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While refurbished device marketplaces like Back Market have raised substantial amounts in funding (Back Market reached a $5.7B valuation last year after a D round) and Raylo in the UK provides leases for electronics (it’s raised raised $180.6M from the likes of Octopus Ventures and Channel 4 Ventures), the device leasing services for small businesses and enterprises powered by venture funding is relatively unexplored. Indeed, the options for companies that want to lease devices tend to be limited to small IT service companies. This possibly explains why UK-based Ooodles, which services this market, has now raised a $12 million funding…

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AAA gaming studio Ubisoft has partnered with blockchain game firm Immutable to collaborate on developing Web3 games through its Strategic Innovation Lab.An announcement shared with Cointelegraph said the two studios will combine their expertise to intertwine mainstream gaming development quality with Web3-enabled functionality.Nicolas Pouard, who heads up Ubisoft’s blockchain initiative, noted that Immutable’s existing blockchain infrastructure and its experience integrating decentralized functionality into games was a vital driver of the partnership:“We’re excited to partner with them and look forward to bringing that level of fluidness within a full-fledged game, so players only have to focus on the fun of the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain To slow the effects of climate change, conserve biodiversity, and meet the sustainable development goals, replanting trees is vital. Restored forests store carbon within the forest’s soil, shrubs, and trees. Mixed forests are especially effective at carbon storage, as different species with complementary traits can increase overall carbon storage. Compared to single-species forests, mixed forests are also more resilient to pests, diseases, and climatic disturbances, which increases their long-term carbon storage potential. The delivery of other ecosystem services is also greater in mixed species forests, and they support higher levels of biodiversity. Although the benefits of…

Plans for the 555-bedroom project were initially refused by Lewes District Council but an appeal from developers saw the decision overturned. The council said at the time that the “incongruous” buildings would “compromise the transition urban environment of Brighton to the South Downs”. It also said that the overall negative impacts of the design outweigh the benefits, however planning inspector Graham Wyatt has now given the plans the green light but did say he recognises there are still some concerns. How the buildings will look (Image: Lewes District Council) Mr Wyatt said that while he accepts the building will be…

Leeds United is the first football club in the world to partner with TikTok to sell official merchandise and replica jerseys. Coinciding with the release of the new rhapsody purple, adidas third-kit, Leeds United fans will be able to purchase directly from the platform. As a TikTok Shopping partner, the club can now add a “Shopping” tab to its TikTok profile and tag products directly in TikTok videos. The integration of short-form video and e-commerce represents a huge step on the club’s digital roadmap to provide fans across every platform the best possible way to engage with Leeds United content…

Location : The A34 southbound between the junctions with the A44 and the A420 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:30 and 07:45 on 9 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 30 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock Kendall Jenner is planning on having children, but she’s just enjoying her life right now. Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble stop by Kendall’s house during the November 9 episode of The Kardashians, and Kris, 68, admits that she had a dream about Kendall, 28, having a baby. Since they’re on the topic of babies, and Kendall recently welcomed a new foal, Kris asks Kendall if she thinks about having children. “Of course,” Kendall replies. “Three max. I’m cool with two, though. I just want my kid to for sure have a sibling. I know that.” Kris…

Bob Iger said Wednesday that Disney “would like to stay” in India and is considering its options in the world’s most populous country even as its crown jewel streamer Hotstar struggles to contain subscribers loss. Hotstar lost 2.8 million subscribers in the quarter ending September, widening its overall loss to about 23 million in a year. Hotstar now has 37.6 million subscribers. The glimmer of hope for Disney is that in the next quarter the company is likely to report a jump in the subscribers count – and potentially report a new India partner. Hotstar has regained many subscribers and…

The local authority is struggling financially and bosses have told drivers ‘there’s just no way around it’ Source link