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Cryptomining is a prolific and technologically advanced domain that attracts thousands of entrepreneurs and solo miners from around the world — but how much do we know about the underlying infrastructure? Luckily, I’ve had a chance to chat with Denis Slabakov, a long-time expert in hardware distribution and crypto data center management, and asked him a few questions about how it all works. Denis, a luminary in the crypto mining arena with global accolades, adeptly steers the ship as the CEO of New Mining Company. Under his leadership, the company excels in architecting turn-key cryptocurrency mining data centers, setting a gold standard in the industry. Denis, how did your career path lead you into the crypto data center industry? I initially began my career as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard, and throughout my professional journey, I have always been involved with computers, hardware, and their maintenance in some capacity. When blockchain technology started gaining significance in the industry, I naturally gravitated towards it from the hardware perspective, focusing on creating efficient data centers for miners. Perhaps it was partly accidental, thanks to the connections and acquaintances I had, but it was largely influenced by my prior experience in hardware procurement, distribution, and maintenance. Our clientele consisted of system integrators, data centers, state companies, and other consumers of such equipment. I had the fortunate opportunity to meet the team from Bitfury and visit their data center in Georgia, where I learned about their setup and their work with immersion cooling. Inspired by this experience, I returned home and embarked on building my own data center. We found a suitable location on a former factory site and within six months, our first mining farm was up and running. That was my first encounter with the crypto industry. Given your versatile experience in the field, could you tell us a bit more about some of your international projects? Well, I had been running a company focused on international hardware distribution for a considerable period of time. When I made the transition to the crypto mining industry, our first venture was establishing a data center in Abkhazia. During that time, we embarked on a significant project in Norway that began towards the end of 2017 and concluded in 2018. The decision to choose Norway as our location was primarily based on the fact that the country predominantly relies on renewable energy sources such as hydro and wind power for electricity generation. If I recall correctly, Norway had just one coal-fired power plant at that time, which resulted in relatively low electricity prices compared to the global average. Additionally, Norway has consistently ranked among the top three countries for ease of doing business over the past decade, which was another appealing aspect. We extensively explored numerous areas throughout the country in search of a suitable site to establish our data center. Given the increasing interest in opening data centers at that time, finding an appropriate location was no easy task. However, after much effort, we eventually discovered a site within a region that had excess capacity. We negotiated with the municipality to secure the opportunity to launch our data center. This particular site was part of a technology park, but it required us to undertake all the construction work ourselves. Essentially, it was a brownfield site with no existing structures, situated adjacent to a forest. We took on the responsibility of planning the area, clearing the forest, leveling the site, and making it ready for the installation of mobile data centers. Subsequently, we manufactured the data centers in accordance with Norwegian standards, transported them to the site, and successfully launched operations. The experience I gained from my involvement in real estate development, particularly in constructing apartment complexes, proved invaluable in this endeavor. It allowed us to effectively plan the area, carry out necessary site preparations, and ultimately bring our mobile data centers to life within the technology park. Was it difficult for you to negotiate with the local authorities concerning this crypto data center project? You know, this part was not especially challenging. The difficult thing was that at that time, a lot of companies were looking for an opportunity to launch a data center in Norway. And so, there was tremendous competition. When it comes to conducting business with foreign entities, Norway has always been, and likely still is, very open and receptive. They were receptive to our proposals and facilitated the process quite smoothly. Naturally, there were some nuances that we had to adapt to, such as the working schedule and the business approach. However, these are normal aspects that vary from country to country. How would you describe your experience doing business in different countries? My initial exposure to the Nordic countries was through Denmark. Well, technically, the first foreign partnership my company entered into was with a French company, but later on, the French company was acquired by the Danes. In terms of mindset, it was somewhat easier and more straightforward for me to reach an agreement with the French partners. However, when the Danes came into the picture, things became a bit more complex. I mean, there weren't any major issues, but there was a period of adjustment required. Based on my experience, our perception of information and business culture is closer to the French. On the other hand, with our Nordic partners, we encountered some differences that took time to resolve. It's evident that there are varying mentalities and approaches to conducting business. Each country around the world has its own distinct characteristics. The way business is conducted in China differs greatly from how it is done in Norway, but it's still possible to establish successful business relationships in both countries. For instance, the Norwegians are known for being open and organized. One aspect that fascinated me in Norway is that the entire country is uniformly developed. If you visit the Norwegian countryside, you'll find a well-established infrastructure with numerous facilities, equipment, contractors, and highly skilled professionals who can assist you with various tasks. I've also had the opportunity to learn about German manufacturing facilities, and I must say that the Germans are among the best when it comes to engineering technology. Their production processes are impressively well-structured and organized. I've visited several factories and was truly amazed. Do you remember a challenging project with a crypto data center where you tackled substantial issues? Could you share your experience on how you eventually resolved them? Absolutely. We ran into some challenges when setting up and running a data center in Abkhazia. The main issues were the heat and noise near residential areas. For the heat, we had to figure out the right air intake and exhaust setup from the get-go. The data center was in mobile containers, and with the limited space, we had to try several times to get more air in. Eventually, we got the air coming in and going out just right to avoid any pressure issues that would mess with cooling the miners. The miners have fans to push air, but they can't create pressure. In a data center that's cooled by air, the goal is to have the same air pressure at both the entrance and exit to keep the miners cool. And because the space was tight, we needed to make sure the hot and cold air didn't mix. This meant separating the incoming and outgoing air, equalizing the pressure, and ensuring they didn't mix, especially since the exit and entrance were close to each other. It took some technical tweaks to get this right. Though the fixes were straightforward — mainly rearranging the ventilation — it took a few tries to find what worked best. Noise was the other big issue. In Abkhazia, a single noise barrier did the trick. However, in Norway, it was tougher because homes are spread out, making it hard to find a spot far from residential areas for the data center. We checked out over twenty locations, but all were near homes or would require setting up in remote areas like mountains or forests, which would be really expensive. Due to nearby homes, we had to meet Norway's low noise levels, similar to office space noise from about 100 meters away. To tackle this, we built a system of three corridors, each within one another, and the outermost made of wood and lined with sound-absorbing material. Only after building the third corridor did we manage to bring the noise down to acceptable levels. The crypto data center was naturally noisy, especially with high-frequency sounds that are hard to block. We had to design chambers that would trap the sound but still let air through for cooling. On top of these, we also had to deal with viruses. Our data center, serving many clients, often received equipment that carried viruses affecting the miners and stealing money either from us or the clients. We set up a multi-level check-in system for equipment. New equipment would be quarantined and checked for viruses before joining the main system. But with viruses getting trickier, we had to essentially keep each miner in its own network segment to prevent any interaction with other devices on the network. Even though miners are just servers, managing security was tougher than in a traditional data center since there were many more potential points for viruses to enter and spread. Could you tell us more about your future plans? What are your upcoming business objectives? Well, my plans involve growing a data center management business in the United States. Over the past five years, I have gained extensive experience in data center management. Additionally, we have developed our own software that efficiently handles daily operations for our customers and resellers. Given my background in managing data centers across different territories and countries, my goal is to bring this expertise to the United States and establish a collaborative partnership with a trusted associate. Currently, our customer base is predominantly situated in Europe, China, the US, and Canada, allowing us to serve clients from various parts of the globe. Hence, in the near future, my aim is to identify a reliable partner and jointly enhance our capabilities to effectively manage data centers in the United States.

