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Phaidra raises more cash from Mark Cuban and others to build the ‘future of industrial automation’
May 24, 2021 at 11:08 am
Phaidra co-founders Katherine Hoffman (left), Jim Gao (top right), and Vedavyas Panneershelvam. (Phaidra Photos)
New funding:Phaidra, a startup that launched in 2019 and is building AI tech for industrial customers, raised $4 million. The round was led by Seattle-based Flying Fish, which also led the company’s pre-seed round in May 2020. Section 32, Character, Starshot Capital, and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban also invested.
The software: Phaidra analyzes massive amounts of sensor data and creates intelligent AI agents that automatically control and optimize complex industrial facilities. Customers use Phaidra to improve energy efficiency and sustainability; increase plant safety and stability; and maximize yield.
Political consultant and public relations pioneer Julian Read dies
By Lia Truitt VP Elizabeth Christian Public Relations
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Photo of Julian Read courtesy Elizabeth Christian Public Relations.
AUSTIN, Texas - Julian Otis Read, a nationally prominent public relations and public affairs expert, passed away on May 8, 2021 at Westminster Manor, a mile from his beloved mid-century modern classic home of 53 years in West Austin. He was 93.
Read was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Mary Anice Barber Read, a nationally honored leader in historic preservation.
Read is survived by daughters Ellen Hardin Read and Courtney Anice Read Hoffman and her husband R. Clark Hoffman; three grandchildren: Faye Hoffman Hilpert and husband Mark Hilpert, Katherine Hoffman and husband Robert Lindsey, and Clark Read Hoffman and wife Morgan Hoffman; great-grandchildren: Anice Elizabeth Hilpert, Juliana Rae Lindsey and Asher Read Lindsey; and great-grandnephew and nieces Bodie Butler, Me
Former presidential advisor Julian Read dies in Austin
Read was known as the first to provide a media briefing following President John F. Kennedy s assassination in 1963. Author: KVUE News Staff Updated: 10:50 AM CDT May 10, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas Julian Read, a former campaign adviser to several U.S. presidents, has died in Austin of natural causes.
A spokesperson confirmed his passing on May 8 and said a memorial service will be held on May 13 at the Texas State Cemetery.
Read, who is known as being the first person to deliver the media briefing after President John F. Kennedy s assassination, also served as an advisor to presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
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Deadline is March 29; grant recipients announced for winter 2021
Marco Williams received funds for âMurders that Matter: Impact Campaign.â
The Office of the Provost is accepting applications to support scholarly and creative work for faculty in fields with little external or start-up funding through the Provost Grants for Research in Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts.Â
Eligible expenses include funding for research assistants (including federal work-study students), purchase of research materials or equipment and expenses related to data-collection such as surveys.
Spring proposals are due March 29, 2021. See the website for more information on eligibility, criteria and how to submit an application online.