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COP27 success and criticism, France’s latest Unicorn targets, NASA’s Orion lunar orbit, and much more in this week’s Tech News Roundup. 25 November 2022.

Every week we present the latest startup, tech, and innovation news from around the world. Here are this week's top stories. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/0dsS6j34GiUGLmkfrjxgeyWgQFUGzVj-sB-nH5p9sC_jSv6MnrItSUsc_WUHoLqCqa-BUCRN8fduj4AFFH2y1QnOXEfo48bYR4B-bUPK0PtNvnBwId_g_zoBtQUXBhzHDhUb63G-74TbIAZutY2GJKvYwkY_JFdgFXR7XfkEousSrlbKhs5ZetOaJ3QPOA">Photo Credit: COP27&nbsp;<h2>#1 COP 27 delivers progress on ‘loss &amp; damage’ but fails on fossil fuels</h2>The United Nations Climate Change&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/countries-agree-loss-damage-fund-final-cop27-deal-elusive-2022-11-20/?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew">COP27 ends with a single agreement&nbsp;</a>to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters, fueled by greenhouse gas emissions consumed in developed nations.As for temperature, the 1.5 Celsius maximum temperature increase discussed at COP26 in Glasgow was also on the table. Some countries attempted to renege and to do away with the mention. That attempt failed to the encouragement of many countries and activists.Despite this, leaders did not agree to any targets for emission cuts, which would help prevent future costly disasters from happening in the first place.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-center" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.vivatechnology.com/vt-prd/medias/FTX_ab244615cb/FTX_ab244615cb.png"></figure>Photo Credit: FTX<h2>#2 FTX crash and ongoing aftermath</h2>Crypto exchange platform, FTX,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/collapsed-crypto-exchange-ftx-owes-top-50-creditors-3-billion-filing.html">owes its creditors</a> over $3B, according to a new court filing.This comes after the news that Founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, personally took $300M out of the $420.69M raised after a fundraising round in 2021.Lawyers for FTX, are describing a dysfunctional and mismanaged company, as they try to explain how a crypto-exchange empire evaporated in just a few days.&nbsp; Court proceedings are currently ongoing. &nbsp;<h2 style="text-align:center;"><img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xfK7cUKn-DFUckEnLE1-AWMQPN5B2N2BKnjyW8M-i95RfnTiNFXPcwPYzJIXeZ1K5JoRmtV_ep3O_0NK6_f1GNZ9g0DkUkjV8EndeoGNEenXzhbbA0ABzHLC07A0RKPz-y1bD0FT_mqUc006FajXG2mb13P11hMrrqtBzZnUgsPIjhiiVp3dVeZHSxwnlw"></h2>Source: VivaTech<h2>#3 France aims for 10 unicorns on stock market by 2025</h2>The French Government sets a <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/capital-markets/france-mulls-using-public-funds-to-spur-10-unicorn-ipos-by-2025?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=CMNW&amp;utm_campaign=00000184-a539-dc5a-ad8f-ef3dcc8e0004" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new target of 10 unicorns</a> on the Euronext stock exchange by 2025 including two with a capitalization of more than €5B.Many financial and support initiatives are being put in place to curb French startups from listing themselves in the US.This comes a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/macron-aims-surge-number-french-tech-unicorns-by-2030-2022-06-17/">French President Emmanuel Macron announced at VivaTech 2022</a> his government’s goal to reach 100 French unicorns, including 25 "green" initiatives by 2030.&nbsp;In the past, Paris has lagged behind London, New York and California as a tech and finance hub.&nbsp; However, since Macron’s first presidential election win in 2017 and the launch of ‘Station F,’ the paris-based start-up accelerator site, the French technology sector has noted several noteworthy fundraising rounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-center" style="width:50%;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.vivatechnology.com/vt-prd/medias/50846481908_da6b0ac9b9_b_ca4e9d13ee/50846481908_da6b0ac9b9_b_ca4e9d13ee.jpg"></figure>Photo Credit: Twitter<h2>#4 Donald Trump is back on Twitter after an online poll from Elon Musk</h2>Donald Trump was reinstated on Twitter after the results of Elon Musk's poll on the platform showed 51.8% of users answering in favor of the Former US President returning.Trump is one of many given the possibility to return including Kanye West, Jordan Peterson &amp; Andrew Tate. &nbsp;However, Trump has responded saying he has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-twitter-poll-showing-narrow-majority-want-trump-reinstated-2022-11-20/">no interest in returning</a> to the social media platform.Twitter was the first social media platform to ban Trump following the breach on the United States Capitol building and violent riot on January 6, 2021.