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Greetings! BYDFi and HackerNoon bring you the first-ever . The contest was held on November 15th, 2023, until the extended deadline of December 31st, 2023. Our nominees have successfully shared their experiences, analyses, and approaches to navigating the crypto markets, and entered the chance to win 1000 USDT. We thank you all for participating in the contest and making it a success. We appreciate your participation!!! Crypto Trading Writing Contest The Crypto Trading Writing Contest: Finalists For selecting the nominations, we picked all the stories with the or #cryptocurrency-trading tag on HackerNoon, published from November to the end of December. Then, we chose the top stories weighing in the following factors: #crypto-trading Number of hours read The number of people reached Relevance to the topics shared by the sponsor. See the contest’s writing prompt . here Without further ado, here’s the list of final 10 nominees: by . This Is How I Teach Crypto Trading to Non-Technical Friends @induction by . A Post-Capitalist Critique of Cryptoeconomics @delegate0x by . The State of Crypto Regulation in 2023 @ilinskii by . Navigating Crypto: Crafting a Successful Trading Philosophy @cryptoengineer by . Ready-Made Algorithmic Trading Bots vs. Building One From Scratch: Things You Should Know @techlooter by . Crypto Market’s Going Up Again. Time to Pause the Revolution @MarkHelfman by . Anticipate Bullish or Bearish Movements in Bitcoin's Price With These 11 Chart Patterns @ssaurel by . Crypto Roundup: Bitcoin is a Constant in a World of Drama @ulriklykke by . The Crypto Dilemma Explored: Gamble or Golden Path to Success? @normbond by . From Crypto Trader to Dashboard Creator @totalprofit 🏆 …and the winner of the Crypto Trading Writing Contest is: https://hackernoon.com/anticipate-bullish-or-bearish-movements-in-bitcoins-price-with-these-11-chart-patterns?embedable=true While some fundamental investors are very critical of trading patterns as being nothing more or less than astrology, this is wrong in my opinion. If the charts of an asset's evolution are not magical in themselves, the way the human mind will interpret and react to these charts can be predicted in a more refined way. This is where the study of human behavior I mentioned in the preamble comes into its own. It is the psychology of human beings that plays a major role in determining how markets will evolve. Since human behavior is mostly the same, you can define more or less precise strategies after having identified certain chart patterns. Excellent story, ! You have won $1000 in USDT. @ssaurel Here are the next steps to claim your prize: Please contact yes-reply@hackernoon.com and sidra@hackernoon.com using the email ID attached to the winner's HackerNoon account. We will validate your claim and share a form requesting your bank details for reward distribution. You will receive your winnings in 2-4 weeks after filling out the form. Please note that you must contact us within 60 days after the winners’ announcement date. Message from Sponsor BYDFi is happy to sponsor the Crypto Writing Contest in partnership with HackerNoon. Launched in 2020 and rebranded in 2023, BYDFi has swiftly become Southeast Asia's top one-stop cryptocurrency trading platform. Our new slogan, 'BUIDL Your Dream Finance,' encapsulates our global vision. We're committed to offering professional, user-friendly, and innovative services while preserving unique features. BYDFi is your gateway to seamless cryptocurrency trading worldwide. ! Invite friends and earn rewards today The HackerNoon writing contests primarily aim to celebrate quality content and recruit educational stories for our community. We congratulate all the finalists. However, the Editorial team can ban a writer and/or disqualify a story if we find any misconduct like plagiarism, use of AI, copyright infringement, or disinformation. Visit to learn more about running and upcoming contests. contests.hackernoon.com P.S. We have new contests for you with $10,000 in prizes!

