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Friday, August 07,2020

Feature of the Week

Snap's Strategic Maneuver Acquires Augmented Reality Startup AI Factor
Snap Inc. has acquired augmented reality startup AI Factory Inc., for a total of $166 million  Read more ‣
The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Future
In the process of developing sustainable materials and processes, biotechnology draws from millions of years of evolution in which living beings have specialized in producing and recycling all kinds of compounds and materials.  Read more ‣
Whistic Raises $12 Million in Series A Round of Financing to Scale Operations
Whistic drastically reduces the time it takes for buyers and sellers to develop trusted relationships founded on transparency, security, and privacy  Read more ‣

CIO Viewpoint

The Role Of Technology In Classrooms Future
By William Thirsk, VP of IT & CIO, Marist College  
As educational technology goes digital, business operations are affected.  Read more ‣
The Data Driven World
By Alex Pettit, CIO, State of Oregon  
Identifying the leading and lagging indicators are significant part of concern in dealing with big data  Read more ‣

Featured Vendors

Kakaxi: Sensor Technology and Timelapse Video to help Consumers know the story behind their Food
By Adam Smith, Co-Founder & Director  
Kakaxi is known for its finesse in delivering holistic smart farm monitoring solutions  Read more ‣
EVE Energy Ventures: Reserve your EV Charging spot, Save money on bills, and Support the Grids!
By Nikhil Bharadwaj, Founder & DirectorM N Srinath, COO Alexander Isaacson, Head of BD & Strategy & Gaurav Chauhan, CTO  
A cleantech startup that provides EV owners with an automated charging scheduling tool that reduces costs for the charger owner and benefits the grid  Read more ‣
Sunnova Energy: Efficient and Reliant Solar Energy
By William Berger, Chairman, President & CEO  
Sunnova Energy designs and develops solar power storage and generation equipment and devices for the residential properties industry  Read more ‣

CXO Insights

Using Information to Feed the World
By Joe Krkoska, Director-Supply Chain, Dow AgroSciences  
If we can double the effectiveness of agriculture, an industry that may be arguably one of today’s...  Read more ‣
Leveraging GIS to Empower House Hunters in their Search
By Jeff McConathy, VP of Engineering of Consumer Services, Trulia, a part of Zillow Group [NASDAQ: Z]  
More public data is being opened up every day, and by combining interesting public and proprietary...  Read more ‣