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In this issue: Starship’s successful failure; Rocket Lab’s Electron goes suborbital; News from Orbit Fab, and more

Max Q: A successful failure by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Adopting Internet of Things (IoT) tech for the office isn’t easy — especially at enterprise scale. Companies have IoT device administration to worry about, and also building out the infrastructure necessary to keep those devices connected and operational. To make it easier, five former co-workers — Pasi Leipälä, Teemu Vaattovaara, Jyrki Okkonen, Ville Ylläsjarvi and […]

Haltian nabs funds to equip office buildings with smart sensors by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

To get the economics right for large-volume commodity food products, the precision fermentation industry should focus in on a few areas.

Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. According to the company, the target for this round is $6 million. The idea behind CorrActions is to use sensors that […]

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Commitments toward sustainability have become a greater priority in recent years as enterprises look to comply with environmental, social, and governance standards. However, many enterprises are finding that meeting sustainability goals not only aligns with compliance but also offers opportunities to drive new value, growth, and revenue streams. “Just as the digital revolution transformed how…

It’s been a whirlwind few years for Oura. The hardware-maker rode the early days of the pandemic to the top of the wearable ranks, establishing itself as the top smart ring maker by a mile. With the promise of detecting early COVID warning signals, the company struck up brand partnerships with some of the world’s […]

Oura/Best Buy partnership brings the smart ring to 850 stores across the US by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Constrafor provides embedded financing and software to keep payments flowing between contractors and their subcontractors.

Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why child safety bills are popping up all over the US Bills that are supposed to make the internet safer for children and teens have been popping up all over the United States…