Author name: Emily Crane

Emily Crane is a writer, producer, and editor who has covered politics, health, business, and finance for publications like The Atlantic. She's also the host of the All Work All Play Podcast. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a focus on investigative reporting and data visualization.

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MIT researchers develop AI-based robot training model

Dive Brief: A new training method for robots may bring them much closer to performing complex tasks on a jobsite with more efficient results, according to a new study authored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers. MIT’s Improbable AI Lab, a group within its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, combined three different kinds of […]

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Robot worms, lasers, drones and AI: How ARPA-E wants to move the US power grid underground

The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $34 million in funding to support a dozen projects focused on improving the nation’s power resilience by moving some grid infrastructure underground. The projects span 11 states, and are being developed by small and large businesses, national labs, and universities. They are being funded through the Grid

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Christina Malseed (Saneman) is Ready for ‘Pivotal Year’ at Merchants Fleet

Merchants Fleet officially announced Christina Malseed (Saneman) as the regional sales manager for the U.S. Eastern region on Jan. 9. Photo: Automotive Fleet For Christina Malseed (Saneman), becoming the regional sales manager for the U.S. Eastern region at Merchants Fleet is about more than just the title. Malseed didn’t initially set out to

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Eli Lilly's Zepbound is off to a strong start, but here's what needs to happen to push shares higher

Hopes are sky-high for Eli Lilly’s recently launched weight loss drug Zepbound. Investors will be tuning into the company’s fourth quarter earnings call on Feb. 6, eager to hear more about how that rollout is going. One key statistic will be the number of commercial health insurers providing coverage of the drug, which was approved

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FreeWire to Offer EV Charging Solutions to GM Energy Commercial Customers

The collaboration will allow GM Energy to offer FreeWire as an EV charging solution. Photo: FreeWire Technologies FreeWire Technologies announced a collaboration with GM Energy to accelerate the deployment of ultrafast EV charging infrastructure for GM Envolve fleet and commercial customers in the United States. This effort will help support GM Energy by providing

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Fleet Response Integrates Paragon Subrogation Services

Fleet Response acquired Paragon in 2021 and has since run both brands simultaneously. Photo: Automotive Fleet Fleet Response announced a strategic transformation that involves the integration of Paragon Subrogation Services, LLC, and the emergence with Fleet Response. The decision to integrate Paragon into Fleet Response is a strategic evolution aimed at aligning Fleet

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The Left’s Contradictory Goals for Higher Ed

It’s time to acknowledge that progressive aims are in conflict. By Brendan Cantwell // for full bleed half split – figure’s parent container shouldn’t calc max-height // and should be set to 100% instead – querySelector === baseClassName let parent = document.querySelector(‘figure.FullBleedFigureHalfSplit’).parentElement parent.style.maxHeight = “100%” It’s time to acknowledge that progressive aims are in conflict.

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New Gilbane Building Co. boss sees strong growth fueled by record backlog

There are a lot of issues keeping construction industry leaders awake at night right now, but Adam Jelen, the newly appointed CEO of Providence, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Co., is ready to tackle them.  Jelen has worked his way up through all levels of the company, starting 19 years ago in the trades in heavy

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Why — and how — to ignore nasty emails

Matt Verderamo is a consultant at Well Built Construction Consulting, a Baltimore-based firm that delivers strategic consulting, facilitation services and peer roundtables for construction executives. Opinions are the author’s own. You’d think one email isn’t worth ruining a relationship or project, yet it happens every day. Normally easygoing people go scorched earth — talking trash

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