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The Swiss-based decentralized network announces team Atmanirbhar from Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management as the winner of the first edition of Data Challenge Hackathon;
Winner to receive $5000 along with go-to-market support globally
Bangalore, March 11, 2021:
Vidhira from team Atmanirbhar from
Nagpur as the winner of the
Streamr Data Challenge, an open innovation program that encourages the Indian developer ecosystem to create more valuable data economies through Streamr’s Data Union framework. The winning four-member team will receive $5000 as grant money along with go-to-market support through its vast investor network and mentoring to build a strong foundation for capital-efficient growth. The Hackathon was launched by Streamr Network in India in partnership with
Understanding diversity in crypto and blockchain on Womenâs Day 2021 Listen to article Press Release
Blockchain technology and the crypto industry are certainly new and offer several opportunities to everyone regardless of gender, but it is a misconception that the diversity issue exists in this industry as well!
Although Bitcoin (BTC) has been in existence for over 10 years and has been breaking new records, we havenât witnessed equal percentages yet when it comes to womenâs involvement. In comparison with other existing industries, blockchain is no different: The state of diversity and inclusion exists in this space, too. This might lead the industry to have biased and inferior blockchain and crypto products, as rightly pointed out by Susan Joseph, head of nonprofit organization Diversity in Blockchain.
The Chainlink oracle node will cryptographically sign all COVID-19 data to ensure authenticity.
Per HealthTrend.AI, legacy data sources cannot source and disseminate data effectively.
HealthTrends.AI, a renowned source for healthcare data, is planning to provide state-certified COVID-19 data through various blockchain networks. The firm unveiled this news via an official announcement on its website on December 16, noting that it aims to launch a Chainlink oracle node, which will allow it to share COVID-19 data through its Coronavirus API. In so doing, the company hopes to inspire the creation of a broad range of new smart contract applications in varying healthcare fields, including Life, P&C, and Health Insurance among others.
World Economic Forum tests blockchain technology for tracking carbon emissions
Shipping coal by train at Glencore s Prodeco coal project in Colombia. Credit: Glencore.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has completed the initial stage of a blockchain platform for tracking embedded greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the mining industry’s value chain.
The WEF’s Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative (MMBI) released a proof of concept called the Carbon Tracing Platform (COT) to help mining companies trace emissions from mine to final product, the WEF announced in a Dec. 15 press release.
Most estimates of the carbon footprint of the mining industry’s value chain are currently based on industry benchmarks or non-standard unverifiable sensors, says Jorgen Sandstrom, WEF’s head of mining and metals.
12/9/2020
A place to rest their paws
Pictured at the grand opening of the New England Humane Society’s new building in Cumberland on Monday are, above, from left, Susan Joseph, executive director; Scott Schmitt, Cumberland Town Councilor; Mike Kinch, Cumberland Town Council President; and Tim Magill, Cumberland Town Councilor. (Breeze photos by Charles Lawrence)
New England Humane Society opens at former Cumberland Animal Control
CUMBERLAND – New England Humane Society Director Susan Joseph and her family toured animal shelter after animal shelter seeking inspiration for their own rescue, “and every time we’d leave, we felt so sad and heavy,” Joseph said.