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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. . On top of the accelerator, the firm also launched a six-month fellowship program to foster climate tech entrepreneurship.

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A Meaningful ESG Program Is a Must in Energy and Utilities

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A new Morningstar survey indicates that 90% of companies are developing an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. Building an effective and meaningful ESG program requires companies to set clear goals and adopt best practices. S: Social addresses your impact on the community you serve. What is ESG?

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

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. “A healthy ocean will continue to provide crucial opportunities for carbon sequestration,” said Peter Bryant, program director (oceans) at Builders Initiative. Seabird Ventures is internally tracking impact and reporting on social and/or environmental factors in our investments. We spoke with: Daniela V.

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Radar Trends to Watch: October 2023

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This month, the AI category is limited to developments about AI itself; tools for AI programming are covered in the Programming section. Programming The free, open source Godot game engine is proving to be an alternative to Unity. It stresses programming, rather than prompting. AI continues to spread.

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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

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Programming. The Deadlock Empire is a tutorial disguised as a game in which participants solve concurrent programming challenges to avoid deadlocks. ARM has joined the foundation promoting the Rust programming language, along with Toyota and 14 other new industrial members. This is an important new approach to online learning.

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AI and new styles of learning. With David Giron

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The learning process is hands-on: students don’t talk about programming; they learn by doing it. This is obviously not true of other branches of engineering, like chemical engineering, or woodworking. Effectively, this is programming in natural language. There are no teachers or lecturers.

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Top 3 motivation and stress management strategies

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Relationships/Social Life. Many studies show that cardio workouts help our bodies produce endorphins and through this chemical reaction, our motivation and mood gets a boost. His TV programs and books have been broadcast and published internationally. I usually set goals with my clients in the following areas of life.