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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation

CIO

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI (genAI) and blockchain are revolutionizing operations. This article delves into the transformative potential of AI, genAI and blockchain to drive sustainable innovation. Similarly, blockchain technologies have faced scrutiny for their energy consumption.

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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

TechCrunch

Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. Adam Umar is the company’s CTO, while Akinbola Asalu is the COO.

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RIP (por fin) a la moda del blockchain

CIO

El bombo y platillo del blockchain que se produjo a finales de la dcada de 2010 casi ha desaparecido, sustituido por un intenso inters en la inteligencia artificial (IA) y perjudicado por los esquemas incompletos de criptomonedas y NFT, dicen algunos expertos. Esto no es una sensacin de la noche a la maana.

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Web3 Startup The Grid Is Building Google Maps for Blockchain Data

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Newly unveiled The Grid is a Web3 structuring and verifying system, which could be the “map” data needed to make the blockchain world more accessible than ever before.

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Adam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z

TechCrunch

In a classic “pivot to crypto to reinvent yourself” moment, controversial WeWork founder Adam Neumann recently launched a startup, Flowcarbon , to sell tokenized carbon credits on the blockchain. Projects like Toucan , Regen , Moss and KlimaDAO are all working on crypto-based carbon credit solutions.

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The US is losing crypto talent as blockchain devs seek safer havens

TechCrunch

But it seems now the United States is the one seeing talent fleeing to other parts of the world, at least as far as blockchain developers are concerned. The number of blockchain developers in the U.S. share of blockchain developers has fallen 2% per year in the last five years, dropping to 29% last year from 40% in 2017.

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Blockchain startup Propy plans first-ever auction of a real apartment as a collectible NFT

TechCrunch

We previously wrote about Propy using blockchain technology to smooth real-world real estate sales by introducing the concept of smart contracts. Propy was the first blockchain startup to make that work. Propy, a blockchain-verified platform for selling houses, raises funding from Tim Draper.