&nbsp; By allowing Trump back, Musk seems to have reassessed his early statement, saying he would not make “major content decision or account reinstatements” before creating a diverse and knowledgeable “content moderation council.”&nbsp;<h1 style="text-align:center;"><img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CSDmohtGnjTYQOP5npPrRlhaPDehWDL4KBxz4zORbrNd-TDIuYuXNnVcXo7FsbrhEQz8RujR2MOwMzSCbWbX-D3FTPBlaEVEkk3o0nBYfFLqgxpbqbkHZF3eARqik-qczTxyE3GUp7YoIRr1nYOeOFmt8yFIxVhDBbVC2wGMNzZP3aoI0r1u4zUVpI7Y"></h1>Photo Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center<h2>#5 NASA’s Orion capsule reaches moon on way to record-breaking lunar orbit</h2>NASA’s Orion spacecraft&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/21/orion-moon-orbit-arrives/?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew">flew 81 miles from the Moon</a>, the closest it has ever reached. This is a key step in the space agency’s Artemis program, which aims to send humans back to the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972.&nbsp;As the capsule keeps advancing, the Orion mission will see astronauts sent beyond the Moon, to asteroids &amp; even Mars.“The mission continues to proceed as we had planned, and the ground systems, our operations teams, and the Orion spacecraft continue to exceed expectations, and we continue to learn along the way about this new, deep-space spacecraft,” said Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission Manager,&nbsp;<a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/11/21/artemis-i-flight-day-six-orion-performs-lunar-flyby-closest-outbound-approach/">during a media briefing</a> at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA.&nbsp;That’s it for this time. We’ll see you in a week for the next roundup!&nbsp;Don’t miss the top tech news stories of the day by&nbsp; following us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vivatech/">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/vivatech">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/viva-technology/">Linkedin</a>. &nbsp;

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Tech News Roundup #9

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When it comes to scaling, what are the worst (and best) mistakes to make? We chat with John Chambers on scaling up efficiently.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/L0SnCc7hXwGOr9-BM7WQedURVdDzRvEHp0ESJgSpVH_9CB7cqEAA_uKdNM8jAP7s5mAF2Eu8o_VM5_jjkJoj7p-Q0GURePtf-DjTtSE_H7xOmFAVHqz549-KdxVRpNmpLjj6rnQoeW7b6caxmSzFibUKBsya1tyrr1r2_m_Jml1CP2XK08afY7Ryahm1NQ">Photo credit: VivaTechGrowing up is hard. More responsibility, more decisions, and in turn more mistakes. From idea to startup to scaleup to unicorn, the journey can be kind of rocky. Yet, how do successful startups manage the rocky journey from startup to scaleup and – maybe one day – to unicorn?At VivaTech 2022, we sat down with the expert of scaling up. John Chambers, former CEO of Cisco, serial investor, and Global Ambassador of French Tech.Chambers has been a part of every size company and scaled multiple businesses and startups. From a headcount of 400 people to 75,000 and from sales revenue of 70 million to 48 billion. He shared his insights on success (and meaningful failure).&nbsp; &nbsp;<h2>What are the common mistakes that entrepreneurs make, and how can they be avoided?</h2>Not focusing on differentiation. Having competitors is fine, but startups can use technology to differentiate their business. “Use a new technology like AI to change your business model, like the internet changed business models 30 years ago,” Chambers suggested.Yet as we enter a period of uncertainty, it’s important to keep growth in check and focus more on what can be controlled.&nbsp;“You need to focus on a plan for an economic slowdown – which I believe is going to happen – you need a plan A, B, and C to navigate through it going forward.”But the biggest mistakes Chambers has seen? Not hiring the right people for your business.&nbsp;“Engineers, you will hire a Chief Revenue Officer who talks like an engineer, who’s really a business development person in disguise. And for those with a business background, you will make the same mistakes on engineers. You’ll focus on engineers who can really articulate their vision well, when in fact in engineering lead you want someone who can build great products.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>With the market changing, how should startups adapt their business models?