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These mobile solar and green hydrogen ‘nanogrids’ come together like Legos

June 25, 2022 admin No Comments

Sesame Solar CEO Lauren Flanagan was a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pioneer who worked with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during his NeXT days. And she’s been in a leadership role at the women-focused startup accelerator Springboard Enterprises. Technology shapes Flanagan’s career. But it was watching the harrowing conditions at darkened hospitals, nursing homes and grocery stores in…

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Opinion: Formula shortage. Hunger. Poor health care. The US is neglecting its babies; here’s what can help right now.

June 24, 2022 admin No Comments

As any new parent will tell you, taking care of a baby is nothing short of life-changing. The sleepless nights, the constant feedings, the endless diaper changes. And due to the nationwide infant formula shortage, caring for a baby now is exponentially more challenging. For parents who are living in poverty, the formula shortage hits…

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US companies promised more racial diversity and equity in the workplace. How are they doing now?

June 22, 2022 admin No Comments

Two years since Corporate America’s $ 50 billion promise to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the question on many people’s minds is whether companies have actually made progress towards their commitments. Have we seen significant changes demonstrating impact? Americans are looking for action. New survey research by JUST Capital and SSRS shows that 92%…

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Opinion: Cathie Wood’s ARK ETFs are sinking with tech stocks – and value investors will be hunting for the biggest bargains

June 18, 2022 admin No Comments

Rising US interest rates and inflation at multidecade highs is waking investors up to the fact that a vivid imagination is no way to buy a stock. Until recently, the investors who had the richest imaginations seemed to make the most money – until they lost their gains in a matter of months. ARK Innovation…

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Opinion: Delivery drones, robotaxis, even insurance – wildly hyped dreams for AI startups are giving tech investors nightmares

June 13, 2022 admin No Comments

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a persuasive promoter. She convinced many presumably intelligent people that Theranos had developed a technology which could take a few blood drops from a finger prick to test for myriad diseases. The Theranos hoopla turned out to be just another point on the Silicon Valley “Fake-it-Till-You-Make-it” spectrum of BS. This…

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