Africa - GreenTech: Are African Leaders Ready for World Powers Competing for Africa's Strategic Mineral Resources?
Lithium, a critical component in electric vehicle batteries, is in high demand. The demand for lithium has been rising, as the share of electric vehicles has been increasing. In fact, major dominating technology companies in the last five years include those leveraging electric cars and new batteries. However, the market for battery-grade lithium is way larger, beyond Electric vehicles. In fact most of portable electronics, the laptops and tablets and smartphones depend lithium-ion batteries. The key major player for Lithium production is the African continent. Hence, the question iis whether Africans, especially leaders are ready?
AroniSmartIntelligence™ in Action: Electric Car and Battery Innovation Major Players
Major dominating technology companies in 2020 include those leveraging electric cars and new batteries. The high market demand of innovative batteries, based on storing solar energy power and the focus on and the fast momentum in cutting-edge battery development is being driven in most part by factors such as the desire of self-sufficiency, the lower buyback rates from energy companies, and heightened environmental concerns.
Tesla (TSLA) was arguably the pioneer in such battery and electric car technologies. This pioneering steps have translated in a fast growth of the company and a commanding presence on the markets. In fact, within 5 years, Tesla (TSLA) shares have risen by close to 650%, with most of the growth (500%) happening in just the last 12 months. However, Tesla is about to face a stiff competition in the years to come, even starting in the upcoming few months.
Life Unavoidably Predictable, Claims MIT Professor Jeremy England
Massachusetts physicist and assistant professor at the prestigious Massachussets Institute of Techology (MIT), the 31-year old Jeremy England, claims that he solved the mystery of how life emerged from matter. According to Professor England, the origin of life, often attributed to luck or labeled as some kind of miracle, actually is predictale under the right conditions. Under these conditions, the creation of life is predictably unavoidable, affirms Professor England.
Investment in Africa Challenges: Bad Management in Congo and Junk Bonds in Rwanda
A Canadian investment company that has promised to leverage opportunities in the war ravaged county of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently averted bankruptcy, thanks to a last minute lifeline funds guaranteed by the governments of Great Britain, France, and Spain.
At the same time, after initial bonds, whose prospects of return remain brisk at the best, the Rwandan government has been issuing new bonds, with rosy promises to would be investors.
Questionable Investment Goals in DRC
In DRC, the funds of $35 million bought shares, amounting to 60% of the Toronto-listed Feronia Inc. Feronia Inc. was founded in 2008 by
Facebook Rebrands Itself and Changes Company Name to Meta; Mark Zuckerberg's Political Future in Question
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, during the Facebook Connect, augmented and virtual reality conference ( AR/VR conference), Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has changed the name to Meta. The name change to Meta, from the the science fiction term "metaverse"", highlights the company’s focus on working and playing in a virtual world.
Ubisoft E3 2016: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Just Dance 2017, more games and VR releases
Ubisoft held its E3 2016 press conference on June 13, 2016 and released new trailers for upcoming video games titles, virtual reality games, and availability plans.
Among the key announcements were: