With an increased prize fund of US $7.2 million, the Zayed Sustainability Prize supports enterprises, nonprofit organisations and schools delivering transformative solutions. Entries are now open, with applicants invited to submit innovative, scalable sustainability solutions. Now in its 18th year, the Prize has positively impacted over 400 million people by expanding … [continued]
US$5.9M awarded to 11 organisations and high schools from the UAE, Brazil, Canada, Nepal, Switzerland, Uganda and across six sustainability categories From AI-enabled diagnostics to Cooling-as-a-Service, this year’s winners deliver locally adapted innovations that empower millions In 18 years, the Prize has scaled solutions reaching more than 411 million people … [continued]
A handful more partnerships between robotaxi companies and ride-hailing apps have popped out in recent days and weeks. Baidu x Lyft & Uber in London First of all, we’ve got Baidu partnering with Uber and Lyft in London. Uber and Lyft testing of the Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi system is … [continued]
Representatives from China, Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe met in Uzbekistan last week to celebrate a new renewable energy initiative.
The Xpeng Land Carrier and Flying Car. No price yet for the pair, not sure if you can buy it separately. (Image from Xpeng)
For years, we tech journalists had our professional telescopes fixed firmly on the Western horizon. The narrative was simple, clean, and easily marketable: the first company to truly liberate personal transport would be born in Silicon Valley or Texas, driven by a charismatic billionaire. Elon Musk was the ghost in … [continued]
US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries are pressuring EU to abandon its green shipping measures in return for weaker global deal. The US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries are pressuring the EU to abandon its green shipping measures in an effort to force Europe … [continued]
With 128 winners transforming 400 million lives around the world, the Prize continues to attract the world’s most pioneering sustainability solutions. 30% surge in global entries highlights the Prize’s growing impact in advancing transformative solutions across health, food, water, energy, and climate action. AI-powered solutions, disruptive innovations, and technologies that … [continued]
While the US market focuses on Waymo and Tesla much of the time when tracking and discussing robotaxis, the fact is, there are robotaxis in operation outside the US already as well. One company developing such vehicle is WeRide. We have covered WeRide numerous times in the past, and I’ll … [continued]
Having gone to Abu Dhabi several times for cleantech conferences, I could see that UAE leaders were very keen on futuristic tech and very keen on superlatives — the biggest, the first, the tallest, the fastest, etc. So, I knew it would be quick to deploy robotaxis. Today, the capital … [continued]
UAE clean energy giant Masdar is on a big clean power investment streak. It has announced more clean energy project progress this month than most companies in the field announce in a year. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be a big news update. Belt & Road Initiative … [continued]
