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Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we investigate Beersheva’s bid to become the hottest region for desert tech, Shanghai’s 5G roll-out and what it means for motoring emissions, and the Italian farmers growing mangos and avocados.
02.12.2020
With 2020 not being like any other year (hello global pandemic), a lot of things in our personal and professional lives have shifted. And that means that conferences have to shift as well. Offline events have been a no-go during the last couple of months and it looks like they will be for a while.
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Anna Degtereva
02.12.2020
Plug-in hybrid vehicles emit up to eight times more CO2 than carmakers claim in official test results, a study by Transport & Environment (T&E) has revealed. Hybrid cars, which use internal combustion engines but feature a rechargeable battery for shorter journeys, were described as "fake electric cars" by the Brussels-based group, and less environmentally friendly than advertised.
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Katie Chan
30.11.2020
In 1991, when the WWW went live to the world, eCommerce was born too. It was almost immediate. In the mid-nineties, people started ordering a wide range of products with their dial-up connections. Amazon began its journey in the same period.
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Evelyn Johnson
27.11.2020
A special edition of NOTWICS Connecting People showcases 8 of the best startups specifically focused on AI, Deep-Tech and Blockchain Technologies. 2020 has seen them all fast become champions in their respective verticals and here, the founders present their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
27.11.2020
Executive coach and Maddyness columnist Victor Snyder spoke with Janne Juhala, co-founder and CEO of Logmore, about disrupting supply chain analytics.
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Victor Snyder
25.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we mull over Boris Johnson’s ten point climate action plan and spotlight battery recycling, smallholder bee farming, and green space creation further afield.
25.11.2020
A £12B 10-point green plan that could create around 250,000 jobs has been announced by UK prime minister Boris Johnson. It includes the widely anticipated decision to end sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than previously scheduled.
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Marc Height
23.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
20.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we document the typhoons decimating parts of Southeast Asia, as well as green tech and innovation coming out of Mato Grosso (Brazil), Silicon Valley, and Arsenal football club.
18.11.2020
Have you got a BIG idea or early stage startup that can change the world for the better? Does it have the potential to make money and have a positive social impact?
18.11.2020
Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication company, has announced a strategic partnership with Voi Technology, the U.K.’s number-one e-scooter operator, to support the leading European operator in verifying the identity and age of riders as Voi expands its pilot programs throughout the UK.
17.11.2020
Direct.me, the social media platform that connects audiences with influencers’ content, has raised a $2.6M seed round, led by Fuel Ventures, to help people organise their social presence and build greater personal connections with their audiences.
16.11.2020
If you’re a responsible business, one that values creativity, innovation and empathy, diversity will already be core to your long-term plans, even if you’re not at the level you’d like. Long before the Black Lives Matter movement hit global headlines, having a more diverse team has repeatedly been found to boost business.
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Emma Philips
16.11.2020
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