Bridgit secures $24M in funding to provide construction companies with ‘workforce intelligence’ – TechCrunch

Bridgit, a “workforce intelligence” technology company that is focused on the construction industry, announced today that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. Camber Creek and Storm Ventures co-led the financing, which brings the Toronto-based startup’s total raised to more than $35 million. Nine Four Ventures also put money in the round, along…

City of Sunderland to install 5G city network for manufacturing, education, healthcare

The city of Sunderland in the northeast of England is bidding to be the “UK’s most advanced smart city” following an agreement between the city council and UK-based telecoms system integrator BAI Communications to build a new “5G centric network” to accelerate adoption of digital services for sectors including manufacturing and logistics, education, and social…