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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

CIO

In this conversation with Foundry, Kopal dives deep into her career progression, the challenges of marrying manufacturing with digitization and WABTEC’s commitment to sustainability. What are some unique data and cybersecurity challenges when helming such a vast locomotion technology company? Kopal, tell us about your journey.

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How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

CIO

Sustainability is a major priority in business boardrooms already, and pressures from regulators, shareholders, board members and employees are likely to further drive this trend. There is a clear company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. Businesses need to do more than just track carbon output.

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Landmark EU Law Strengthens Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures

Palo Alto Networks

The European Union (EU) adopted the revised Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) in November 2022. It is especially important in a time of growing geopolitical tensions and cyberattacks where European citizens and their economies depend on a stable and secure digital infrastructure.

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Aramco’s Prosperity7 powers AI drug firm Insilico’s $95M round

TechCrunch

Hong Kong-based drug discovery and development company Insilico has secured fresh capital at a time that its CEO described as a “biotech winter.” “Prosperity7 inspired us to look into sustainable chemistry,” said Zhavoronkov.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

From lithium battery chemical recycling to smart media, blockchain infrastructure to student-centric educational software, and Sub-Saharan African fintech to cultured-meat production, this batch of companies is sure to wow the investors and the audience. With just over a 1.5% TC aims to pick companies from a range of industries.

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Crop One, Emirate open ‘world’s largest vertical farm’ in Dubai

TechCrunch

The greens require no pre-washing and are grown without pesticides, herbicides or chemicals. “We ECO 1 will address growing supply chain challenges and food security issues, while introducing millions of new consumers to the benefits of vertically farmed produce. in a written statement.”

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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.