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DS Smith sets a single-cloud agenda for sustainability

CIO

British multinational packaging giant DS Smith has committed itself to ambitious sustainability goals, and its IT strategy to standardize on a single cloud will be a key enabler. Historically, we’ve been more multicloud or hybrid cloud, with private services as well,” says Claire Dickson, DS Smith’s CIO.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

CIO

During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time. “All

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Chipotle’s love of robots continues with autonomous farming

The Hustle

Reduce reliance on harmful chemicals traditionally used to kill weeds. Minimize risk for farmers and make farming more sustainable. How are they gonna pull that off? Per Chipotle, the robots: Can continuously cut weeds between rows of crops 24/7.

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Quantum technology Is it a solution for some of our biggest sustainability challenges?

Capgemini

Quantum technology: Is it a part of the solution for some of our biggest sustainability challenges? Facebook Twitter Linkedin Society must find a way to act on climate change, deliver on net-zero ambitions and meet long-term goals for sustainable development. Gireesh Kumar Neelakantaiah 23 Nov 2022.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

TechCrunch

We want to feed the world responsibly, and these products have the ability to substitute for synthetic chemicals and provide growers a way to protect their crops, especially as consumers want natural, sustainable tools,” he added.

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How governments are using IT to shrink their carbon footprints

Capgemini

How governments are using IT to shrink their carbon footprints Gunnar Menzel 19 Apr 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The public sector has a mandate to lead on sustainability, and this includes their IT footprint. They can also enable governments to collect and analyze data, providing better visibility into their sustainability efforts.

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The data flywheel: A better way to think about your data strategy

CIO

Mobilizing data is more like getting a flywheel spinning: it takes tremendous effort to get the wheel moving, but its momentum is largely self-sustaining; and thus, as you incrementally apply force, the wheel spins faster and faster, until fingertip touches are enough to sustain a blistering velocity. So, they built a data-lake.

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