</h2>Chambers was leading Cisco in 2000 when the market crashed because of the dot-com bubble. He considers the period right after as his most challenging moment as a leader. From its stock rising every week by 50% to an immediate 80% decrease, Cisco had to find a way to stabilize again.“You see that with great companies today like DocuSign, their stock is going from 300 to 60. Cloud Flair their stock is going from 200 to 40. There is a natural adjustment happening here, I don’t think that’s bad. The market has been 2-3 times what we’ve traditionally seen, so I think it’s a natural resetting.&nbsp;“Great companies are always formed during the economic downturn. You are more a product as a leader of how you handle your setbacks. So until you have a near-death experience, you’re not going to have a great company. So I would prepare for the tough times, hope for the good times, and then be very agile as we go into this next year.” &nbsp;<h2>How can founders build more sustainable growth?</h2>The four biggest focuses for sustainable growth for Chambers are: a clear vision, the best team, an incredible company culture, and risk-taking.&nbsp;“It starts with really understanding your vision and strategy. It would shock you how many times I sit down with a startup and ask them for their vision and strategy and I can’t differentiate that from what I’ve heard from 5 other startups. Understand what is really unique about your vision, and what is your sustainable differentiation.“Then it’s candidly about the team that you build. How do you get your engineering team to be world-class? How do you get your sales team to be world-class?&nbsp;“Most startups underestimate how important culture is. Warren Buffet said it best: “Culture eats vision and strategy for lunch.” I believe that great companies have really strong cultures. Whether it’s at Tesla or Cisco or Microsoft, cultures are all different.“And then you have to take the courage to disrupt yourself and continue to take risks. If you’re not disrupting yourself, your competitors and the markets are. Doing the right thing for too long is a common mistake.”&nbsp;<h2>Become the next unicorn</h2>There was a lot to dissect about scaling up on our VivaTech stage. If you want to watch the full session with John Chambers, you can watch it on our Digital Platform&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/56830570-bfc7-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">here</a>!Learn more in this reporter by Roland Berger, in partnership with VivaTech, exploring the nitty gritty of scaling up with interviews of 40 CEOs from European tech unicorns and scaleups.&nbsp;REPORT:&nbsp;<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.vivatechnology.com/vt-prd/medias/Roland_Berger_Vivatech_Study_FINAL_ef85c5ddb1/Roland_Berger_Vivatech_Study_FINAL_ef85c5ddb1.pdf?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter_281022_B">Scaling-up Efficiently While Being True to a Company’s Values</a>. &nbsp;

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Session Digest: From Startup to Grown-up

Passenger drones in Paris, dress up your Bored Ape, more funds for deeptech startups, plus more in this week’s Tech News Roundup. 18 November 2022.

Every week we present the latest startup, tech, and innovation news from around the world to keep you updated on the latest happenings. Let’s dive into this week's top 6 stories. &gt;&gt; &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/J7LTvu8GG67Wl-0QL1CAMI1u1ZXfmxDiOuNYcy2Wi7ZMg8cqBNTvUzou_YN2ivKV3SP98yo1a_5wDF1rOEYhbOzquju5g1Xs_Qw1H3LHIgmf07BwOM6PKDtz164Q-lDChmul8u2cB6v5hA--iDS5hvHNWnWtnyx-44AzwSJwcGx3fNI-a9LVFle-ec8Q2A">Photo credit: Volocopter<h2># 1&nbsp;Volocopter&nbsp;Begins Trials Near Paris to Prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games</h2>Volocopter&nbsp;takes its first flight in conventional air traffic near Paris. The test aircraft&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/drone-taxi-take-first-spin-air-traffic-near-paris-2022-11-10/">took off</a> with a passenger on board from the Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield outside Paris and briefly circled around while other aircraft were in the vicinity.The German unicorn and VivaTech Alumni is preparing for commercial flights by 2024 when Paris holds the Summer Olympic Games. The Ile-de-France region president, Valérie Pecresse, said the region provided financial support for the initiative as she wants the first passenger flight in a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to take place here.