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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

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As technology continues to take a larger role in corporate sustainability practices, CIOs can play a key role in driving both business value and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. of CO2 in 2007, the industry has now risen to 4% today and will potentially reach 14% by 2040. . Producing only 1.5%

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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Equinix and Dell Technologies have a longstanding partnership built around solving the real challenges modern companies face—from infrastructure performance to costs, security, and speed of deployment. It will source 75% of electricity from renewable sources across all Dell Technologies facilities by 2030—and 100% by 2040.

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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by Airbus Ventures

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It also will continue to invest in developing its quantum control for quantum computing and quantum sensing for acceleration, gravity and magnetic fields, Biercuk added. The Series B financing event comes on the heels of major technical and product development recently announced by Q-CTRL.

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Samsara Eco wants to help end global plastic crisis with enzyme-based technology

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Global plastic use is expected to double by 2040 , with most plastic sent to landfills and only 13 percent recycled. Unlike other alternate recycling solutions, Samsara’s process is performed at room temperature and is truly carbon neutral, operating it in a sustainable way, Riley said in the company’s statement.

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

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“Our airspace is going to get more crowded than ever, but most companies today are concentrating only on hardware development,” said Terra Drone CEO and founder Toru Tokushige , who is also serving as the CEO of Terra Motors, which develops electric vehicles. trillion by 2040, according to Terra’s IR deck. .

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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

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Just offshore wind alone has the potential to meet global electricity demand by 2040, according to the IEA, which is well in excess of all offshore oil and gas production today. It used to be a “nice to have” about a decade ago: “If you have the extra funds to perform climate risk assessment, then we will dedicate it to climate change.”

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Injectsense collects $1.7M grant for its eye implant smaller than a grain of rice

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If you were to accidentally drop the eye sensor developed by Injectsense you’d have little chance of finding it. Injectsense, a startup founded in 2014, has developed an ocular implant smaller than a grain of rice. A study reviewed by TechCrunch suggested that the devices performed well, though the data hasn’t been peer reviewed.