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The 7/11 for utility services improving electricity, water and internet access in emerging markets using excess solar energy to power microdatacenters

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Happy to announce our participation at #StartupAgora by @RaiseSummit 🏆

Join us at @TheWestinParis on the 8th of April 2024! 🇫🇷🥖 For a chance to win Prizes, pitch 100s of Investors, VCs, ... and much more! 🎤 https://t.co/Unph3iWIFn

[RAISE Summit @RaiseSummit]

🚨 Calling early-stage AI startups! 🚨

The @RAISESummit is launching its #StartupAgora Competition on April 8th, in Paris, sponsored by our esteemed partners from @awscloud, @balderton, @alpha_fund and @draper_u with over $5m in Prize Rewards & Cloud Credits.

If you’re an AI startup aiming to grow & connect with the brightest builders, VCs and get the chance to gain prizes, you’re in the right place. 

💎 The RAISE Startup Competition is a pioneering platform set to showcase the future gems of the AI industry, featuring over 500 startups competing to demonstrate their project's merit to a select group of international investors and technology leaders.

🗣The 5 best startups will have the opportunity to pitch their project on the Main Stage of RAISE Summit in front of the most sought after AI builders and inspiring global decision-makers. And the winner will secure a booth for our second edition in 2025, set to take place in an iconic Parisian Museum... 🇫🇷

⏱ Benefit from this unmatched opportunity, applications are open until March 20th: https://t.co/w9VUXT20MB

#Tech #StartupCompetition #RAISE #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Come a long way thank you to all of the people that helped us to get here:
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[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Happy to announce our participation at #StartinBlock by @ParisBlockWeek 🏆

Join us for a chance to win $10M in Prizes, pitch 100s of Investors, ... and much more! 🎤
https://t.co/20k88OFxlB

[Paris Blockchain Week @ParisBlockWeek]

🚨 Calling early-stage web3 startups! 🚨

Ready to boost your startup to the next level? #StartinBlock is back with more than $5M in Prizes. Apply to pitch your project to a global audience of Investors, Media, and big names of the industry 🎤

With partners such as @StellarOrg, @Neo_Blockchain, @bit2me, @Rockaway_X, @Consensys, @0xMantle, @OVioHQ, @OrangeDAOxyz, @mirana, @Morningstar_vc, @BlockwallCap, @v3nturesfund, @ForesightVen, @mercycorps, and more - there is no better chance to grow your network and showcase your start-up than at #StartinBlock 🏆

Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your startup’s future at #StartinBlock! Apply now: https://t.co/71jYOFxc4p

🚨 First 100 entries win a chance for free tickets! 🎟

#ParisBlockchainWeek #PBW2024 #StartinBlock #StartupCompetition #TechInnovation #Founders #TimDraper #DraperUniversity #PBWStartinBlock

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Happy to announce our participation at #StartinBlock by @ParisBlockWeek 🏆

Join us for a chance to win 5M€ in Prizes, pitch 100s of Investors, ... and much more! 🎤
https://t.co/uxxm8SlTEd

[Paris Blockchain Week @ParisBlockWeek]

🚨 Calling early-stage web3 startups! 🚨

Ready to boost your startup to the next level? #StartinBlock is back with more than $5M in Prizes. Apply to pitch your project to a global audience of Investors, Media, and big names of the industry 🎤

With partners such as @StellarOrg, @Neo_Blockchain, @bit2me, @Rockaway_X, @Consensys, @0xMantle, @OVioHQ, @OrangeDAOxyz, @mirana, @Morningstar_vc, @BlockwallCap, @v3nturesfund, @ForesightVen, @mercycorps, and more - there is no better chance to grow your network and showcase your start-up than at #StartinBlock 🏆

Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your startup’s future at #StartinBlock! Apply now: https://t.co/71jYOFxc4p

🚨 First 100 entries win a chance for free tickets! 🎟

#ParisBlockchainWeek #PBW2024 #StartinBlock #StartupCompetition #TechInnovation #Founders #TimDraper #DraperUniversity #PBWStartinBlock

[Circle @circle]

@BuildOnCircle @CircleCarpenter @Mercinatd @ddisparte @aidtechnology @ebioroapp Next up - @liquidstar_io. Liquidstar makes Waypoints - Solar-powered micro data centers to provide electricity, water, internet, & education access in rural areas. With the excess electricity & bandwidth they mine & validate PoW & PoS crypto, & return a percentage to the locals.

[R. Scott SD @RSS_D4]

Just finished up a site visit in Djibouti, but excited to announce the @liquidstar_io Education Portal is up and running in our Waypoint in Jamaica. This portal allows students to access @OpenAI powered #ChatGPT Tutor, an Open Source LLM Tutor, @khanacademy SAT Prep Videos, and other educational videos. All of this (except for #ChatGPT) is running locally in the data center meaning students (and the Waypoint) won't be using additional bandwidth to access these videos. This means that future Waypoints will be able to provide electricity, water, internet and education services anywhere in the world.

This is an important milestone for us as it proves you can run and operate micro datacenters in remote areas using @SpaceX @Starlink and solar. Up next we will be working on sharing micro datacenter resources between the charging stations and testing using the heat from these datacenters to clean water.

