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The 5 interesting finalists of Startup Battlefield. There are ESG themes reared to green hydrogen, electric solar vegetation cuts, and mission to stop bad code! #Disrupt202 tcrn.ch/3DbJhU9 @techcrunch
First start up pitch on #compostable plastic using readily available enzymes used in household materials. Degradation has to occur in 83 days #sustainability @IntropicCo #Disrupt2022 – at San Francisco, CA
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A snapshot of VCs judging Startup Battlefield at #Disrupt2022 this afternoon. Well done @TechCrunch on including stellar female speakers on every stage.
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"Climate change is not only coming, it's very much here." UN refugee envoy Angelina Jolie raises the alarm during visit to Pakistan after devastating floods news.ae/3BXdO7J

UN refugee envoy Angelina Jolie meets Pakistan flood victims

Actress describes devastating floods as ‘a real wake-up call to the world about where we are at’ with climate change

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Exclusive: Sneaker startup @Atoms names co-founder Sidra Qasim CEO as the company sets its sights on profitability next year fortune.com/2022/09/26/atoms…
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The World No. 1⃣ and 2⃣ in one picture. @usopen | #USOpen
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Pakistan floods affect 33 million people as national emergency declared youtu.be/O3DnGQz7528 #ClimateEmergency – at Cambridge, MA
Japanese technology investor SoftBank reported a loss of more than $23 billion after its Vision Fund investments suffered from the global selloff in tech shares wsj.com/articles/softbank-re… v @WSJ
SoftBank Reports Record $23 Billion Quarterly Loss as Tech Downturn Hits

SoftBank Reports Record $23 Billion Quarterly Loss as Tech Downturn Hits

The Japanese technology investor suffered losses after holdings such as Uber lost value.

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Apple Just Wrecked 15+ Startups In Less Than 1 Hour by @janoleroux in @startitup_ link.medium.com/JJMNpomAtrb
Apple Just Wrecked 15+ Startups In Less Than 1 Hour

Apple Just Wrecked 15+ Startups In Less Than 1 Hour

What would you do if Apple added a feature that made your startup obsolete?

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Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, shutting down following funding crunch – TechCrunch #growingpains techcrunch.com/2022/07/12/ai…
Pakistan's top startup shutting down following funding crunch

Pakistan's top startup shutting down following funding crunch

Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, is shutting down in a move that has sent shockwaves to the nascent but fast-growing ecosystem in the South Asian market.

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Why this wine NFT club is taking its sustainability cues from Napa Valley venturebeat.com/2022/07/06/w…
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Climate Change and Geopolitics forum discussion at day 2 of #hksalumni 10th year reunion. Discussions around policy, finance mechanisms, dependency on existing resources and nuclear energy in the current environment @Kennedy_School #mcmpa12 #masons #10year
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The #metaverse is a new word for an old idea #snowcrash #secondlife #meta www-technologyreview-com.cdn…
#DeepMind uses its #AI to predict shapes of nearly every protein in the human body, and proteins found in 20 of the most widely studied organisms. The breakthrough could allow biologists to understand diseases better and develop new drugs. #deeplearning www-technologyreview-com.cdn…
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Startup fever is gripping the world's last big untapped nation, with more money flowing in this year than during the last six combined bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @technology
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Zoom acquires AI translation startup Kites venturebeat.com/2021/06/29/z…
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SAPPHIRE NOW keynote: Chasing zero, with eye on the future of business bit.ly/2S0C84z
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10 national pavilions featured at Expo 2020 designboom.com/architecture/… #architecture #design #expo2020
expo 2020 dubai: designboom previews 10 national pavilions to look out for

expo 2020 dubai: designboom previews 10 national pavilions to look out for

 

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#Chanel Partners with Cambridge University to Boost #Sustainability Efforts businessoffashion.com//news/… via @BoF
SAP integrates Microsoft Teams to create the 'frictionless enterprise' wp.me/p8wLEc-bbat by @psawers
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