In recent years, international expansion became easier than ever for companies across the board — particularly, for startups. Startups that provide digital services and do not rely on logistics or a physical presence have it easier than their counterparts. And, with the internet facilitating cultural, academic and professional exchange, some of these businesses
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Everything’s destiny is to change, to be transformed, to perish. So that new things can be born” - Marcus Aurelius. In modern times, many organisations’ Board of Directors devote a lot of effort and brainpower to the task of digital transformation – or, in the case where a company is digitally
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A new lawsuit claims that Google secretly monitors the internet activity of children. The lawsuit, which was filed by the State of New Mexico, follows a $170 million settlement paid by Google over claims that it collects personal information from children on YouTube. According to a report by CBS News, a lawsuit
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As automation comes to retail industries, companies are giving machines more humanlike features in order to make them liked, not feared. When Tina Sorg first saw the robot rolling through her Giant supermarket in Harrisburg, Pa., she said to herself, “That thing is a little weird.” Programmed to detect spills and debris
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To be fair, the fact that we can connect to the Internet at all while we’re screaming across the sky at hundreds of kilometers an hour in a metal tube is pretty incredible. But still, the quality of that Internet connection often leaves something to be desired. Jack Mandala, the CEO of
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Lilac Solutions, a mining technology company aiming to improve the efficiency and sustainability of lithium extraction, has secured $20m in Series A funding. The investment is led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a $1bn fund established in 2015 by Bill Gates and a number of private investors that provides investment for
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Blockchain is gradually positioning itself as an exciting technology solution in the enterprise world. The technology is coming of age and across industries, plenty of use cases have proven that the solution is worth all the hype. As a decentralized, distributed ledger that records every change that happens to a digital
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The stark reality is that Nigeria wastes entirely too much money and time policing crimes like burglary, fraud, and bank-robbery when it should be doing something about intellectual piracy instead. And this will not happen overnight, because Nigeria is still far from focusing on intellectual property (IP) a policy priority. At
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At 35 meters, the wingspan of the new BAE Systems aircraft equals that of a Boeing 737, yet the plane weighs in at just 150 kilograms, including a 15 kg payload. The unmanned plane, dubbed the PHASA-35 (Persistent High-Altitude Solar Aircraft), made its maiden voyage on 10 February at the
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Renewables are poised to expand by 50 percent in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency. Much of that wind and solar power will need to be stored.But a growing electric-vehicle market might not leave enough lithium and cobalt for lithium-ion grid batteries. Some battery researchers are taking
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