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A Strategic Bridge Between Africa And Europe: Tunisia’s Role In The Innovation Ecosystem 

Crunchbase News

With a surge in startups, increasing government support, and a unique geographical advantage, Tunisia is poised to become a key player in the continent’s innovation landscape. Tunisia sits at the early stage of the Innovation Ecosystem Life Cycle Curve, alongside thousands of other regional hubs.

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AI in the C-suite: Using AI to shape business strategy

CIO

“The critical element lies in automating these steps, enabling rapid, self-learning iterations that propel continued improvement and innovation.” However, research demonstrates that more executives, like Schumacher, recognize the connection between AI and business innovation. Most AI hype has focused on large language models (LLMs).

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Puffco keeps innovating dabbing

TechCrunch

Puffco says it has sold over 1 million of the Puffco Plus since launching it in 2016, and newer products are selling at a faster pace. It has two main product lines: portable water rigs with the $249 Peak and $399 Peak Pro, and the tiny $89 Puffco Plus concentrate vape pen. Puffco’s products are widely praised for their design and function.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. The motivation behind the project is straightforward. Disclosure: Verizon is TechCrunch’s parent company).

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How companies are innovating in the energy sector

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Through innovative solutions that spawn from a broad spectrum of expertise and collaboration…. The following image from a 2016 World Energy Council report wonderfully summarizes factors that have shaped energy scenarios. The need to innovate in the energy sector grows stronger. Overview of the sector. Source: Accenture Strategy.

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Jim Keller-Led Tenstorrent Raises Another $700M For AI Chips At $2B+ Valuation

Crunchbase News

Santa Clara, California-based Tenstorrent was founded in 2016 and the company has since raised more than $1 billion, per Crunchbase. In March, optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull ’s US Innovative Technology Fund. San Francisco-based Etched.ai

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

CIO

Tesla, Uber, and many other stories of business innovation have this in common: Their business models have technology at their cores. They recognize that innovative use of technology is enabling new business models with competition-crushing advantages built right in. Soon after, Netscape achieved 80% of the browser market.