&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NfQuHZgiCa3MSqoGm0dt7L8ExHxaOJ3ts_hIeNNyqqnV8IigRzgmQXUFRt5x9JBu5-coN6Sk-70AGVx2YZ577KoGkzhvs4qM0btorSqGuR7o-Qg0LM6Rwl3BVbU55wEJGiYfzV-uKpHtMEI3vjKdFNZUv22RaDVGRNBnSryFSF8UP71NrrhViYdPuIVm9A">Photo credit: VivaTech<h2>#2 Binance to Form Crypto Industry Recovery Fund After FTX Collapse</h2>Binance&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/14/binance-starts-recovery-fund-for-crypto-projects-facing-liquidity-crisis/">creates</a> a crypto industry recovery fund to help projects that are otherwise strong, but in a liquidity crisis. The announcement came in a tweet from founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, stating that “liars or fraud” would never qualify."We will try to collect the other industry players together to form an industry association globally, and try to deal with some of the common standards in business," CZ said. The recent crypto market events – the collapse of&nbsp;FTX&nbsp;– were cited as the reason the initiative was started.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uoWccog7qiBzFzRFnz7-eibuq5edt1MktIfigc0_gJIskOFXvoIlpB9tBTiATjhE2LvX7HMPDTOAxs2SgpNpgXSIk_I-aXoaNBpCfsaVN46WIOHmFZ3-78b0TgcHY7_cpMYM66vadK-u3k1R323f7GplRtrf7spLQ9zIB0wHNW8sWlcrbS5-e1j8EDGSZQ">Photo credit: DogFinance<h2>#3 Paris Overtakes London as Europe’s Most Valuable Stock Market</h2>Paris is now Europe’s biggest and most valuable stock market,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63623502">overtaking</a> London for the first time. A weak pound, fears of a recession in the UK, and surging sales at French luxury goods makers are thought to be behind the shift, according to data from Bloomberg.Even though both markets are expecting a recession to hit in the coming months, the triumph for France establishes its leadership status in Europe. And London isn’t taking the defeat lightly. "London's loss of the top spot by stock market valuation to Paris will be seen as a blow to the City's prestige," Russ Mould from AJ Bell investors.&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/iCgY85xvRLlO12m_kPHzGK41qTku95Osv1Ma5QgPaHS9owqHED4FHON_g9GCTM5_9t17Onlxe2tBWbioCtsf5HfPMml4FbtbB3T4_vIFa1ZGi78SBGHuOxRX6uUjoyVR0BuL-EtAJ7UCHZLln989ugn60pTjh3csPBeFh-z3CKx6kyyqeNi2O4YOuTYvPA">Photo credit: Lemetavers<h2>#4&nbsp;Adidas&nbsp;Reveals its First Collection of “Virtual Gear” NFT Wearables&nbsp;</h2>Adidas&nbsp;<a href="https://tech.eu/2022/11/17/adidas-reveals-its-first-collection-of-nft-wearables-in-new-product-category-dubbed-virtual-gear">launches</a> its first collection of NFT digital wearables, “Virtual Gear”, marking the first time you can dress and undress your Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT. The 16 unique jackets are designed for virtual avatars and will be interoperable with other identity-based projects and worlds – meaning your avatar can wear a bright green fuzzy jacket in a multitude of metaverse games.Studio VP of&nbsp;Adidas&nbsp;Erika Wykes-Sneyd stated, “No matter what, no matter where – Adidas is synonymous with the boundary breakers. Now, in whatever realities they choose to inhabit.”&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WV50mS94pW6xxw8OGck6Ggza-99PmFwuv7Tv1PhTl8c-OR_a0DChvcnlkn9TQBfNI7uQJH7F8_pGfvdtob9J-5rwhdNJubyQsRiY31O7asbCsJTT64sZ4PMSSxsLmeMsQCZtFukf0s9IENQULj2-aEbhU6BZuRnSi5UUimjPiGUL35ET8GFTZfsxV7nzkA">Photo credit: Schengen Visa News<h2>#5 European Innovation Council Fund Invests €190M into Deeptech Startups</h2>The European Innovation Council Fund&nbsp;<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6953">invests</a> €190M into deep tech startups to help identify, develop and scale up high-risk innovations. Twenty-four different deals have been submitted to the investment approval process of the EIC Fund, two of which have already been approved.&nbsp;<a href="https://apixanalytics.com/">Apix Analytics</a>, a company with the first miniaturized universal gas analyzer for all renewable gases; and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lattice-medical.com/">Lattice Medical</a>, a company working on breast self-reconstruction with patients' own tissue.&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/LJ1IIIzsUS9icFoJwHdeoit-l6aVaac_7aTaGAe7gv79kAKtMmIx3aHq8tGmMQj7h-6hP5lgKe059fsxkshQRrs_ZFxPFK_SFGglCJ-Ll8Q0pMOSK753PdoNUEP6gxSGJ3n_mZP_kxpqe6BmZ-E2jsGR5Eaf8WaWOVw312Nf6HiszGEGhsiFH3q102_kOQ">Photo credit: VivaTech<h2>#6 Autonomous Drone Delivery Startup Aviant Raises $2.3M Seed Round</h2>Norwegian autonomous drone delivery startup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aviant.no/">Aviant</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://tech.eu/2022/11/17/norwegian-autonomous-drove-delivery-startup-aviant-takes-to-the-skies-with-23-million">raises</a> $2.3M to scale operations. The drone startup was created in 2020 to help with pressures during the pandemic, initially flying biological samples between hospitals in Norway and Sweden – and was present at 2022 VivaTech!