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Last year, with inflation squeezing wallets, households and individuals reduced their spend on non-essentials, and gaming companies felt the pinch. Add to this, a return to ordinary life post-pandemic and supply chain issues leading to delayed launches, and you have a perfect storm for an entire industry. 2023’s big shift However, things have changed dramatically. In 2023, some key releases helped buoy up hardware and game sales in the U.S., which were up . 10% year-on-year by the end of September Widely reported is how Starfield boosted Xbox Series X sales by over 1,000% on , and Nintendo’s revenue surged 50% after the May release of the much-anticipated . Amazon The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom More recently in October, exclusive PS5 title sold over 2.5 million units in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in PlayStation history. Spider-Man 2 Optimism is in the air. Accelerate your career in tech today via the HackerNoon Job Board The 2024 rebound This positive trend is also predicted to be echoed across consumer spending in mobile gaming, which is estimated to rebound 4% to $111.4 billion in 2024, close to the COVID-era highs of $115.8 billion. That’s according to , which combines consumer and market data and provides insights powered by AI. a new report from Data.ai It predicts the U.S. to be the largest driver of spending growth in 2023, accounting for 40% of aggregate year-on-year spend. This is followed by Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany and the UK. Looking at genres, it flags RPG, Match, Party, and Casino categories as fueling the most spending in 2024, and overall paints a positive picture for the industry resuming a more moderate growth trajectory, similar to pre-COVID times. Investors have been watching gaming start-ups closely too. While VC investment in all tech has fallen dramatically since the highs of 2020 and 2021, track to exceed 2019’s $3.7 billion by the end of 2023. In Q3 of 2023, Microsoft cleared its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, while in 2024, the new iPhone Pro 15 model will introduce AAA games including e and , and Netflix is launching cloud gaming on its platform in the U.S. gaming start-ups are on Assassin’s Creed Mirag Resident Evil Savvy job hunters are looking at both new and established gaming companies, which are hiring for key roles in 2024, like these three from the . HackerNoon Job Board Software Engineer II, Electronic Arts, Orlando Gaming giant Electronic Arts is hiring for a highly collaborative , who can help the organization push its mobile games to the next level. This hybrid role is based out of Orlando and involves working on technical solutions covering main aspects of game development, driving features, optimizations, tools, and technologies, collaborating with other domain owners to integrate and develop features and technologies, and providing feedback, guidance, and solutions for improvements in an agile environment. Proficiency in C++ and Java, and at least two years of software development experience is required, as is confidence in multi-threaded programming, job systems, and debugging, plus memory management, multiple processor use, and run-time optimization. If you have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, . Software Engineer apply today Sr. Software Engineer, Fanatics, Los Angeles Leading global digital sports platform Fanatics is hiring a as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. The successful candidate will craft intuitive and efficient interfaces, as well as scalable backend services that cater to the unique needs of the collectibles industry. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll deliver cutting-edge solutions enabling the organization to stay at the forefront of innovation. A bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering is required, as is at least two years’ experience in AWS, over five years’ experience in CI/CD frameworks and implementing developmental best practices, and front-end development, plus over three years’  in back-end API development. So if you’re exceptional in HTML, CSS, JS and proficient in Python and SQL, . 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Why Gaming Is the Industry to Watch in 2024 for Career Progression

কেরিয়ারের অগ্রগতির জন্য 2024 সালে গেমিং কেন দেখার জন্য শিল্প

Warum Gaming im Jahr 2024 die Branche ist, die man im Hinblick auf den beruflichen Aufstieg im Auge behalten sollte

Por qué los juegos son la industria a tener en cuenta en 2024 para la progresión profesional

Pourquoi le jeu est l'industrie à surveiller en 2024 pour l'évolution de carrière

2024 में कैरियर की प्रगति के लिए गेमिंग क्यों देखने योग्य उद्योग है?

2024 年のキャリアアップにおいてゲームが注目すべき業界である理由

게임이 2024년에 경력 발전을 위해 주목해야 할 산업인 이유

Por que os jogos são a indústria a ser observada em 2024 para progressão na carreira

Почему в 2024 году в игровой индустрии стоит следить за карьерным ростом

Kariyer Gelişimi İçin Neden Oyun Sektörünün 2024'te İzlenmesi Gerekiyor?

