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February 21, 2022

Edge ecosystems are expected to take Logistic decisions by 2025

Gartner Inc. forecasts that 25% of logistic decisions will be taken by innovative edge ecosystems by 2025. The advanced edge ecosystems will drive data processing, storage, and communication, enabling smoother workflow. Edge computing decision-making has been already deployed across supply chain operations, however, firms are currently planning to expand the autonomous network of edge decisions. Gartner. Inc. expects that big logistic firms would replace humans in distribution centres with intralogistics smart robots that are based on cyber-physical robotic automation by 2026. Read more from Mhlnews

No retirement: Actors and government officials joined food tech advisory boards

Many Hollywood legends, including actors and former government officials, have joined companies to use their expertise. Leonardo DiCaprio is an environmental activist and a member of the Sustainability & Health Advisory Council SHAC headed by Perfect Day. DiCaprio also participated in the COP26 climate summit in Scotland and joined cell-based meat manufacturers Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat as an advisor and investor. Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary have invested in tech empowered companies, including Airbnb and Uber, the pair also collaborated with cultured meat company MeaTech 3D. Ann Veneman, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also joined the board for tech companies as a member of Perfect Day’s SHAC. Former USDA Secretary, Dan Glickman, is a representative on the Good Meat Advisory Board. Read more from Fooddive

Edge ecosystems are expected to take Logistic decisions by 2025

Gartner Inc. forecasts that 25% of logistic decisions will be taken by innovative edge ecosystems by 2025. The advanced edge ecosystems will drive data processing, storage, and communication, enabling smoother workflow. Edge computing decision-making has been already deployed across supply chain operations, however, firms are currently planning to expand the autonomous network of edge decisions. Gartner. Inc. expects that big logistic firms would replace humans in distribution centres with intralogistics smart robots that are based on cyber-physical robotic automation by 2026. Read more from Mhlnews

No retirement: Actors and government officials joined food tech advisory boards

Many Hollywood legends, including actors and former government officials, have joined companies to use their expertise. Leonardo DiCaprio is an environmental activist and a member of the Sustainability & Health Advisory Council SHAC headed by Perfect Day. DiCaprio also participated in the COP26 climate summit in Scotland and joined cell-based meat manufacturers Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat as an advisor and investor. Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary have invested in tech empowered companies, including Airbnb and Uber, the pair also collaborated with cultured meat company MeaTech 3D. Ann Veneman, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also joined the board for tech companies as a member of Perfect Day’s SHAC. Former USDA Secretary, Dan Glickman, is a representative on the Good Meat Advisory Board. Read more from Fooddive