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Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster

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. “World Fund provides a strong climate capability, deep tech knowledge and operational expertise with an extensive network. “World Fund only invests in startup technologies that can save at least 100 megatonnes of CO2e annually by 2040.

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From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

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DroneSeed, having innovated on the (equally outdated) processes on the demand side, decided to go all in and build a new company combining the resources and networks of century-old forestry companies with a new generation of tech.

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The Station: TuSimple loses the driver, Nikola settles and transpo predictions for 2022

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On-the-ground infrastructure, like vertiports and chargers, is turning into its own business unit, and companies like Archer , Hyundai and Volocopter are exploring ways to integrate air mobility into a city’s existing transport networks. Nikola has come to a resolution with the U.S.

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How to get superior returns in VC

David Teten VC

Network. Social media tools like Linkedin and FullContact increases the value of network currency (reputation and access), because people with currency can spend their currency getting to a wider array of influencers. Our industry is highly noisy, and VCs use their networks to filter for signal amidst the noise.

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The Station: Tier buys Spin, Waymo gets to charge for robotaxi, and Tesla needs a Tim Cook

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In China, 60% of journey-miles may be autonomous by 2040, according to a recent report by McKinsey & Co. In the state of Washington, drivers who work for Uber, Lyft and other transportation network companies won sick leave , a minimum pay rate and other benefits. companies , like Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel. Miscellaneous.

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EVs to power Kenya’s bus rapid transit system

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But the situation is about to change following an announcement that the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in the country’s capital, Nairobi, will only be operated by green (electric, hybrid and biodiesel) vehicles. The uptake of electric vehicles in Kenya currently stands at 5% — a majority of which are private vehicles.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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The amount of plastic pouring into our oceans is set to triple by 2040, and most un-recycled plastic in the world is generated by consumer packaged goods. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success. Image Credits: Cavan Images / Getty Images. How Ryan Reynolds mastered authentic marketing.