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DEWA’s Smart Ball technology saved last year 243 million gallons of water

CIO

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) utilises innovation and disruptive technologies in detecting leaks in the water transmission underground pipelines. DEWA’s Smart Ball technology detects leaks that are usually difficult to detect using traditional techniques. This helped DEWA save 243 million gallons of water and AED 9.66

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Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z

TechCrunch

Aztec Network launched Aztec Connect, an ecosystem that integrates with Ethereum DeFi protocols like Aave, Lido and Element Finance, in July 2021. Encrypted blockchains provide transparency for the protocol but privacy for the users, so people aren’t required to show their identities when transacting, Williamson said.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

CIO

To gain perspective, Iron Mountain sponsored research by Quadrant Strategies, which used digital listening technologies to study public online conversation trends among enterprise decision-makers. AI surpassed other technologies in conversations about innovation The research underscores that AI is leading the way in accelerating innovation.

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How African CIOs can serve as agents of adoption for digital currencies

CIO

Despite an evolving internet penetration rate of 47% in 2020, according to Internet World statistics, the social use of ICTs remains the main cause of digital illiteracy in Africa. They have a better understanding of technology, information and people,” he says. Technology comes as a solution to implement digital currency.

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Nillion raises over $20 million to build new web3 infrastructure

TechCrunch

Nillion, a web3 startup aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Nillion is a deep technology infrastructure project,” Andrew Yeoh, the company’s founding chief marketing officer, told TechCrunch.

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Top 10 Highest Paying IT Jobs in India

The Crazy Programmer

IT or Information technology is the industry that has registered continuous growth. The Indian information Technology has attained about $194B in 2021 and has a 7% share in GDP growth. Because startups like Zerodha, Ola, and Rupay to large organizations like Infosys, HCL Technologies Ltd, all will grow at a mass scale.

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500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions

TechCrunch

This was another blockbuster year for global venture funding, with 2021 breaking records across the board. A record number of companies went public in 2021, with many at huge valuations: 238 companies debuted on the public markets last year valued above $1 billion. Christine Tsai. Contributor. Share on Twitter.