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Samsara, a connected operations software company, has replaced its blue abstract-owl logo and generic lowercase wordmark with a bold, sturdy new identity built around construction-site yellow and a heavier typeface. The redesign moves away from typical tech-startup branding toward visual cues tied to trucks, warehouses, and industrial equipment where its sensors and software are actually deployed.
A technical article breaks down the mathematics behind bezier curves, showing how repeated linear interpolation between control points produces the compact polynomial formulas used in graphics software. It explains why cubic beziers with four control points are the industry standard, since only the first and last points are guaranteed to lie on the curve, and how longer curves are built by joining multiple cubic segments with matched tangents for smoothness.
Ed Brady, CEO of the Home Builders Institute, says the rush to build AI data centers is pulling scarce skilled tradespeople away from residential construction. He notes the US already faces a shortage of roughly 300,000 skilled trades workers, and many of those still available are opting for data center jobs instead of homebuilding.