Tại sao trò chơi là ngành cần theo dõi vào năm 2024 để phát triển nghề nghiệp

为什么游戏是 2024 年职业发展值得关注的行业

Welcome to the Crypto Trading Writing Contest by BYDFi and HackerNoon. This is your chance to share your learning journey on the topic or flaunt your projects, case studies, and expert knowledge and win ! Share your experiences, analyses, or groundbreaking approaches to navigating the crypto markets. We highly encourage you to write on your thoughts and experiences with crypto markets, crypto exchanges, dervatives, and crypto derivatives trading. $1,000 See the official announcement of the . Crypto Trading Writing Contest here Click on to share your crypto trading story today! this prompt About Sponsor Launched in 2020 and rebranded in 2023, BYDFi has swiftly become Southeast Asia's top one-stop cryptocurrency trading platform. Our new slogan, 'BUIDL Your Dream Finance,' encapsulates our global vision. We're committed to offering professional, user-friendly, and innovative services while preserving unique features. BYDFi is your gateway to seamless cryptocurrency trading worldwide. ! Invite friends and earn rewards today Need more ideas to write on? Here are a few suggestions by AI and Editors 😉 What is Crypto Trading? Share an introduction to crypto trading for dummies. Technical Analysis Deep Dive in Crypto Trading: Explore the principles of technical analysis in crypto trading. Discuss popular indicators, chart patterns, and how traders use them to make informed decisions. Fundamental Analysis in Cryptocurrency: Examine the role of fundamental analysis in evaluating cryptocurrency projects. Discuss factors like technology, team, partnerships, and community. Crypto Trading Bots: Explore the use of trading bots in the cryptocurrency market. Discuss popular types of bots, their advantages, and potential risks. Crypto Trading Apps: Explore the use of trading apps in the cryptocurrency market. Share how do you make one. Risk Management Strategies: Write about effective risk management techniques in crypto trading. Discuss position sizing, stop-loss orders, and overall risk-reward ratios. Crypto Trading Psychology: Explore the psychological aspects of trading. Discuss common emotions that traders experience and how to maintain a disciplined and rational mindset. Cryptocurrency Exchanges and trading platforms: Review and compare different cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms. Discuss factors like security, liquidity, fees, and user experience. Introduction to Crypto Derivatives: Provide a beginner-friendly guide to crypto derivatives, including futures and options. Explain their purpose, risks, and how they differ from spot trading. Benefits and Risks of Crypto Derivatives Trading: Explore the advantages and risks associated with trading crypto derivatives. Discuss factors such as leverage, hedging, and speculative trading. Crypto Derivatives Exchanges: Review and compare different platforms offering crypto derivatives trading. Discuss factors like product variety, fees, and user interface. Perpetual Swaps in Crypto Derivatives: Explain the concept of perpetual swaps in crypto derivatives trading. Discuss their unique features and how they differ from traditional futures contracts. Options Trading in Crypto: Explore the world of options trading in the cryptocurrency market. Discuss different types of options and their applications. Risk Management in Crypto Derivatives Trading: Provide strategies for managing risks associated with crypto derivatives trading. Discuss techniques like stop-loss orders and portfolio diversification. Arbitrage Opportunities in Crypto Derivatives: Discuss the potential for arbitrage in the crypto derivatives market. Explore how traders can exploit price differences across different platforms. Regulatory Landscape for Crypto Derivatives: Examine the regulatory environment surrounding crypto derivatives trading. Discuss compliance challenges and the impact of regulatory developments. Crypto Derivatives and Institutional Investors: Explore the role of institutional investors in the crypto derivatives market. Discuss their influence on liquidity and market stability. Innovations in Crypto Derivatives: Explore recent innovations in crypto derivatives, such as new contract types or features. Discuss how these innovations contribute to market development. Trading Strategies for Volatile Markets: Share strategies that traders can use during periods of high volatility in the crypto market. Discuss how to capitalize on price fluctuations. ICO and Token Trading Strategies: Discuss strategies for trading newly launched tokens and coins. Explore the risks and opportunities associated with Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Leverage Trading: Pros and Cons: Examine the concept of leverage trading in crypto markets. Discuss the potential for higher returns and increased risks. Security Tips for Crypto Traders: Provide a comprehensive guide on how traders can secure their cryptocurrency holdings. Cover topics like hardware wallets, two-factor authentication, and best security practices. NFT Trading and Investing: Explore the world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and discuss strategies for trading and investing in this unique asset class. Regulatory Challenges in Crypto Trading: Discuss the regulatory landscape surrounding crypto trading globally. Explore the challenges and opportunities presented by evolving regulations. The Future of Crypto Trading: Trends and Innovations: Speculate on the future of crypto trading. Discuss emerging trends, technological innovations, and potential disruptions in the market. Crypto Trading and Taxes: Provide insights into the tax implications of crypto trading. Discuss reporting requirements, tax strategies, and compliance. Crypto Trading Communities and Resources: Explore online communities, forums, and resources that are valuable for crypto traders. Discuss the importance of staying informed and connected. Click on to share your crypto trading story today! this prompt We wish you all the best! Happy writing.

