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Novoloop says it’s worked out how to upcycle plastic waste, raises $11M Series A

TechCrunch

Upcycling polyethylene (the normal ubiquitous plastic we are all familiar with) into high-value plastics that can compete with “virgin” plastic (meaning plastics made directly from petro-chemicals) is a fiendish problem to solve. Novoloop is setting out to transform plastic waste into high-performance chemicals and materials.

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Plastic upcycling startup Novoloop raises $10M Series A extension to accelerate commercialization

TechCrunch

Novoloop , a plastic upcycling startup, said Wednesday it has raised a $10 million Series A extension round co-led by South Korean chemical firm Hanwha Solutions and Taizo Son’s Mistletoe. Novoloop’s mission is to create a circular economy by transforming low-value plastic waste into high-quality chemicals and materials, Wang added.

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The Station: Tier buys Spin, Waymo gets to charge for robotaxi, and Tesla needs a Tim Cook

TechCrunch

This week, I talked to Raquel Urtasun , former chief scientist at Uber ATG and now founder and CEO of Waabi, an autonomous vehicle technology company that has possibly figured out the complicated AI behind bringing self-driving trucks to market much faster than the competition. Deal of the week. Tier had tried to enter the U.S. Gig economy.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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Gradually, then suddenly

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

In these systems, the algorithms decide who gets what and why; they’re changing the fundamentals of market coordination in ways that gradually, then suddenly, will become apparent. I stopped in at an Oakland sports bar recently, and what did I see on the menu but an Impossible Burger. The rest of the world is leapfrogging the US.

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How femtech startup Inne rebooted its hardware launch after COVID-19 chaos

TechCrunch

The pandemic also called a halt to a major piece of research work the startup had lined up with a US university to study its hormone-tracking method for a key contraceptive use-case — a product it had intended to prioritize but could not bring to market ahead of the study which is required to gain regulatory approval.

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Looking for disruption? Don't look to technology

The Agile Manager

There is also $1,200,000,000,000 in student loans , a debt market that, like all fixed income markets, has an insatiable appetite for growth. School sports is big business at the high school and collegiate levels. Another is that team activities like sports and music extend the educational experience beyond fact mastery.