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The Solar Industry’s Most Active Investors

CB Insights

The most active backers are diverse, from French energy utility company Engie — which operates multiple nuclear energy reactors — to Oakland’s Powerhouse, an incubator with a notable focus on the solar industry. It also includes companies that are working on improving the core elements behind solar technology.

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Changes Loom Around The (Crowded) World Of Food Delivery

PYMNTS

The startup, located in Oakland, California, aims to facilitate food deliveries for nearby restaurants that receive high volumes of orders from delivery companies like Uber Eats. It’s a remarkable acceleration of a technology that is still relatively young, and for which the use cases for commerce are both nascent and very much evolving.

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Wish They All Could Be California Bots

PYMNTS

And as of last week, the list got a bit longer, as California made a few great leaps toward becoming the autonomous delivery capital of the country, with two big pilots by brand-name firms scheduled for the cities and suburbs. And then there is Oakland-based Boxbot, founded by ex-Uber and Tesla engineers and backed by Toyota AI Ventures.

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The Nerd Oscars: 24 Best Data Science Moments in Movies

FICO

Computer systems are not yet ready for operational use (though the IBM® 7090 is the butt of multiple jabs throughout the movie). Once that enterprise data is exposed, our optimization solutions can help mitigate the damage of threats and capitalize on the opportunities that emerge. Universal Pictures). Miramax Films).

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Fintech Fundings: 39 Companies Raise $930 Million Week Ending April 15

Fintech Labs Insights

Two Finovate alums raised fresh capital: Emailage raised another $5 million for its email-based fraud prevention solutions. Equities markets operator. Net1 UEPS Technologies. HQ: Oakland, California. HQ: Oakland, California. Cloud9 Technologies. Total dollars raised YTD is $8.8 billion, also double the $4.4