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Great news for crypto enthusiasts! BYDFi and HackerNoon bring you the Crypto Trading Writing Contest. This is your chance to win 1000 USDT by sharing a kick-ass crypto story with the HackerNoon community. Whether you're an experienced trader with battle-tested strategies or a novice with unique perspectives, your story matters. Share your experiences, analyses, or groundbreaking approaches to navigating the crypto markets. We highly encourage you to write about your thoughts and experiences with crypto trading, crypto exchanges, derivatives, and crypto derivatives trading. How to Enter the Crypto Trading Writing Contest It’s as simple as A.B.C. All you need to do is: on anything relevant to crypto trading. Write a story Add the #crypto-trading or cryptocurrency-trading tag to your story, and submit. Here are a few topics suggested by the sponsor: crypto and crypto trading crypto exchanges and trading platforms derivatives and crypto derivatives trading For more ideas and topics, check out our ! writing prompt for the crypto trading writing contest right now Message from Sponsor BYDFi is happy to announce the Crypto Writing Contest in partnership with HackerNoon. Launched in 2020 and rebranded in 2023, BYDFi has swiftly become Southeast Asia's top one-stop cryptocurrency trading platform. Our new slogan, 'BUIDL Your Dream Finance,' encapsulates our global vision. We're committed to offering professional, user-friendly, and innovative services while preserving unique features. BYDFi is your gateway to seamless cryptocurrency trading worldwide. ! Invite friends and earn rewards today The Crypto Trading Writing Contest by BYDFi: Rules & Guidelines You must be 18+ to enter. Story content can be any original story on crypto, crypto-trading, crypto markets, crypto exchanges, derivatives, and crypto derivatives trading. You must , as winners will be contacted via email. create a HackerNoon account Your submission should fulfill our . editorial guidelines Can I write under a pen name? Yes! You can use your real name on your HN profile or even create a persona to write under. How long will the contest run? November - December , 2023 Round 1: 15th 15th, 31st Jan, 2024 Winner Announcement: Can I submit more than one entry to the contest? Of course, you can! Each story submission shall be considered a new entry into the writing contest. Is there a word limit for the submissions? Our minimum requirement is 500 words. There’s no upper limit. You can use as many words to share your story. Can you use AI to write a story? No. That would be cheating. Only original content written by humans will be considered qualified submissions. How are the winners selected? We’ll take the top 10 story submissions, factoring in originality, relevance, reads, and reading time. Those ten stories will be voted on by HackerNoon staff, and the top story with the most votes will win. We are waiting for your submissions! All the best, hackers! Visit to keep updated with the new and upcoming writing contests. contests.hackernoon.com

The Crypto Trading Writing Contest by BYDFi

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BYDFi'nin Kripto Ticareti Yazma Yarışması

