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Classroom 2050: Unleashing AI, XR, Gaming

Andreessen Horowitz

36:05 – Call to action for the classroom of 2050 Join our panelists from Khan Academy, PrismsVR, and Minecraft Education as we discuss the classroom of the future, and how important technologies including AI, XR, and gaming should play a role in it.

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Innovative businesses that support local communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Juliana has dedicated herself to supporting the environment and developing a vision to “generate an ecological and sustainable awareness through a new form of design.” World Bank experts say that without urgent action, global waste will increase by 70 percent of current levels by 2050.

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AppHarvest is now APPH: Rise of the Rest’s First Publicly Traded Company

Revolution

the company’s DNA is wired with an urgency that meets the moment: the United Nations has predicted that by 2050 we will need up to 50% more food to meet a rising population and growing middle class. I used to joke that the company moves at “the speed of Jonathan,” referring to the founder’s incredible impatience with the status quo.

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EO Impact Day: ‘Reimagine Success’ for your business and the planet

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If we don’t consider these questions, we risk failing to tackle the most important challenges of our lives.” . • “If the world needs to be net zero by 2050, all of us must start today. Does our business make the world better or worse? It is our moral imperative to do it now. The world is aligning. It’s a race to net-zero.

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AI-driven energy startup Octopus hits $2B mark after $200M investment from Tokyo Gas

TechCrunch

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has set a target of reaching net-zero by 2050. Residential renewable energy developer Swell is raising $450 million for distributed power projects in three states. Japanese renewables lag the U.K. by 50% (renewables in Japan in 2019 accounted for 18.9% of electricity versus 37.9% in the U.K.),

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Longevity startup Longevica plans to launch supplements based on long-term research

TechCrunch

Longevica’s CEO Aynar Abdrakhmanov, backing up his company’s aim to tap the desire for people to live longer, said: “According to the WHO, by 2050, 2 billion people will be 60+ years old. PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel invested in Unity Biotechnology , which is developing drugs to treat diseases that accompany aging.

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Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality 

TechCrunch

By that same token, the new Climate Fund seeks to invest in startups that can help Toyota accelerate its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. Toyota Ventures has been an invaluable partner for Boxbot since they invested in our seed round in 2018,” said Austin Oehlerking, co-founder and CEO of Boxbot, in a statement.

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