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Daimler Financial Services makes strategic investment in Soul Machines; artificial and emotional intelligence

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Since then, Sarah was successful in answering most frequently asked customer questions during an internal pilot at one of the company’s call centers in the US. Digital avatar Sarah will be able to support customers like a personal concierge.

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Electra Vehicles, Inc. Announces $21 Million Financing Round led by United Ventures

Electra Vehicles

The year 2023 has already been pivotal for Electra as we are signing several commercial contracts with international OEMs and are in the process of doubling our headcount to further deploy our cutting-edge technology throughout the fast-growing EV industry. United Ventures SGR SpA United Ventures is an independent venture capital firm.

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Ola Cabs brings back Ankush Aggarwal to its ride-hailing biz – ET Auto

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Ankush is part of the senior leadership or what is being internally referred to as a “ CXO team ”, amid a broader shift and restructuring at the ride-hailing firm following the exit of chief executive Hemant Bakshi. He was previously involved with Ola Electric Mobility. Former CEO Bakshi resigned last month.

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

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These platforms—which combine open alliance legal agreements (like Visa or Mastercard's legal agreements), distributed ledger technology (for example, blockchains like IBM's hyperledger ), and end-to-end encryption—can handle not only payments but also finance, trade, tax, and audits in a uniform manner. or EU standards.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. by Bill Cooke.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided $500 million of the $700 million in financing for First Solar’s India factory. This $500 million in financing reflects the increasing strength of our partnership with India – DFC’s largest market and a like-minded partner with a dynamic private sector.

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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

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The amount of renewable energy capacity added to energy systems around the world reached almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar accounting for 75% of additions, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest edition of the annual “Renewables 2023” report released today. Get started here. –ad*