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

RT @RSS_D4: Check out my @Techstars x @Equinor demo day presentation for @liquidstar_io (lol i hate how much im moving my hands and moving…

[R. Scott SD @RSS_D4]

Africa: At Risk of Falling Behind in the Global AI Race
The scarcity of reliable electricity, coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change, has hampered Africa's ability to gain momentum in the worldwide race towards AI dominance. Many overlook the reality that sweltering temperatures, inconsistent and costly electricity, and insufficient access to water create formidable barriers to operating data centers. Despite Africa boasting 17% of the world's population, 13% of its mobile connections, and 5% of its broadband connections, it claims a mere 1% of the world's data center space, as reported in the Cisco Annual Internet Report (2018–2023). To provide a digestible context, consider this: for every 125,000 Americans, there exists one data center, while for every 15,000,000 Africans, there's just one. This is a race Africa cannot afford to forego.

Recent years have seen a surge in investments in software and application ventures. However, investors are often reluctant to back startups pioneering in hardware-intensive sectors like infrastructure (electricity, internet, and water) — the three vital elements for constructing data centers. This leads us to a philosophical quandary: how valuable are software and mobile applications if consistent electricity access is not guaranteed?

We at Liquidstar recently conducted an interview highlighting the extent of the issue where a computer science student couldn’t do his homework because of lack of electricity (added to chat GPT output for context).

The paucity of consistent and affordable electricity is costing Africa dearly as companies shift manufacturing bases away from China. This is starkly evident in countries like Morocco and Egypt, which boast nearly 99% electricity coverage and lead the continent in manufacturing automotive, phosphate and chemicals, construction materials, and even aerospace components. Meanwhile, other countries remain confined to lower-value services.

As the global competition in AI intensifies, numerous African nations risk being marginalized, left at the mercy of eastern and western powers deploying AI tools capable of undermining the continent's budding software startups. This begs another philosophical question: what implications does it have when Africa's data is used to train AI Large Language Models for other generative AI applications, only to be deployed by anonymous individuals on distant continents?

At Liquidstar, we remain optimistic. We see a unique opportunity for Africa to radically reshape the economics of data center operations by using them to address energy deficits and improve water purification. In the vein of traditional electricity grids, we believe the solution lies in modular micro-datacenters, a concept already being tested in our microgrid Waypoints. These Waypoints generate electricity and internet, and purify water — elements essential for data centers and acutely lacking across many regions of Africa.

The AI revolution is primed to trigger one of the largest wealth transfers and job redistributions in global history. We're already witnessing this with multiple billion-dollar valuations and a billion-dollar acquisition. Social Impact and Investing in Africa cannot merely be catch-up games, replicating solutions from elsewhere. We need proactive leaders in both the government and private sectors to invest in innovative startups like ours, so that the next generation of Africans can lead in developing AI solutions tailored to Africa's unique needs.

Note: This article was edited by @OpenAI ChatGPT

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Thanks to @Equinor featuring us and other the other @Techstars Oslo startups in their 3 part documentary series. In this episode it focuses on our test deployment in Sumba, Indonesia.
https://t.co/945zJfrSk8

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Africa needs datacenters to not be left behind in the AI race… https://t.co/ovgLVyOjVU

[R. Scott SD @RSS_D4]

Just got a retweet from @CathieDWood team @wintonARK at @ARKInvest thanks to a @jon_stokes retweet. A lot of my work @liquidstar_io and @ScryeAI inspired by ideas from @ARKInvest… My life is complete. Check out my views on LLMs and the importance of datacenters in africa: https://t.co/lScPIrucpa

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

In the midsts of completing the @Equinor X @Techstars program we have deployed a Waypoint providing electricity, water and Internet to a remote 40 household village. Excited for what’s next!

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Energy (and soon to be water) insecurity is one of the leading causes of political instability globally. It why what we are doing at liquidstar is so important: https://t.co/2AJrLlfFZa

[R. Scott SD @RSS_D4]

Up and running with wireless internet @MunroCollege in Jamaica. Slowly expanding internet access on campus. Thanks to @elonmusk @SpaceX Starlink we are able to provide high speed internet to the 1500 students and faculty paid for using @dogecoin mining all powered using solar

[R. Scott SD @RSS_D4]

Testing @SwarmInternet w/ @ke20 that will be in our batteries for @USAID offgrid communities. Using swarm and @SpaceX starlink presents an opportunity to create electron-economies in Emerging markets. Swarm Asset Tracking+ Starlink Community WIFI+ @dogecoin mining= @liquidstar_io

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

I just subscribed to M6 Labs 🔬 https://t.co/W3OhSphjRM

[Fraktal @FraktalNFT]

Less than 72 hours left to bid on @bozoverse collab piece with @liquidstar_io 👀

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[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Syncing an ethereum node to go in our test waypoint 😯

[Nicole Buffett @BuffettNicole]

SPIRIT COIN COLLECTION IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT ON THE PRIMARY! Thank you all for making this collection so meaningful. https://t.co/SLhdxKwIm9

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

Syncing an ethereum node to go in our test waypoint 😯

[liquidstar @liquidstar_io]

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