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Subspace Labs raises funding for a more scalable, sustainable blockchain

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As the crypto space has grown in popularity, some of the most popular blockchains have struggled to meet user demand. . New projects are aiming to tackle issues like notoriously high energy use, hefty gas fees and low transaction throughput that are plaguing some of the major blockchain networks.

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9 ways IT leaders can impact sustainability initiatives

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Companies across industries are committing to maximizing sustainability within their operations — and IT is at the heart of most of these efforts. In its Worldwide Sustainability/ESG 2023 Predictions , analyst firm IDC sees digital and sustainability transformations converging. Now is no time for sideline sitting, however.

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Australian businesses need new servers to drive sustainability and innovation

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This number is concerning given emerging digital technologies such as blockchain, IoT, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are increasing demand for data centre services further, as workloads are no longer confined to the core data centre and can run anywhere, including the edge.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

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According to research sponsored by techradar.pro, an astonishing 39% of U.S. 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. and tokenization.

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MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy

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Data from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis says the region’s crypto usage grew 1,200% last year, making it the third-fastest growing cryptocurrency economy. They include high-profile crypto and web3 investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX) and Distributed Global.

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Twig takes $35M to turn stuff you own into a way to pay

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Which does call into question the credibility of claims of ‘sustainability’ being made to stretch around a concept of resale that risks fuelling increased consumption via instant valuations and cash outs, as Twig offers. So that’s one potential wrinkle in Twig’s sustainability pitch.

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Cathay Pacific to take cloud journey to new heights

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The cybersecurity threat landscape in the Asia-Pacific region is worsening progressively,” IDC India research analyst Sakshi Grover says in the report. “To The goal to reduce overprovisioning not only reduces costs but aids in meeting Cathay’s sustainability goals and being “greener,” Nair says. “We

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