CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the U.S. drive to lead the race for quantum computing. Javers speaks with IonQ president and CEO, Peter Chapman, and University of Maryland president, Darryll Pines, about the effort. CNBC’s Kate Rooney reports on the investments made in this space.

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In my role as business advisor, I’m hearing more and more about workers who seem to be doing less and demanding more. The current pandemic, which has driven more dependence on remote employees, makes it even harder for business owners, as well as aspiring new business leaders, to recognize and demonstrate exemplary performance in the workplace.

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constantly say things that are unreasonable and seemingly crazy,” says Noubar Afeyan, founder of venture firm Flagship Pioneering and chairman of Moderna. What if, he asked his researchers, microorganisms living in our guts–the “microbiome”–could help cure cancer? What if red blood cells could transport drugs along with oxygen? What if not all viruses were bad? And what if, he asked a decade ago, messenger RNA (mRNA) could be the basis of therapeutics?

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Aveva has been talking about sustainability and making pledges to fight climate change, could you tell us more?

Sustainability is a major aspect of Aveva’s operations, whether internally within our engineering or in the solutions we provide to our customers. We believe that industries are responsible for mitigating the climate crisis, and we recognise our role in monitoring our impact on the environment and regulating our carbon footprint.

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Accenture Interactive’s Pat Connolly notes that privately, many leaders concede that innovation is simply one of those disciplines that can’t be held to the same standards as the rest of the business. But that’s simply the wrong way to approach it.

If cities followed Vitalik Buterin’s model, revenue generated from cryptocurrency projects could be recycled into exponential technologies such as solar energy projects, vertical farming, and 3D printing.

Since their earliest manifestations, cities have been vital to our collective future. Cities are engines of commerce, thought, culture, and innovation. Even during the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, cities have demonstrated their persistence and pushed humanity forward with critical leadership on the pressing issues facing the world. We need cities more than ever, to solve the challenges of climate change, globalized trade, and political stagnation. The best way to ensure that cities are up to the task is to bolster self-governance efforts. Blockchain technology is an ideal and underutilised tool to accomplish this task.

Several months in, the Great Resignation continues to upend workforces across the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a record 4.4 million employees quit their jobs in September. That bested the previous record freshly set in August, when another 4.3 million people dropped their two-week notices.

The trend has become impossible to ignore, and reckoning industries are now asking the big question: Why? While there isn’t a neat answer to that, some labor analysts speculate it could be a confluence of factors.

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. This sharing economy is rapidly becoming the new business of sharing, with major winners already including Airbnb (rooms), Uber (rides), and Chegg (books).

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Now you can cycle on rivers, lakes, and oceans with this hydrofoil bike. 🚴 ♀️

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Innovation is the key to long-term business success, both in startups as well as established organizations. Yet every business and every entrepreneur I know struggles with this challenge, focused on hiring the right people and implementing the right process. Yet, in my experience the key seems to be more a discipline of innovative thinking from everyone, driven from the top.

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It’s no secret that today’s workplaces are changing. Open floor plans, remote work, and virtual meetings are all part of the modern office experience. Whether people are working from coffee shops, in a cubicle, or from a posh office lounge, comfortable seating options are paramount. And to illustrate just how important healthy workstations are, British office equipment company Fellowes has commissioned a lifelike, full-size model named “Emma,” whose myriad ailments show the dark side of where we’re headed if work comforts continue to go unchecked.

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Huawei Technologies (Thailand) is holding a state-of-the-art exhibition, "Experience the Limitless Life with 5G", highlighting its latest technological innovations, at the National Science and Technology Fair 2021.

Organised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, the fair is currently being held at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani with the aim of raising public awareness of the importance of science and technology. The fair, which began on Tuesday and continues through Nov 19, particularly aims to inspire young people to build their knowledge and skills in preparation for the new digital economy.

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One of the most important books I’ve read is called Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. I’ll give you a short summary of the book, from the book: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few”. The entire goal of Zen according to Suzuki is to remain a perpetual beginner. Zen is all about living (actions) and less about life (ideas/interpretations about living). So, why should someone strive for the perspective of the beginner? Beginners are eager, inexperienced, patient, curious, creative, and open-minded. They aren’t yet stuck in habitual patterns; they are free in ways that the experienced person is not. When you started your business, you were a beginner too. 

The Cleveland Innovation District is the $565-million collaboration of Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth System, and Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State universities to create a global pathogen center.

Embraer took another step toward a greener future by introducing four small, prop-driven, low-to-zero emissions concept designs this week.

“We will see a big transformation in our industry towards a more sustainable aviation,” said Arjan Meijer, president and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation. “Embraer is in a unique position to make viable the introduction of new disruptive green technologies.”

While that sounds good, but no one actually knows how viable or disruptive any one approach will be, which explains why the new Energia line includes four options with varying approaches.

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Air conditioning is a great contributor to carbon emissions. Conventional cooling devices account for up to 10% of global gas emissions, double that of aviation and maritime, according to the World Bank. Without alternatives, these emissions could double this decade.

Meanwhile, the demand for these technologies is growing. The increasing population and advancement of technologies boosted demand in recent years. Nearly 15% of global energy demands comprises air conditioning systems.

The MBA has been the quintessential managerial education program and has supplied more ready and trained managers to U.S. corporations than any other graduate program. While MBA curricula are evolving to meet the changing needs of corporations, the authors assert that the pace of change must accelerate to keep the MBA degree future-proof. Otherwise, the danger is what Scott Cook, founder of Intuit, described: “When MBAs come to us, we have to fundamentally retrain them — nothing they learned will help them succeed at innovation.” This article provides a look at the main departments in a typical MBA program and what changes to the way business is done they need to keep up with.

Sitka Sound Science Center’s Lisa Busch: When four inches of rain fell on Sitka before 9:00 a.m., we knew it was not going to be a typical rainy day. The town has a well-functioning tsunami warning system, but had previously experienced few landslides, even though we get about 100 inches of rain a year. So when mud began to move down the hillsides around the town, there were no warnings. Three people died, a house was destroyed, and a lot of city infrastructure was damaged. Volunteers and city workers immediately went to work with shovels.

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As a serial entrepreneur behind nine startups, I’m here to tell you: Don’t quit your day job. Yet.

While most advice for potential entrepreneurs starts with the idea that you should just quit your job and dive in, this is rarely the best course of action. Starting your career pragmatically and building toward entrepreneurship, instead of diving into the deep end, can help you get more comfortable in the corporate waters and refine your idea.

Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not. But some people have…

Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not.