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Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage

By Tim De Chant

As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for copper, Giraffe Bio has unearthed a $6.4 million seed round to help miners extract more of the mineral.

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Artificial intelligence

Computer systems that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognising images or making decisions.

AI is changing work, media and public services, raising questions about jobs, safety and regulation.

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Data centre

A facility that houses large numbers of servers and networking equipment to store and process data.

Data centres use large amounts of electricity and water, which makes their location a local and climate issue.

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Funding round

A stage in which a startup raises money from investors, named in sequence such as seed, Series A and Series B.

Each round sets a valuation and shows how much confidence investors have in the company.

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