Daria Solovieva – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:04:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Top 10 Impact Investing Trends for 2020 /top-10-impact-investing-trends-for-2020/ /top-10-impact-investing-trends-for-2020/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:03:58 +0000 /?p=14434 Key Takeaway: We enter the new decade full of promise for innovation and discoveries in healthcare, financial services and clean energy. Here are some of the top trends that impact investors should watch. 1. Financial Inclusion With big tech companies including Facebook and Twitter looking at the financial inclusion space, central banks are also waking […]

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]]> /top-10-impact-investing-trends-for-2020/feed/ 0 Baidu Beats Google and Microsoft in Language Test, Grabbing Lead Spot in Next-Gen AI /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/ /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:40:11 +0000 /?p=14420 Chinese internet giant Baidu is now the world’s leader in a critical AI segment for understanding human language, dethroning Microsoft and Google. Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, got the “highest ever score” in a test aimed at measuring AI language processing, MIT Technology Review reported, underscoring accelerating competition for the most efficient and human-like AI. […]

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]]> /baidu-beats-google-and-microsoft-in-language-test-grabbing-lead-spot-in-next-gen-ai/feed/ 0 JPMorgan’s Pinto Sees ESG Gaining Momentum Over Next Decade /jpmorgans-pinto-sees-esg-gaining-momentum-over-next-decade/ /jpmorgans-pinto-sees-esg-gaining-momentum-over-next-decade/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2019 20:18:47 +0000 /?p=14409 What will J.P. Morgan’s Daniel Pinto be watching next year? ESG opportunities for clients and whether or not upstart digital banks like Revolut and Monzo grow into formidable competitors. “I don’t go to a single client meeting where this (ESG) issue doesn’t come up in some form,” Pinto, JPMorgan’s co-president and co-chief operating officer, said […]

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]]> /jpmorgans-pinto-sees-esg-gaining-momentum-over-next-decade/feed/ 0 The 2020s Will Be the Decade of Tech Reckoning /the-2020s-will-be-the-decade-of-tech-reckoning/ /the-2020s-will-be-the-decade-of-tech-reckoning/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:11:23 +0000 /?p=14377 There’s no shortage of media pundits this time of year gazing at their crystal balls to divine what the next decade will bring, but the reality is that nobody can predict what technology and innovation will look like at the end of the 2020s. Earlier this year, I saw Ann Rosenberg, senior vice president and […]

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]]> /the-2020s-will-be-the-decade-of-tech-reckoning/feed/ 0 Not Done Yet: Still Work to Do on Gender Parity in VC in 2020 /not-done-yet-still-work-to-do-on-gender-parity-in-vc-in-2020/ /not-done-yet-still-work-to-do-on-gender-parity-in-vc-in-2020/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:00:31 +0000 /?p=14373 TAKEAWAY: While we may be lulled into thinking that an age of gender parity is upon us, the work is just beginning. Earlier this month, I saw something I’ve never encountered before in years of attending startup events: three out of four founders pitching their startups at the Food Future Co. demo day in New […]

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]]> /not-done-yet-still-work-to-do-on-gender-parity-in-vc-in-2020/feed/ 0 Financial Advice May Be Coming to Masses in China as Vanguard, Ant Venture Gets Approval /financial-advice-may-be-coming-to-masses-in-china-as-vanguard-ant-venture-gets-approval/ /financial-advice-may-be-coming-to-masses-in-china-as-vanguard-ant-venture-gets-approval/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 21:05:45 +0000 /?p=14352 Financial advice is about to become a lot more affordable and accessible for millions of Chinese. Ant Financial Services Group, operator of financial giant Alipay, and U.S. fund manager Vanguard Group, will bring a “new streamlined and broadly available investment advisory service to retail consumers in China,” according to a statement. The timeline of the […]

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]]> /financial-advice-may-be-coming-to-masses-in-china-as-vanguard-ant-venture-gets-approval/feed/ 0 Fake News Threat on the Rise as Sites Aim to Confuse Voters, Columbia Study Shows /fake-news-threat-on-the-rise-as-sites-aim-to-confuse-voters-columbia-study-shows/ /fake-news-threat-on-the-rise-as-sites-aim-to-confuse-voters-columbia-study-shows/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:49:54 +0000 /?p=14344 Less than two months before the Iowa caucuses, U.S. news is under increasing threat from people looking to disrupt the upcoming presidential election cycle with misinformation and confuse voters, an investigation by Columbia University researchers shows. The safety and security of local news is at risk, according to the study by Columbia Journalism School’s Tow […]

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]]> /fake-news-threat-on-the-rise-as-sites-aim-to-confuse-voters-columbia-study-shows/feed/ 0 Space Tomatoes and Air-Based Meat: Startups Looking to Conquer Agriculture Off Earth /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/ /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:46:31 +0000 /?p=14301 A growing number of startups are working on developing agriculture technology that may feed people in space while helping protect the environment.  If you’re having a flashback of Matt Damon fertilizing soil and growing potatoes in his garden on Mars as he does in the 2015 film The Martian, the emerging technologies and business plans […]

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]]> /space-tomatoes-and-air-based-meat-startups-looking-to-conquer-agriculture-off-earth/feed/ 0 U.S. Government Looks to Back Cutting-Edge Space Tech as Funding Gaps Remain /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/ /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:39:35 +0000 /?p=14261 The U.S. government has shifted its priorities toward supporting private space companies, minimizing its own risks and saving billions on a bet that a single administration can accomplish anything in a short amount of time. This move beyond the old national space race with the former Soviet Union has benefited high-profile private companies like SpaceX […]

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]]> /u-s-government-looks-to-back-cutting-edge-space-tech-as-funding-gaps-remain/feed/ 0 Alt-Dairy Startup Perfect Day Raises Biggest Round Yet, Looks to Scale Animal-Free Products /alt-dairy-startup-perfect-day-raises-biggest-round-yet-looks-to-scale-animal-free-products/ /alt-dairy-startup-perfect-day-raises-biggest-round-yet-looks-to-scale-animal-free-products/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:05:30 +0000 /?p=14242 California-based food tech startup Perfect Day had a pretty good day: the maker of animal-free dairy products raised $140 million, aiming to commercialize their offerings and expand to multiple continents, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Perfect Day relies on fermentation techniques converting plant sugar into milk proteins, namely whey and casein, to produce cheese, […]

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