Many experts in the United States and beyond have long been predicting an economic downturn or even a full-blown recession. The effects of a number of factors including COVID, the war in Ukraine and many more in between, have set the stage for a period of uncertainty. Abundant funding for scale-up businesses is a good […]
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The particular focus of this article is ChatGPT. This is an AI-powered chatbot that is capable of producing intelligent, well-researched and referenced responses to user prompts. The question, then, is how does this technology affect industries moving forwards? Developed by OpenAI in California, ChatGPT is built on top of a ‘large language model’, essentially a […]
You might say that clean energy is the holy grail. It shouldn’t be something out of reach, though. Defined as energy that ‘comes from renewable, zero-emission sources that do not pollute the atmosphere when used’, this is where we should all be aiming to get to, as quickly as possible At chiefmachers, clean energy is […]
We’ve spoken about the First Movers Coalition (FMC) before. Now we want to dig into some of the commitments they have set and look at how this may impact the future of transportation. The IPCC says that limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius depends on cutting emissions by 45% in the next eight […]
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Lithium-ion batteries have long been heralded as the green future of energy. Costs remain very high, however. Now, a new, low-cost alternative might be within reach, raising hopes for a faster pace of change in the push for greener energy consumption around the world. Solar and wind power are solutions that are seeing exponential growth […]
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Input from a collection of veteran founders values the tech talent investor at $560m EF moves into its second decade with a fresh Series C round of funding. Backers include LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, Stripe’s Collison brothers, Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus, and WordPress developer, Matt Mullenweg. The cash will allow EF to continue to invest in early-stage […]
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As hybrid work becomes the norm, it is equally imperative to implement technology that promotes collaboration, innovation and employee satisfaction. As the market changes, employee expectations will move with it. More flexibility and the removal of UX obstacles are especially important. And security measures should not stand in the way of these objectives. Scale-up Springlab: […]
A modern corporate network has many access points. A high digital wall around your organization is not always a realistic option. With a ‘Zero Trust’ security strategy, your employees can do their work without obstacles, but you also keep a sharp eye on your security. In the cloud era, there are thousands of entry points, […]
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