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New Zealand’s Humble Bee Bio is using bees to create bioplastics

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While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early stage – it’s about halfway through its proof of concept – if Humble Bee is successful, its bioplastics are likely to make it into the sustainable textiles industry. The CTO also said fashion brands have been reaching out to Humble Bee Bio. Humble Bee, which just raised $3.2

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

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Rather than building autonomous trucking from scratch, NuPort’s solution is designed to retrofit semis with autonomous technologies. Apparel brands are scrambling for new, low-impact fabric that will allow them to meet their ambitious sustainability goals,” CEO Taylor Heisley-Cook tells TechCrunch. “We The Hurd Co. The Hurd Co.’s

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

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X-Mart visitors can choose from a wide range of items, including beauty products and fast-moving consumer goods, as well as fashion and apparel. The interview with Bossa Nova co-founder and CTO Sarjoun Skaff and Brian Heater of TechCrunch. In August 2018, the company launched its first convenience store abroad, in Jakarta, Indonesia.