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British Columbia touted as world leader in agricultural technology

British Columbia touted as world leader in agricultural technology

A forum of leaders in BC agricultural technology outlines how the province could become a world leader in advanced food production, during a Conversations Live project hosted by Stuart McNish on Tuesday night.

The panel was brought together to examine changes in food production and how technology is critical to meeting future consumption.

According to a recent UN report, the world will need 50 per cent more food by 2050 while climate change will decrease global yields by 25 per cent in the same time frame — meaning agricultural technology must advance to help meet demand.

The panel was composed of Peter Dhillon, chair of Ocean Spray and member of the BC Food Security Task Force; Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and professor at the University of Guelph; Karn Manhas, CEO of Terramera, a company that develops plant-based alternatives to synthetic

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Where Are Clean Energy Technologies Manufactured?

Where Are Clean Energy Technologies Manufactured?

Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing

With the world gearing up for the electric vehicle era, battery manufacturing has become a priority for many nations, including the United States.

However, having entered the race for batteries early, China is far and away in the lead.

Using the data and projections behind BloombergNEF’s lithium-ion supply chain rankingsthis infographic visualizes battery manufacturing capacity by country in 2022 and 2027p, highlighting the extent of China’s battery dominance.

Battery Manufacturing Capacity by Country in 2022

In 2022, China has more battery production capacity than the rest of the world combined.

rank Country 2022 Battery Cell
Manufacturing Capacity, GWh		 % of Total
#1 🇨🇳 China 893 77%
#2 🇵🇱 Poland 73 6%
#3 🇺🇸 US 70 6%
#4 🇭🇺 Hungary 38 3%
#5 🇩🇪 Germany 31 3%
#6 🇸🇪 Sweden 16 1%
#7 🇰🇷 South Korea 15 1%
#8 🇯🇵 Japan 12 1%
#9
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MIT Technology Review Examines the Emergent Industrial Metaverse with Siemens AG

MIT Technology Review Examines the Emergent Industrial Metaverse with Siemens AG

New research report findings to be livestreamed on March 30, 2023 in an exclusive session with leading Siemens executives

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29, 2023 /CNW/ — MIT Technology Reviews and Siemens AG announced a new collaboration today examining the emergence of the industrial metaverse, headlined by an editorially independent research report from MIT Technology Review Insights, The Emergent Industrial Metaverse.

MIT Technology Review Logo. (PRNewsPhoto/MIT Technology Review)

Designed for those tasked with making technology decisions, The Emergent Industrial Metaverse explores the emergence of the industrial metaverse: its building blocks, use cases, challenges and opportunities, and the effect it will have on both businesses and everyday life. MIT Technology Review Insights conducted interviews with technologists, industry analysts, and academics worldwide to compile strategies and best practices that enable organizations to find their way to the industrial metaverse.

Among those: “Collaboration and openness need to inform every digitalization strategy going

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Technology Addiction Has Created a Self-Help Trap

Technology Addiction Has Created a Self-Help Trap

For years, I sat down to work each morning, realizing hours later that I felt drained, but got little done. Instead of writing, I spent my time texting, emailing, and mostly aimlessly browsing through news sites, blogs, and social networks. Every click triggered another. I tried to regain control by using an app called Freedom that blocked my computer’s online access for fixed periods of time. Sometimes it helps, especially when I have a work deadline looming. Sometimes it didn’t. But trying to control work time was only part of the struggle. I kept feeling the irresistible urge to pull out my phone wherever I went. At that point, I blamed myself. After all, I was the girl who spent hours playing video games well into college. But something happened in 2015 that made me realize that something much bigger was awry.

It was a Saturday evening when I arrived

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With ‘skimming’ on the rise, senators urge the USDA to require updated technology for SNAP cards

With ‘skimming’ on the rise, senators urge the USDA to require updated technology for SNAP cards

Mon. Ron Wyden on Thursday demanded tighter federal security requirements for the benefits cards that low-income families use to buy food as more households become victims of electronic theft.

Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, receive funds for groceries on electronic benefit transfer cards. In recent months, thieves using hidden “skimming” devices have targeted an alarming number of SNAP participants.

While skimming is not unique to EBT cards, security measures such as embedded microchips and contactless payments have combated it in the consumer credit card and debit card industry. No state SNAP agency issues EBT cards with chips, only cards with magnetic stripes, according to the US Agriculture Department.

“Criminals have been using a security weakness in benefit cards to literally steal food from families in need,” Wyden, D-Ore., said in an interview. “This is a textbook case of government failure to help people who need it

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