“Drones are up to 90% less costly because they’re autonomous, emit 95% less CO2, and much faster than car-based transportation. In my mind, there’s no question if they’ll be a part of the future transportation infrastructure, especially of lightweight cargo,” explained Aviant client Røros Hospital’ Jan Gunnar Skogås.&nbsp;That’s it for this week. We’ll see you in a week for the next roundup!&nbsp;If you don’t want to miss the top news stories of the day, give us a follow on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vivatech/">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/vivatech">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/viva-technology/">Linkedin</a>. &nbsp;

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Tech News Roundup #8

The majority of startups consider VivaTech to be a business booster. We break down the stats.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/LmvdLd0Mx_4XdPNKN7f4v2snNiaETBBAOSrHaL2Efj1VpeCfpDWC34IYqwuGkFHD81JQQZT3-jUMYu-ZGYDv_ziYA_o5xdyumtUJIYGjG3EVT5AqoZ6QKMp6s9aUIwtbPfXL75f5E6gqaD1VbNNWtpNYniVJd-xAa5R0GBLabP2fwK1wf3CwINh8HqbJIw">&nbsp;In partnership with MRCC, a market research institute, VivaTech asked exhibiting and visiting startups that attended the 2022 event what makes their experience stand out. The vast majority said the event brought them increased business leads and brand visibility, while also opening up opportunities to get introduced to major investors and corporations, and to pitch their business to the leaders in tech. Overall,&nbsp;71% of the startups surveyed consider VivaTech to be a business booster.Check out the Full Report, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vivatechnology.com/media/press-releases/71percent-of-startups-exhibiting-at-vivatech-consider-the-event-to-be-a-business-booster">Press Alert</a> on our website.&nbsp;Don’t just take our word for it.&nbsp; VivaTech’s alumni say it better. Here are some insights from startuppers Ruben Hallali of HD Rain and Romuald Boulanger from La Vitre, on why they continue to come to VivaTech.&nbsp;"The main reason we come back to VivaTech every year is for the quality of the discussions we have there, but also for the business we are able to generate in just two or three days. This represents 50% to 60% of our leads for the following year."&nbsp;– Ruben Hallali, CEO of HD RainRead more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vivatechnology.com/news/we-signed-our-first-contract-right-after-vivatech---hd-rains-vivastory">here</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;“VivaTech is an amazing event and so vast that we can actually meet a lot of the players from so many different sectors in the same place. And it’s a place where our ecosystem can expand too!”– Romuald Boulanger, Co-founder of La VitreRead more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vivatechnology.com/news/a-solution-bigger-than-its-own-stand-la-vitres-vivastory">here</a>.&nbsp;"The visibility that VivaTech offers us, especially in terms of media exposure, is essential in building our ecosystem.”&nbsp;– Anne-Cecile Marie, Technology Adjacencies Director, InnovafeedRead more&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vivatechnology.com/news/5-startups-feeding-tomorrows-generation">here</a>.&nbsp;

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Press Alert: VivaTech boosts startup business

Stretchable screens, a crypto feud, the vehicle of tomorrow, plus more in this week’s Tech News Roundup. 10 November 2022.

Every week we present the latest startup, tech, and innovation news from around the world to keep you updated on the latest happenings. Let’s dive into this week's top 5 stories. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Tr-ee9PlixEYz7GcytiSZDZ53pUg8Cz7M63DQFTpHyH2KX8ohwHU_96oSyJsI3b4y2L7OEKyCAOWflxs_2qRvQ0Yn9RRNZjtLiDXk1yt-X9P_Tta5X9t0VtaSTAqC3zvrbFQOmJz9UIwbXHkzsFlYstvWbeYbcvxbA7i8QduzvN3pxHQmtVPk9uFTRN8yw">Photo credit: Coindesk<h2># 1 Jack Dorsey Launches a Beta For His New Social Media Company,&nbsp;Bluesky Social</h2>Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-jack-dorsey-launches-beta-bluesky-social-app-2022-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">launches</a>&nbsp;Bluesky Social – a decentralized social media platform controlled by users with data free from government influence. The&nbsp;<a href="https://bsky.app/">beta&nbsp;</a>test for the new platform had 30,000 users sign up within 2 days of the news. Bluesky Social hopes to support "a new foundation for social networking which gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience."The announcement comes at an interesting moment with Elon Musk officially buying Twitter at the end of October. The new chief twit and former&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;CEO had spoken during the months of legal back and forth for Twitter’s purchase. Dorsey explained to Musk in messages that have now become public, "A new platform is needed. It can't be a company. That's why I left."