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Daily Crunch: Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack

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In an interview with TechCrunch, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said that expanding into Africa presents the company with “an enormous opportunity,” adding that Stripe is planning for “a longer time horizon” than most other companies: “We are thinking of what the world will look like in 2040-2050.”

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COP28: How Du and Ericsson’s partnership is supporting UAE Net Zero Strategy

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The partnership supports the objectives of the UAE Net Zero by 2030 Strategic Initiative and Du’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050. The UAE Net Zero Strategy initiative is a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making the Emirates the first MENA country to do so.

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Why cloud is integral to Japan Rugby Football Union’s media strategy

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In the Japan Rugby 2050 guidelines, the JRFU has set a goal to make Japan the most accessible country in the world to rugby, and to be a global frontrunner to host the Rugby World Cup again. Last August, in fact, the JRFU successfully tested a cloud-based TMO in a match for the Japan Womens National Team.

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Maritime intelligence platform Greywing raises seed funding from investors like Flexport

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Many vessel operators are committed to bringing down carbon emissions for ethical reasons; they also need to comply with the International Maritime Organization 2030 and 2050 Decarbonization Targets. Greywing launches Crew Change to help shipping companies navigate COVID-19 regulations.

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Modernizing bp’s application landscape with AI

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As part of this transition, the company is aiming for a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050. And it uses AI to automate code testing and other aspects of the digital development lifecycle. In 2023, Infosys became bps main partner for end-to-end application services, helping to transform bps digital application landscape.

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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

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ZEBOX CEO Gwen Salley told TechCrunch that along with access to mentoring, experts, business opportunities and funding, its incubator program gives startups opportunities to test their solutions and work with large corporations. This is an especially critical area for CMA CGM Group, since its goal is to reach net zero carbon by 2050.

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Vow’s first cultured meat product close to Singapore unveiling after $49.2M Series A

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To put this in perspective, it is feared that as the human population nears 9 billion by 2050 , a meat-centric diet will not yield enough calories to feed everyone. We will continue to test with a high margin for error and then ramp up close to capacity while also looking at what Factory 2 needs to look like.”.

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