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How digital transformation powers the machine economy

Control Engineering

While DeFi could be leveraged to increase inclusivity in global supply chains [6], NFTs, for example, have become popular choices by brands for enhancing their customer relations programs [7] but also as a new way to address IP protection issues when data are flowing between multiple stakeholders.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Autotech promises unfulfilled In 2016, John Zimmer the co-founder and president of Lyft, wrote a 16-page whitepaper predicting that the majority of rides on his network would be autonomous by 2021. Last October, GM disclosed its billion-dollar purchase of the startup lost over $730 million during Q3 2023.