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Many things that we do on this planet eventually generate the greenhouse gases that constitute the growing carbon footprint that can no longer be ignored. As governments are actively seeking ways to introduce effective measures against the threatening pace of climate change, the investors’ interest in the cleantech sector increases. The rise of green tech has inspired many entrepreneurs and scientists to step forward with innovative solutions that have the potential of reversing the damage that humanity has made to Planet Earth. As the goal of reaching “Net Zero” by 2050 still remains miraculous, technology seems to be our main hope for positive change. What Can Be Done to Reduce Carbon Footprint? ✅ Develop green air travel technologies Aviation accounts for up to 2-3% of carbon dioxide emissions. It’s much less than the amount coming from electricity or agriculture, yet these figures are much more significant than they may seem: thanks to the pandemic, the overall amount of emissions in 2020 dropped by a few hundred million tons. As since then we’ve got back to full-scale traveling, it’s pointless to hope for a reduction in air travel in the near future – so the only way to deal with it is to make it more sustainable. It’s highly unlikely that we will have access to zero-emissions air travel in the near future, but the foundation for developing such options has been set. In the future, we are likely to see more aviation companies switching to sustainable biofuel, an increasingly growing number of eclectic jets, and possibly hydrogen-powered planes. Startups to watch: Sylphaero France Country: 2020 Founding year: The company focuses on facilitating the adoption of alternative engines in aviation by developing electric batteries, propulsion systems, solar cells, and the actual engines that efficiently convert electricity into heat. What they do: Tessomo Technologies Ireland Country: 2018 Founding year: While biofuel may seem like a great alternative to traditional fossil fuels, its production may easily result in an uncompensated amount of CO2 – thus completely neutralizing the positive effect of its adoption. To fight this problem, Tessomo Technologies have introduced a solution for transforming recycled waste into liquid fuel. What they do: ZeroAvia : Britain / USA Country 2017 Founding year: This startup has already raised $140 for developing alternative flying technologies based on renewable hydrogen-powered aviation. Although its first test flights will reportedly be hybrid, the company’s vision is to make completely emission-free flights possible in the foreseeable future. What they do: ✅ Electric transport development It’s probably needless to say that cars and other vehicles moving off fossil fuel energy cause enormous damage to our climate. Although many car manufacturers have already introduced various electric alternatives to traditional means of transport, a large number of issues in this field still remain unsolvable. How do we make electric cars more affordable for the population? How long will it take to build the outstanding charging infrastructure in every location? Finally, how do we make the electric vehicle manufacturing process less harmful? These tech ventures might offer us some answers. Startups to watch: Hylico France Country: 2021 Founding year: The company offers commercial carbon-negative electric vehicles. Hylico trucks are due to be released in 2023 with a promise to run on hydrogen produced via biomass thermolysis – a process of transforming waste from the wood industry into organic charcoal fertilizer. What they do: Nowos Netherlands Country: 2019 Founding year: Nowos helps cut the need for battery manufacturing by bringing new energy to the existing batteries. The startup specializes in repairing, refurbishing, and recycling lithium batteries in order to make the electric vehicle industry more sustainable. What they do: VinFast Vietnam Country: 2017 Founding year: The company focuses on manufacturing all-electric sport-utility vehicles with a special subscription scheme for battery maintenance. The consumers signing up for the subscription are eligible for free battery maintenance and replacement as its capacity drops over time. What they do: ✅ Reduce animal product consumption Meat production is by far one of the most environmentally harmful industries. It’s one of the major causes of deforestation, loss of biodiversity, excessive water usage – and greenhouse gas emissions. Animals – particularly cows and sheep – create enormous amounts of methane as they digest food and produce manure. Overall, the meat and dairy industry is responsible for about 14,5% of global greenhouse emissions. While simply lowering the consumption of meat is already a significant step towards more sustainable agricultural practices, what would make a real difference at this point is a synergy of different technologies offering animal product alternatives. Startups to watch: Air Protein USA Country: 2019 Founding year: This startup strives to become a carbon-negative company by transforming captured CO2 into alternative meat. The technology is based on the findings made by NASA scientists, who discovered that a certain type of microbes can convert carbon dioxide combined with water and energy into highly nutritious protein. What they do: vly Germany Country: 2019 Founding year: As it’s become clear that soy products can be j , green tech enthusiasts have been on the lookout for better alternatives – and this German startup seems to have found one. Vly produces vegan milk made from yellow spit peas – a great source of natural protein with a much lower carbon footprint. What they do: ust as harmful to the environment as meat Jiminy’s USA Country: : 2016 Founding year A large percentage of our meat consumption comes from pet food manufacturing. This company has come up with a creative approach to the problem by replacing the meat protein in dog food with insect protein – or, specifically, crickets. Jiminy’s produces healthy and sustainable nutrition for pets that seems to be appreciated by both the owners and their pets. What they do: ✅ Capture CO2 from the atmosphere One of the ways to reverse greenhouse emissions is to capture carbon dioxide from the air. A huge problem with the current technologies for direct CO2 capturing is, however, that such machines use an unjustifiable amount of global energy supplies. That’s why this topic has been one of the hottest challenges for climate tech ventures – a sustainable and scalable way to collect CO2 is yet to be discovered. Consequently, the other focus for climate tech startups is the actual utilization of the captured gas. Turns out there are many ways to put CO2 into sustainable production, with more and more creative approaches coming up as the technology evolves. Startups to watch: Carbon Infinity United Kingdom Country: 2019 Founding year: This startup is determined to introduce a modular technology that would make capturing CO2 easier and more cost-effective, making carbon removal a largely scalable technology. The vision of the company is to de-fossilize the economy by extracting and storing large amounts of greenhouse gas for industrial use. What they do: SeeO2 : Canada Country 2019 Founding year: This startup has focused its solutions on converting the captured carbon dioxide into sustainable fuels and chemicals for industrial use. SeeO2 is currently developing reversible solid oxide fuel cells that would make it possible to convert water into hydrogen and carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. What they do: Aether Diamonds USA Country: 2019 Founding year: The company claims to have produced the world’s first diamonds made from air. Aether Diamonds offers sustainable jewelry featuring precious stones that were created in the lab setting using captured CO2. While their mined analogs cause irreparable damage to our planet because of the harmful extraction process, the lab-manufactured diamonds contribute to reducing global warming without compromising their beauty. What they do: ✅ Maximise the potential of alternative energy resources It’s not all about wind turbines and solar energy panels – there’s much more to alternative energy resources that are yet to be discovered and scaled. Various ways of extracting clean fuels and sustainable electricity from repurposed waste processed CO2, and other non-traditional sources provide an array of different niches for startups to take over. While many of the existing technologies for alternative energy extraction are still relatively hard to scale, the growing number of such solutions gives hope for the massive adoption of these technologies in the future. Startups to watch: EH Group Switzerland Country: 2017 Founding year: EH Group explores the green fuel cell technology that transforms the chemical energy of hydrogen cells into sustainable electricity. The company focuses on making compact solutions suitable for mobile and automotive applications that are sensitive to the weight and volume of the devices’ details. What they do: Carbo Culture Finland Country: 2016 Founding year: Carbo Culture has introduced a technology for converting waste biomass into carbon-negative charcoal. The startup prevents the release of CO2 from decomposing plants into the atmosphere by transforming them into biochar and generating usable heat. What they do: Liquid Wind Sweden Country: 2017 Founding year: The company produces a special type of alternative fuel – eMethanol, a liquid fuel made from carbon dioxide and renewable electricity. The company is currently developing its first commercial-scale eMethanol facility in Sweden. What they do: ✅ Make green technologies more accessible to consumers Many eco-friendly technologies are targeting the problems caused by various industrial processes. Meanwhile, we shouldn’t underestimate the input of each household into climate change. It isn’t fair, however, to expect people to invest in solutions that cost far more than their traditional alternatives. Consumer-friendly technologies for utilizing natural clean energy resources, home-based recycling activities and other things that make our everyday life greener are on the rise – and so are their cost-effective variations. Startups to watch: Elfrosun Technologies India Country: 2018 Founding year: Elfrosun Technologies is making solar panels for households more affordable for the population – which especially makes sense considering that the company is heavily focused on its home market, India. Elfrosun raises awareness about the benefits of solar power to gain more recognition and generate interest in the technology. What they do: Aeroshield USA Country: 2019 Founding year: How often do we think about the role of windows in climate change? Yet apparently the way we regulate the temperature in our homes can be transformed by the right technology that will help us preserve the thermal comfort in our homes. This startup develops affordable energy-efficient windows for every household. What they do: Sensorflow Singapore Country: 2016 Founding year: Is it possible to make our leisure travels more environmentally friendly? Yes – and Sensorflow does its best to help. The company provides smart solutions for hotel management and maintenance, saving up to 30% of each facility’s energy costs while reducing the carbon footprint of each hotel room and its inhabitants. What they do: Raising awareness and providing simple instruments for calculating the carbon footprint It’s hard to be conscious about your carbon footprint when you don’t have a clear idea of how exactly your actions contribute to generating CO2 – and this equally applies to businesses and individuals. Software solutions and apps that help us track our CO2 input, just as reliable sources of information that help us find out how to be more environmentally conscious, play an important role in making our future a better place. Startups to watch: Sync Energy AI USA Country: 2016 Founding year: The startup offers an AI-based predictive software platform for insurance and energy professionals. Sync Energy provides a powerful tool for recreating complex simulations for planning electrical utilities in various conditions, including natural disasters. What they do: Evocco Ireland Country: 2017 Founding year: Evocco is a smart app for helping consumers make the most our of their environmentally-friendly grocery shopping. The tool helps you find the most nutritious food for your everyday cooking with the lowest potential carbon footprint. What they do: Plan A Germany Country: 2019 Founding year: Plan A is one of the many startups that strive to facilitate carbon accounting for businesses. Yet it’s one of the few ones that have created a genuinely convenient platform for measuring, monitoring, and reducing carbon emissions along with providing quality ESG reporting. What they do: Also published . here

