The Turning Point is a series of short articles that focusses on the moment when an entrepreneur hit upon their winning idea. Today, we look at Palo Alto-based Branch Metrics, a deep linking platform that helps companies and app developers acquire and retain users. The founders of Branch Metrics were first dabbling with a photo book printing mobile app called Kindred. Having worked on it for over a year, the biggest challenges they stumbled upon was growth and discovery of the app. The co-founders – Alex Austin, MadaSaghete, Mike Molinet, and Dmitri Gaskin, were struggling to grow the user base of Kindred.…
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IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, and is expected to start operations by year-end 2022. Advanced recycling operation in Baytown, Texas will be among the largest in North AmericaCommercial volumes of certified circular polymers available by year-end 2021Plans underway for up to 500,000 metric tons annually of advanced recycling capacity to be added by year-end 2026 across multiple sites By recycling plastic waste back into raw materials that can be used to make plastic and other valuable products, the technology could help address the challenge of plastic waste…
The demand for better broadband connectivity is driving many telecommunications operators to make a big push to expand their fiber footprints. According to a report from financial analysts at Cowen, in 2021 telecom operators, led by AT&T, are expected to expand fiber to 5 million more homes, bringing the total homes passed in the US to approximately 42 million. The firm estimates that by 2025 that number could increase to 68 million homes passed with fiber, which means fiber would have a penetration rate of more than 50% in the US. AT&T is at the forefront of the fiber push. Executives at…
McDonald’s is pledging to offer sustainable Happy Meal toys made with dramatically less plastic by the end of 2025. it would have substantially reduced the use of plastic in the more than 1 billion children’s toys it sells each year internationally. The modification entails replacing a plastic figurine of Batman, for example, with one composed of a dozen cardboard parts that children can assemble themselves. McDonald’s has stated that more toys will be manufactured from recycled or plant-based plastics. The modifications will help the Chicago-based firm reduce its usage of virgin fossil fuel-based plastic for Happy Meals by 90% compared to…
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) has entered into a definitive asset exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) to acquire from i-80 Gold Corp. the 40% interest in the South Arturo Joint Venture that NGM does not already own as well as a low-cost option to acquire the adjacent Rodeo Creek exploration property, in exchange for the Lone Tree and Buffalo Mountain properties and infrastructure which are currently in care and maintenance. The exchange transaction will have an effective date of June 1, 2021. The transaction provides NGM with a number of key benefits: Allows NGM to consolidate production from the South Arturo…
The technology needs of modern healthcare organizations are ever-changing. Although the traditional focus has been in support of advancing care, improving outcomes, and creating back-office efficiencies, the pandemic pushed traditionally in-office functions remote and opened up a new world of Telehealth. For healthcare IT teams, those shifts mean they need increased bandwidth, enhanced security, network segmentation, and failover and backup to provide fast, effective care. Read this report to learn how real-life healthcare organizations have worked with Comcast Business to address the pain points of speed, security, agility, reliability and scalability to help create a seamless patient care experience. With…
Food & beverage (F&B) companies faced incredible challenges in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic—especially related to delivery, supply chain, and last-mile logistics. Shelter-in-place orders made shopping frustrating and risky, complicated by social distancing. Dining restrictions forced people to make more meals at home, often with basic staples that were long-lasting and easy to store. Proactive grocery stores turned to e-commerce for online ordering. As the pandemic took hold, F&B companies re-evaluated their supply chains and business models and invested in new technologies to make themselves more resilient and agile moving forward. Consumer-centric strategies continue to drive F&B innovation. Below are…
Oracle is now encouraging its customers to go all-in on the cloud. So many of the thousands of organizations currently operating Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) will soon be facing the end of premiere support for this on-premise ERP platform as the company pushes offerings like Oracle ERP Cloud. Specifically, Oracle premier support for EBS release 12.1 will be available through at least December 2021. This means that companies using Oracle EBS can continue to sustain their investments with minimal disruption for a few more months without losing access to new updates, security alerts, data fixes, certifications, and critical patch updates. …
Scientists define energy as the ability to do work. Modern civilization is possible because people have learned how to change energy from one form to another and then use it to do work. People use energy to walk and bicycle, to move cars along roads and boats through water, to cook food on stoves, to make ice in freezers, to light our homes and offices, to manufacture products, and to send astronauts into space. There are many different forms of energy, including HeatLightMotionElectricalChemicalGravitational These forms of energy can be grouped into two general types of energy for doing work: Potential or stored…
With a lot of global competition and a rise in customer expectations, every organization needs to implement world-class digital marketing strategies in their business to enhance brand reputation and obtain guaranteed results. It is important to understand which digital marketing technique works best for your business in order to obtain morequality leads and sales. It has been stated in a recent survey that 77% of companies implement digital marketing strategies in their business for new customer acquisition and retention. Nextbrain technologies is the leading digital marketing company in Toronto, Canada extending remarkable digital marketing services to reinforce your business and enhance…