&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nKtwyYFBNfL-sAyMg9p-NG4OP7r4duljWDWrYNuVR3jFPFbQZqGaZ1aCi_KdwwlVtE0hZSVS-rATSCOQOvWcW4KThgYGs4IuKib56Ma2rHlMgOA0dO6BtKXpkmjAsJC6e6EFGsGPDec4-n25AtGanrvlq_xn7HZP5BLlMxnfoZGt1of4P_6c-qnhqGFOkA">Photo credit: Canada Today<h2>#2 Binance Backs Out of Buying&nbsp;FTX in Crypto Megadeal</h2>Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was set to&nbsp;<a href="https://coinculture.com/au/business/binance-and-ftx-seek-to-acquire-voyager-digital-assets-after-coinbases-backout/">acquire</a> rival&nbsp;FTX&nbsp;after signing a nonbinding agreement recently but has now<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/binance-backs-out-of-ftx-rescue-leaving-the-crypto-exchange-on-the-brink-of-collapse.html">&nbsp;backed out</a> of the deal.&nbsp;FTX&nbsp;experienced a "significant liquidity crisis" and looked to&nbsp;Binance&nbsp;for help. The crypto exchange would have fully acquired&nbsp;FTX&nbsp;and helped cover the costs related to the liquidity circumstances.However, Binance decided to walk away from the deal just one day after announcing it. “The issues are beyond our control or ability to help,” Binance said in a tweet. A feud had been spewing over the last year between&nbsp;Binance CEO&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/e33574b5-37a1-ec11-a22a-a04a5e7cd2d9">Changpeng Zhao</a> and&nbsp;FTX&nbsp;CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. This latest flaky behavior is surely just adding fuel to the flames…&nbsp;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fyMGjBpMlIpErGEO4gVTZ8wH9o2pXXPYOvLzKVa-AR1rzx71DiXzqv-L5_ynuezGtbi649FaGUMx8sVhWmbDoYmhxghsv5IOXv-e4SkOWViietE00eUCSx3Ya3ktbLtMdiX73tBSL389YK_p2ZBn3fr6TGL9A6mqf06RceVMx0DDqbMgZxqCVLNTjo_CMg">Photo credit: Carina Johansen/Getty Images<h2>#3 Elon Musk Ends Remote Working at&nbsp;Twitter</h2>Don’t you love getting 2:30 AM emails from your boss? We neither, but Elon Musk felt like it was the perfect time to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-email-ends-remote-work-twitter-staff-office-2022-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">tell workers</a> at&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;that remote work at&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;was no longer allowed. In his first email to employees, Musk ordered staff back to the office for at least 40 hours a week.Citing the current economic crisis and the need to increase revenue (hello $8 checkmarks) as his main reasons for the switch Musk also told&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;employees "the road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed." &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2gISOrY353lGy9KGvf6cqOqqE7gf5ktomliJgfEfvg0ACJg2GgTfF8inOtz7wmxFpz2PMAVRzstHMjz2Y7lOenACDeR2jX5qLtBlx2VKedn6P1xOVmmycIi9D8uhOCxelOdh4R8SRpjJBfORa9XGmrAoaZQAqbSR4Vs9pQ_28Qip8FQb44UGB2HAYSLCnQ">Photo credit: VivaTech<h2>#4&nbsp;Google&nbsp;is working with&nbsp;Renault&nbsp;to build a "vehicle of tomorrow"</h2>Google&nbsp;partners with&nbsp;Renault&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-renault-android-auto-sdv-car-3232436/">develop</a> a software-defined vehicle. The car will be based on&nbsp;Google’s&nbsp;existing Android Auto software and will have a digital twin that will be developed from AI to help it get continuous updates and features. The companies say this new smart vehicle will bring together the best of the automotive and digital worlds – the vehicle of tomorrow. &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/HWAmbWTBpbryCVk2af35RiPXi1_zHKQojqdyTZaODQR-gAgZddO3eY9SXqI5jI7bNxKv-gxNZVkIQ_mTK4SdP9ix1p28dlrHt_9Q1xPZEMNvg_JRCdoqmvSj3COnOI4XtEGnsh7Sejpnx7d9W6RVv_qW6zN7cRTX82bJcK3pjTm3bUt2YxuQBDHEmTxBKQ">Photo credit: The Korea Economic Daily<h2>#5&nbsp;LG&nbsp;develops the world’s first full-color stretchable display</h2>LG Electronics, the major South Korean display panel maker, unveils the world’s first full-color stretchable display, surpassing all existing gadget tech. The display’s size can be extended by 20% and still maintain a high picture quality thanks to the highly elastic silicon normally used in contact lenses.These stretchable displays could be used to stretch over odd-shaped surfaces like clothing, furniture, or wearables, for example in special uniforms for first responders in emergencies, or even adapt entire screens to add bumps for the visually impaired.&nbsp;That’s it for this week. We’ll see you in a week for the next roundup!&nbsp;If you don’t want to miss the top news stories of the day, give us a follow on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vivatech/">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/vivatech">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/viva-technology/">Linkedin</a>. &nbsp;

