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GaN company Transphorm raises $35M; Japanese firms lead round; business alliance for commercialization

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GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. INCJ is a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and 27 major corporations, including Sharp, Sumitomo Electric, Toshiba and General Electric Company, Japan.

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AI Everywhere, All at Once

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Every day since then, I’ve had at least one conversation about the consequences of the global AI experiment we find ourselves conducting. We aren’t ready for this, and by we, I mean everyone–individuals, institutions, governments, and even the corporations deploying the technology today.

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Cellulosic biogasoline company Cool Planet completes second close of D Round, raises another $19.4M; $60M total

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Cool Planet Energy Systems, a developer of small-scale bio-refineries for the conversion of non-food biomass into high-octane drop-in biofuels and soil enhancing biochar ( earlier post ), announced the second close of a “D round” equity raise. After closing on more than $29.9 million in June, Cool Planet has added another $19.4

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GaN company Transphorm closes $70M investment round

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Transphorm Inc, an early stage power conversion semiconductor company, announced a $70-million investment round led by global investment firm KKR. Similarly, when applied to power conversion, GaN components enable significantly more efficient, compact, and cost-effective products.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

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Right after that passage, MT mentions that GM’s planned Ultifi infotainment will integrate apps like Google Maps and Spotify. I admit I generally like CarPlay – it’s easy to use and I love that it offers me three different map apps (even if two of those apps have the same corporate owner). Just be honest, GM!

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif.

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When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

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Fifty percent of edge is now seeing AI as a workload,” says Pallavi Mahajan , corporate vice president of Intel’s Network and Edge Group. Meanwhile, Google has scrambled to deliver its own chatbot, Bard, which launched in March; Amazon announced a $4 billion investment in Anthropic , creator of ChatGPT competitor Claude, in September.

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