Genetics

• [New] A new generation of Chinese private security companies sees the BRI as an opportunity for lucrative contracts and international expansion, but its shortcomings are evident on the ground. / Small Wars Journal
• [New] We are fully expecting the next generation of AI-driven business to unlock real-time risk analysis, pricing and claims resolution in the next few years. / TechCrunch
• [New] While short-term increases in the price of natural gas may result in more coal-fired electricity generation, by 2022, both natural gas and coal will lose a portion of their shares of generation to renewables. / Pennsylvania Business Report
• [New] The Biden Plan provides for $2 trillion in investment across nine segments, including $400 billion in clean energy and innovation aimed at decarbonizing U.S. power generation by 2035. / JD Supra
• [New] Airbus officials say the research will, in any event, seed disruptive technology likely to play a role in the next generation of airplanes. / Reuters
• [New] E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world, with the UN estimating the current 53 million tonnes of e-waste generated globally each year to more than double by 2050. / MHW Magazine
• [New] Founded in 2019 with the goal of reaching one million investment professionals by 2025, Net Purpose is the worlda € s first dedicated data provider for a new generation of investors who invest for profit and purpose. / PR Newswire
• [New] Battery costs fell the most in 2020-21 compared to any other generation or storage technology and are projected to continue to fall, lower battery storage costs underpin the long-term competitiveness of renewables. / Energy Magazine
• [New] Airbus says the research will in any case seed disruptive technology likely to play a role in the next generation of airplanes. / Euronews.com
• [New] When crude prices fall rapidly, crude oil price risk shock has little impact on the United State's new energy market but has the greatest impact on China's new energy market. / Frontiers
• [New] With the US leaning further into updated 4th-generation (non-stealth) jets like the F-15EX, being the least stealthy 5th-generation fighter is still a pretty good standing compared to the 4th-gen fighters that will remain in service for decades to come. / Business Insider
• [New] The Capital Improvement Grant Program - Cycle 5 A provides funding for capital improvements that will establish, increase, improve and enhance additional California generated post-consumer carpet reuse, recycling and/or utilization of recycled content product manufacturing. / Carpet Recovery
• [New] Industry groups from Japan and Finland will conduct joint research and development of sixth-generation communications technology, looking to lead the creation of 6G standards in a field increasingly influenced by Chinese companies. / Nikkei Asia
• [New] Each generation of mobile networks presents an opportunity for standard setters to replicate the security approaches that worked for the prior generation and iron out limitations that have been discovered. / Govtech
• [New] The supply source of ST25 rice which has been recognized as the best rice in the world will see improvements made over the course of the coming year as part of efforts aimed at meeting the huge demand that exists within the international market. / wp-content
• [New] General Motors Co. plans to offer subscriptions for its Onstar Guardian security services to anyone in the United States or Canada who wants to download a smartphone app, expanding beyond owners of GM vehicles in a step to generate recurring revenue. / Insurance Journal
• [New] South Africa fully appreciates the risk of climate change for current and future generations and the need for a transition to a low carbon economy. / ESI-Africa.com
• [New] Plastic waste generation in Europe will drop only when sanctions like the 10-items ban and other measures take full effect. / Yale E360
• [New] Advances in artificial intelligence will continue to enable deepfakes and empower supercharged Russian and Chinese disinformation campaigns. / Lawfare
• [New] Climate-friendly power will be provided by installing photovoltaic solar panels at each telecommunication network site (TNS) that will either supplement, or replace entirely, the existing diesel generators, reducing by 50% the total operating costs of power. / Inside Towers
• [New] The expectation of rising OPEC production is primarily based on the assumption that OPEC will raise production by about 1 million b/d in both June and in July in response to rising global oil demand and seasonal increases in oil consumption for power generation for some OPEC members. / Oil & Gas Journal
• [New] The Bloomberg New Energy Foundation calculates that between $78 tn and $130 tn of new investment is needed by 2050, in areas such as power generation and hydrogen production, to enable the world to meet its environmental targets. / Reuters Event

Last updated: 13 June 2021