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Tech News Roundup #7

Tackling climate change starts with recognizing the problem. Here’s how startups are tackling the climate crisis.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uJPFSNKvoLFhvDumfgjT_6yI_Pba0Y3TbkS0RTflbuI-_RYMwnl9EuL78IAfP2_iJ6y_oQDDWlD4V3mh7n5fMMdNi1y0IZGSEvsyJ4sETSKVE1dOAB__wcTSzJGP9FbynDOTs1KI4XCPImkQ0HzVlbE7Te-q93PHE69aLTOBAK_PEqX6wN3NtA5HONhC">Photo credit: VivaTech<a href="https://cop27.eg/">COP27</a> is officially underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The United Nations climate change conference brings together 120 heads of state, tens of thousands of delegates, as well as international media and NGOs working to avoid climate disaster.World leaders will be discussing the best ways nations can curb their emissions. With the hope that bigger pledges are made (and&nbsp;<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129892">kept</a>) in the following year, what’s certain is that action needs to be taken on every level.&nbsp;Business and civil society have their part to play. Some startups are taking on the challenge, aiming to help curb emissions by helping businesses and organizations measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprint.&nbsp; Here are&nbsp;7 solutions that we think you should keep an eye on:&nbsp; &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Ves369VCDxCCrMF5--ytDpI6mN3Pb6dw-C2RwqyCSmDm0wIpHnVJiGbGy_dnNt8ToQydKSaFZfunFbJkGyvhzFWnsQsGDGSt4FrcbkhHKc4hdk-llsTyGbkBMaXs_FqNxMQKYfEYOpD5I-ggUwTai13MH9bVPCXDOWV4aoCLfU-SYbPo-z0-HvFjZ2ND1Q">Photo credit: Urbanomy<h2>Urbanomy</h2><a href="https://www.urbanomy.io/en">Urbanomy</a> is a carbon and energy planning consultancy. The startup launched in 2020 after a year with EDF Corporate Ventures Incubator and now helps their customers to reach low carbon goals for their organization, real estate projects, or portfolio of assets.&nbsp;The French startup uses a decarbonization methodology that can define a science-based pathway to net zero. Customers can monitor their progress and reevaluate their actions based on what’s working. In 2022, Urbanomy worked with VivaTech to consolidate our carbon reduction roadmap for the event! &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/DK9_lDTPwYKEdgXeXVfIuS0PHlw3qHN5WVAbCwwV-gWf3hMTNPkqOkm68NwFwnqUyex1ZmtExTHIlFPeS8oRxJNKT1laXaMeUHTT49_qzZcnEokOCQOIVY1N8iIM5KYGrSdeWBwOEnOmQr6p7-2zNiEV_q_2at9Nkno6s5waaMz10sdNTSuAZ3BJSJD9XQ">Rachel Delacour, seated far-right, Sweep's CEO on the VivaTech stage. Photo credit; VivaTech<h2>Sweep</h2>With carbon emissions getting out of control,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sweep.net/">Sweep</a> saw an opportunity to act. The startup is an industry leader in measuring and reducing an organization's carbon footprint. Their platform helps companies measure their emissions, take action to reduce their carbon footprint, and stay compliant with the latest reporting standards.Companies like 2050, Swisscom, Prose, and Ubisoft have all measured their direct and indirect emissions through Sweep’s platform. They’ve implemented solutions including a platform that tracks all carbon data from the company and makes it available to every employee. Sweep and its partners have also created ways to involve employees in the emissions evaluation process and develop new low-carbon alternatives for products. &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/y39I4xz8zRwK57ka8NURvjaWXokA-2RWJxeNUIKomemFK_ub5bTZ4NUAONl8PiqUkHxNwnPDW2ZNxJztZs1GIQzYG5zS6AekB7FpIFmuDV9Qnejs_mVLULSfOnStaHHPk6nCVcA1LcDjIhJpBtkF9AqFWcO86P82MI9-Y89wEih1yCaRsWpoM8ClVoaquQ">Presenting Carbo at VivaTech 2022. Photo credit: La Poste<h2>Carbo</h2>Personalized recommendations for decreasing our carbon footprint? Sign us up.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hellocarbo.com/">Carbo</a> has created a web app for businesses and individuals alike to understand their carbon footprint that proposes personalized recommendations based on their current operations.&nbsp;Optimization can include buying refurbished computer equipment, favoring public transport, electric vehicles, or carpooling for commutes, changing the website host for a more “Green” option, or setting up a waste recycling policy at the office.