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White City Campus use of green technology is praised by Ecuadors environment minister.

The pioneering Polymateria alternative was on display at Imperial Colleges White City Campus for Ecuadors Environment Minister Gustavo Manrique Mirand

The pioneering Polymateria alternative was on display at Imperial Colleges White City Campus for Ecuadors Environment Minister Gustavo Manrique Miranda to view. He spoke with academics and went to the scalelabs ups for biodegradable plastics. The Director of Imperials Environmental Research Group, Professor Frank Kelly, greeted the Minister and introduced the Colleges premier Transition to Zero Pollution Program. According to him, in order to turn ideas into solutions and create a sustainable future with no pollution, legislators, industry, and entrepreneurs must work together. Using cuttingedge biotransformation technology, Polymateria and Ecuador are working together to minimise plastic pollution and save wildlife. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

The 2023 Renault Megane ETech Electric is getting closer to hitting Australian showrooms.

Prior to its launch in Australia in late 2023, the 2023 Renault Megane ETech Electric has been identified in a database maintained by the Federal Gove

Prior to its launch in Australia in late 2023, the 2023 Renault Megane ETech Electric has been identified in a database maintained by the Federal Government. With a 60kWh lithiumion battery pack, the Megane small SUV, which takes the name of Renaults classic hatchback, will be able to go up to 450 kilometres on the WLTP test cycle. In order to achieve a claimed 0100 km/h sprint time of 7.4 seconds, all Australian versions at launch are planned to have an electric motor transmitting 160 kW and 300 Nm to the front wheels. Depending on how the car is driven, the Megane ETech Electrics DC rapid charging capacity of up to 130kW can provide 200 to 300 kilometres of driving range in 30 minutes. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

In 2022, only 20% of funded African tech startups had a female founder.

The gender imbalance in African tech is only growing worse in 2022, just 20.2% of 633 sponsored initiatives had a female founder, which is a decrease

The gender imbalance in African tech is only growing worse in 2022, just 20.2% of 633 sponsored initiatives had a female founder, which is a decrease from 2021s 21.5%. With at least one female cofounder in 26.4% of firms, Kenya was the best performer in terms of gender representation. The report describes a remarkable 2022 in which, despite a global decline in investments, more companies raised more capital than ever before. With 600 of the 633 funded businesses having at least one local in the founding team, up from 500 in 2021, the difficulty of nonAfrican founders obtaining investment in Africa is decreasing. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

testing out the sleep and fitness tracking Ring from Ultrahuman.

Last summer, a teaser of additional hardware was released A selfdesigned smart ring to supplement the existing CGM continuous glucose monitoring senso

Last summer, a teaser of additional hardware was released A selfdesigned smart ring to supplement the existing CGM continuous glucose monitoring sensor programme, but also as a standalone healthtracking wearable to compete with Ouras smart ring. TechCrunch tested a beta version of Ultrahumans Ring or R1, as its simply known, for a month in conjunction with its CGMbased metabolic tracking programme M1 and for several weeks on its own when it didnt have access to realtime glucose data. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

Why ASML became the most valuable tech company in Europe.

In fact, the technology has advanced to the point where ASML has become Europes most valuable technology firm. ASML machines produce the most advanced

In fact, the technology has advanced to the point where ASML has become Europes most valuable technology firm. ASML machines produce the most advanced computer chips, and the company is the only one in the world with this technology. Last year, the company delivered only 50 of their highestspecified models, totaling 400 machines. Last year, the company made 21.2 billion euros $22.7 billion £18.9 billion in sales, plus income from management and upgrading existing machines. The orders they have in the works are worth twice as much. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

TPG Telecom wants to stop yearly increases in NBN prices.

TPG Telecom wants NBN Co to be barred from raising its prices every year until at least 2032, with only threetofiveyear price increases permitted. The

TPG Telecom wants NBN Co to be barred from raising its prices every year until at least 2032, with only threetofiveyear price increases permitted. The telco also claimed that the current special access undertaking SAU draught gives NBN Co far too much leeway in terms of pricing changes. TPG Telecom contends that prices should only be discounted or reduced during a regulatory cycle. Meanwhile, TPG Telecom stated that promised cost reductions could be rolled back within twotothree years under a complicated price cap mechanism proposed by NBN Co. TPG Telecom claims that the cap is one of several measures in the SAU that add unnecessary complexity. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

Crisis of credibility in South Africa.

But, Mavuso says that as long as the governments credibility crisis exists, South Africans shouldnt anticipate many reforms or promises to be made. Ma

But, Mavuso says that as long as the governments credibility crisis exists, South Africans shouldnt anticipate many reforms or promises to be made. Markets and businesses will be hoping for the government to assume a sizeable chunk of the R400 billion debt owed by Eskom, one of the announcements anticipated this week. According to her, transparency can be a potent deterrent to corruption and will support the auditorcrucial generals job. Global rating agencies also questioned the South African governments obvious credibility challenges last week. Fitch and Moodys both cited the governments poor track record with reform implementation and its hasty and impulsive responses to the nations most pressing problems. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

Y Combinator supports Strive in its mission to teach young people the fun of coding.

Strive was created using an active learning strategy that allows students to take the lead in lessons in order to foster in them a love of STEM fields

Strive was created using an active learning strategy that allows students to take the lead in lessons in order to foster in them a love of STEM fields that will last a lifetime. Strive, which offers private lessons for children between the ages of 8 and 16, intends to grow throughout Asia, focusing on the 3.7 million pupils enrolled in international schools. Even though more parents and educational systems are beginning to embrace coding, according to Agarwal, their teaching strategies frequently cause youngsters to feel disinterested and dissatisfied. In an active learning environment, teachers guide students through coding exercises by asking them questions and letting them take the initiative rather than lecturing the entire class. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago