Redwood Materials acquires European battery recycler in expansion push
Redwood Materials said Tuesday it acquired lithium-ion battery recycler Redux Recycling, a purchase meant to accelerate U.S. company’s expansion into Europe. This is Redwood’s second acquisition since former Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel founded the battery materials and recycling startup in 2017. Last year, Redwood acquired a small UK
Read moreFitbit overhauls its app with visual refresh and simplified user experience
Google announced that its redesigned Fitbit app — which features a new three-tab structure for easier access to curated health and fitness content, easily glanceable stats and more — is rolling out to users starting today. As previously revealed last month, Google says the app’s refreshed design makes it easier
Read moreInstacart’s IPO storms out the gate, showing that unicorns can, in fact, go public and survive
For startups dying of thirst in this desert devoid of capital, Instacart could not have offered up a more satisfying glass of cool water.
Read moreVSCO gains former Figma COO Eric Wittman as its new CEO
Popular photo editing app VSCO is seeing a change in leadership with the appointment of Eric Wittman, formerly of JLL Technologies and COO at Figma, as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Joel Flory. With the appointment, Flory will now become Executive Chairman of the Board and Founder, while co-founder Greg
Read moreNigeria: “MVNOs will help boost the country’s economy”
The recent award of 25 MVNO licences in Nigeria opens up a unique opportunity for the entry of new and innovative services and new value mobile offerings. The overwhelming response to the Communications Commission’s offer of new licences to operate as MVNOs has been more than positive and can be
Read moreCoffee Briefing Sept. 19 – Canada staggers in internet affordability in new report; ScotiaBank, JPMorgan team up; Amazon awards scholarships to 10 Canadian students; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Canada continues to falter in internet affordability in new report According to a new report by SurfShark, Canada
Read moreIn Search of All Possible Scenarios
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Read moreBuild a Digital Collectibles Portal Using Flow and Cadence (Part 1)
Exploring blockchain Flow using the smart contract language, Cadence, by building a website focused on collectiblesIn this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make a website that collects digital collectibles (or NFTs) on the blockchain Flow. We’ll use the smart contract language Cadence and React to make it happen. We’ll also
Read moreSpatial KNN Benchmark: From SQL to Rust
Comparing languages and libraries with a spatial nearest neighbour problemPhoto by Emile Perron on UnsplashIntroductionIn my previous article, I presented how to solve the nearest neighbour problem using SQL and the Python libraries Geopandas and Scikit-learn.I’ll review the previous solutions and present new ones using other libraries and languages this time.
Read moreHow You Can Build Your Team’s Confidence (and Why You Should)
A simple approach to creating a culture of appreciation and supportPhoto by Towfiqu barbhuiya on UnsplashI once worked under a manager who was excellent at developing engineering talent. He willingly took on interns and made it a point to challenge, celebrate, and offer constructive feedback during their journey.While working with him, I transitioned
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