. It's been a privilege working with such a talented group of journalists during such an important time for tech, and I'm looking forward to what comes next!
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