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Artificial intelligence feeds on data, and data is piling up from increasingly cheap sensors and surging Internet use: videos, images, text; time series data, machine data; structured, unstructured and semi-structured data. And while AI is currently confined to narrow problems in discreet domains, the ambition of machine-learning researchers globally is to write algorithms that can cross domains, transferring learning from one kind of data to another. When that eventually happens, AI systems will no longer focus on their little data hill, but crawl along the entire mountain range. The first place this is likely to happen is on data that has been annotated by humans. While there are many streams of AI, the one that has carved the deepest ravine is called supervised learning. Just as humans learn in school by being told repeatedly the correct answer to a question, supervised learning systems are given thousands, even millions of examples of what they are being trained to recognize until they can spot those things in data they have never seen before. Show a computer vision system millions of X-rays of confirmed lung cancer patients and the system will become an expert at diagnosing lung cancer from X-rays. Around the world, hordes of unskilled workers are annotating data used to train such machine-learning models. Images, videos, audio and text are being labeled by working mothers in Madagascar, migrant workers in Beijing, uneducated young men in India and otherwise unemployed autistic adults in the United States. But what are they doing, exactly? Besides tagging objects in an image – this is a car, that is a person – or flagging child pornography in videos, or identifying verbs in a block of text or instruments in music, this growing yet disparate army, soon to be millions of people, are filling vast data lakes with meaning. These lakes are not yet connected, but once filled, they will remain indefinitely. Eventually, canals will be dug between them and, at some point, the lakes will become seas and then oceans of human understanding in digital form. That data will inform ever more sophisticated machine-learning models, which are already drinking in knowledge and making decisions based on what they learn. It’s a remarkable endeavor that will change human life forever. Meaning is a relationship between two kinds of things: signs and the things they express or signify. To an infant, an elephant is not an ‘elephant’ until it is named and only then does it take on meaning. To a computer, an elephant is even less: nothing more than an array of light waves hitting a digital image sensor that converts those waves into numbers stored on a memory chip. It isn’t until a human tells the computer what those numbers are that a supervised learning system can begin to use that information in a meaningful way. So, the woman in Madagascar, the worker in Beijing, the man in India and the autistic adult in the U.S. are effectively encoding human knowledge click by click so that that knowledge can be transmitted to rudimentary electronic brains. The brains, made up of massive blocks of recursive computer code, may yet be rudimentary but they can already recognize patterns or identify features – that spot on a lung in an X-ray image, for example – faster and more accurately than any human. AI systems, meanwhile, are being built to manufacture labeled data synthetically, creating virtual cities, for example, to train computer-vision systems for autonomous vehicles, or spinning endless strings of virtual time series to train financial-market prediction models. Synthesizers can spin up endless amounts of data, particularly for so-called corner cases that are rare in real life. In time, there will be many times more synthetic data, which is cheaper and quicker to produce, than so-called ground-truth, hand-labeled data. But hand-labeled data will continue to be the gold standard: knowledge painstakingly transferred from human to machine on training data platforms, software designed to allow people scattered around the world to work on the same data sets. Lakes become seas and seas become oceans. As algorithms improve, what computers can do with that reservoir of labeled data will expand exponentially. It's already starting to happen: transfer learning algorithms can apply what they’ve learned from one dataset to another. The unaddressed challenge is building models that can cross modalities, learning from video, audio and text. Labeled data ties modalities together: natural language processing to computer vision, for example. Show a computer-vision model an image and it can give you the correct natural-language label, or show the computer model a word and it can give you a correct corresponding image. Researchers are working on multimodal systems that can fuse meaning between images and text, learning from visual data and applying that learning to language or vice versa. Supervised learning is constrained to relatively narrow domains defined largely by labeled data. Humans, of course, learn mostly without labels. Everyone agrees that computers will have to go beyond supervised learning to reach the Holy Grail of human-level intelligence. There is reinforcement learning, which does not rely on labeled data and is modeled after reward-driven learning in the brain. Set a goal for a reinforcement learning system and it will work toward that goal through trial and error until it is consistently receiving a reward like a rat pushing a lever to receive a pellet of food. There is self-supervised learning, which depends on massive amounts of unlabeled data to accumulate enough background knowledge that some sort of common sense can emerge. But so far supervised learning works the best and so the data mountains will continue to be worked into labeled data, with training data platforms acting as the ore crushers and sluice boxes and smelters of machine-readable understanding. The great minds behind the algorithms win awards and are recorded in the history books, but the hard labor of artificial intelligence is provided anonymously by a global army of human labelers; mothers and sons and fathers and sisters, filling ponds and lakes and seas with meaning. If mankind and machines ever reach the fabled singularity, the oceans of knowledge that they have filled are what will lead us first to human-level intelligence. Manu Sharma is an aerospace engineer who previously worked at computer vision companies DroneDeploy and Planet Labs where he spent much of his time building in-house infrastructure for deep learning models. He is now co-founder of Labelbox, a training data platform for deep learning systems. Previously published at https://cognitiveworld.com/articles/2021/3/25/encode