&nbsp; &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/aICffqpfWFWJuXsd9BKl4ObRuJaz5328e5fZKyzl4GEWmKos1VA6jFSdXllMFyMQzdDRDKiiETukr_dsvZDUeBhNZX-wUQSQeDfnKkHEw1VO25pvGKklAEuN8E0b-foYMV71NjOHkSOPAzJv_qRKJXgv4wMKqo1_sedqVe4oM29TSUYcm1GZ5n76pl_zeQ">Evolution Energie’s team and their stand at VivaTech 2022. Photo credit: VivaTech<h2>Evolution Energie</h2>Energy management systems are crucial for businesses to decrease their energy consumption. Startup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.evolutionenergie.com/">Evolution Energie</a> provides energy management software to energy suppliers and industrialists, helping them optimize their portfolios and make more informed decisions about their energy usage.Evolution Energie software currently monitors 6% of the European Union's energy consumption already. They are clearly plotting the path to lessen energy consumption and move towards a sustainable future.&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BN4cX3bTqPEPmQoJlR41os_hKX262rKYzoH0HEVPlzqNz1FcJf74htIPtgtzkVEf8MAVNUcdwCpxrpBTx9z3F1oZPWT-gS7NhwhPaWstDmBWg5m_wb7vjdq5oO91utZvPCw4hVh1VM3XaTwDm0FNdH9Exy3LQZtYbkUt6-YgD2Pc-Y3fkkxch-ipEYm70g">The Greenly team and their stand at VivaTech 2022. Photo credit: Greenly<h2>Greenly</h2><a href="https://www.greenly.earth/?utm_term=greenly&amp;utm_campaign=sn-brand-fr&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=574621659266&amp;utm_term=greenly&amp;utm_campaign=1:+SN+%7C+2:+Brand+%7C+3:+Search+Brand+%7C+4:+FR&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_acc=8929442750&amp;hsa_cam=14344835684&amp;hsa_grp=127465409178&amp;hsa_ad=574621659266&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-290014712&amp;hsa_kw=greenly&amp;hsa_mt=b&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA9qKbBhAzEiwAS4yeDXXEN9kzWJyheVnT503sHYj9g7KyBGfW5cCdDnWgDcNrt0S5HAZdvxoCrGkQAvD_BwE">Greenly</a> is a Saas platform focusing on making carbon accounting easy and intuitive for SMBs. They integrate their solution with company software to fast-track the computation of CO2-inducing activities to allow them to start their climate journey. Major banks like BNP Paribas have included their all-in-one carbon accounting platform on their banking apps.&nbsp;This green team is simplifying a very difficult task indeed! &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/UxA6YV4VRXly9kuQkrZYyoGaBRhMcqQJrTcHjdCtLlkKzDJO_O2wbuidg9tVOPQEZFQkKwTQ74bj9kUVQK5yxIZArxmHgow1eJcZNjZbNT7KLeT_A7psu8_E6CNIYuY5YTv9_TN4tAfm859Lv3czH_fDjUIh7U3cTooNl__OUr5S8mVI0vi-zePLoTGgrQ">The Plan A team. Photo credit: Plan A<h2>Plan A</h2>There is no “plan B” for our planet. That is why&nbsp;<a href="https://plana.earth/">Plan A</a> is helping businesses create a roadmap to build a better future. The German startup was created in 2017 in an effort to prevent the worst of the climate crisis while we can still act. They decided that using data to orient and focus on the sustainable transition was the fastest way to make things happen.In 2020, they released a tool to help businesses calculate their carbon footprint and from that data, create a plan toward decarbonization. They are now working with companies like BMW, BNP Paribas, Trivago, Flixbus, and N26.&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:50%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dl0WYX43LjymqmFYuJh9DHHZXHjiMPnRL6A7VsriJT33pI7X_p7IS3mIfw-NFzKBk5DwkYTMdrZyXHHIF7aKLVSjiW_pVN9WJqZ1maJ1br7hW3uVdItO5ZDYPnzJFf49hcWRoRqK0Er_jLWXyer_oeWNCGqVGkuZSM1n0vjNU6AauVeA1pJN3Mz-3qPhwg">ClimateSeed’s stand at VivaTech 2022. Photo credit: ClimateSeed<h2>ClimateSeed</h2>Some CO2 emissions can’t be accounted for or solutions to avoid them aren’t available yet. Investing in carbon removal and avoidance projects is one way to contribute to carbon reduction. Startup&nbsp;<a href="https://climateseed.com/">ClimateSeed</a> offers a way to buy carbon credits for certified carbon reduction projects to their clients.Available projects include forest restoration, mangrove ecosystem restoration, providing clean water to households in need, methane gas capturing from landfills, and building renewable energy infrastructure.&nbsp;<h2>Planet on fire</h2>A UN report&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63517078">released</a> this past week stated that the past eight years were on track to be the warmest on record. Our planet is "sending a distress signal," explained UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres at the opening of COP27.There’s a lot of progress to be made to tackle the biggest challenges facing our planet. Technology that can help us measure, manage and reduce carbon emissions can help get us moving in the right direction. &nbsp;

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