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Vertical farming and the future of food

Food tech isn’t just exciting. It’s essential. Right now, 43 million people in 38 countries are at risk of a severe hunger crisis or famine, according to data published by Action Against Hunger. The United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation found that nearly one in three people (2.

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Is necessity really the mother of invention?

Are you ready for #LEAP23. We are – and our keynote speakers are, too. Take a glimpse into their worlds.  subscribe   This week we’re quoting… Sebastien Gendron (Co-Founder and CEO at TransPod) What Gendron said:  “The most open-minded regions embracing radical innovation are the oil and gas regions – Alberta and

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Mindset matters: The subtle roles of tech in education

Schools around the world have adopted tech as part of their educational programming. The common rhetoric is that technology gives students access to a wealth of information, quicker learning pathways, and gamified (fun) ways to learn important information and skills.  That’s all true. But tech plays several more subtle

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Deep Dive into Deep Fakes

Fake videos are not a novel innovation, as video editing is almost as old as the video itself. But even though we have witnessed some skillfully crafted fake videos, and CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) became almost indistinguishable from the truth, faking videos of humans was difficult and time-consuming, or so

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What are the true benefits of ultra-high-speed travel?

Super-speed travel has been a topic of tech conversation since August 12 2013, when Elon Musk released his Hyperloop Alpha white paper. The plans detailed an innovative approach to high-speed travel, with passengers in California to be transported in aluminium pods at speeds of up to 800 mph. But Musk

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Success and green hydrogen

We’re getting ready for #LEAP23. And so are our upcoming keynote speakers. We’ve been catching up with them to get some insider insights into their perspective on tech and the future – and here’s just a little bit of what they told us. subscribe   This week we’re

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Interview: How one startup bootstrapped to unicorn status

Pitching to investors is the in thing. Company founders are rushing to secure VC funding at an early stage – spurred on by glittering media stories about startups that are catapulted to international success off the back of VC money.  Except…not all startups get funding. Not all startups even try

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Interview: Why green hydrogen is the future of energy

“I will tell you loud and clear: the time of green hydrogen has come, and it will take over the energy world with stunning speed.”  One of the key sectors we’ll focus on at LEAP 2023 is sustainable energy. We know that green energy is crucial to the future