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Cybersecurity is one of the most in-demand sectors and it will only continue to grow in the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2029, demand for cybersecurity jobs will grow than the national average. seven times faster This is a guide for people who wish to enter the field of cybersecurity. 1. What does a cybersecurity expert do? The cybersecurity expert or computer security expert is responsible for the reliability of the computer system and ensures their safety. To do this, he/she analyzes the risks and carries out security audits of the computer systems, implements, and monitors the Internet security system, and is responsible for communicating the issues related to cybersecurity within the company (in particular, he/she communicates the processes to be followed). Finally, the cybersecurity expert ensures technological and regulatory monitoring, such as identifying new risks. 2. Becoming a cybersecurity expert: the necessary skills The cybersecurity expert must have solid technical knowledge in system development but also in network administration and security standards. They are an expert in computer tools: spreadsheets, software and in particular encryption tools. These skills may be acquired as a network engineer or network administrator. 3. What training is required to become a cybersecurity expert? To become an expert in cybersecurity, a generalist higher education in computer science or experience in computer science or engineering is required. For some specific jobs, you are required to obtain special certificates by passing for cloud security or Comptia Security+. exams like (ISC) 2 CCSP A degree is often not necessary if you have these certificates. 4. What are the qualities of a cybersecurity expert? Real versatility to have a global vision of the company's challenges and information systems Appetence for teamwork, the cybersecurity expert must also be a good teacher and be able to train new people. A certain sense of ethics and duty, the respect of confidentiality is one of the key points of this job Also, intellectual curiosity and great interest in new technologies is required as the field is very dynamic. 5. Which companies do cybersecurity experts work for? Generally, cybersecurity experts work in IT services and engineering companies; there they manage several customer accounts. It is also possible to work as a freelancer as certain companies don’t need a full-time CyberSec consultant. 6. How is the job of a cybersecurity expert evolving? As mobile applications are booming, including in the field of payment, and as all the data of large groups as well as administrations are digital, cybersecurity is becoming an important and complex field. Companies from multinationals to SMEs are aware that the job of a cybersecurity expert is necessary to protect their data and therefore their companies. The demand for this profession should therefore increase in the coming years. The job of a cybersecurity expert is not an end in itself. It will allow you, thereafter, to reach the jobs of Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM), or Network System Manager.

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