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Global investment firm B Capital has made a significant move to strengthen its climate investment practice.

According to The Economic Times, the firm announced the addition of two senior figures: Rich Lesser, the global chair and former CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Jeff Johnson, the former managing director of Temasek. Lesser steps into the role of vice chair, climate & sustainability, and senior advisor, while Johnson takes on the mantle of general partner, leading the climate investment team’s expansion.

B Capital specializes in identifying and supporting startups that lead transformational shifts across industries. With a keen eye on innovation and sustainable growth, the firm has established itself as a key player in the global investment landscape, providing critical resources and a robust network to foster the development of groundbreaking technologies and solutions.

The new hires, Rich Lesser and Jeff Johnson, bring a wealth of experience and expertise to B Capital. Lesser, in his dual capacity, will continue his work at BCG, further cementing the strategic partnership between B Capital and BCG, especially in the domain of climate technology. Recognized for his leadership in climate and sustainability, Lesser’s role at BCG included acting as chief advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders and spearheading the firm’s focus on sustainability practices. On the other hand, Johnson, with his profound experience in managing investments at Temasek, is set to drive B Capital’s climate investment initiatives, aiming to leverage the firm’s extensive network and platform to support climate-focused entrepreneurs.

These appointments underline B Capital’s commitment to addressing climate change, a challenge that demands an estimated $5tn in annual investments by 2030 to meet international net-zero targets. The firm has already begun to lay the groundwork for this ambition with investments in companies like Patch Technologies, which facilitates the trading of carbon credits, and Accacia, which offers AI-driven decarbonization solutions for the real estate sector.

B Capital cofounder and co-CEO Raj Ganguly expressed his enthusiasm for the expanded team, highlighting Lesser’s unmatched reputation in the field and emphasizing the critical need for innovative, complex solutions to tackle climate change. Echoing this sentiment, Johnson underscored B Capital’s unique position to support climate entrepreneurs through its comprehensive global platform and value-added approach.

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Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit to bring some of world’s most innovative financial start-ups to London on September 12

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Accion Venture Lab, the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO, today announce the Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit that will take place in London on Thursday, September 12.

The summit will see over 40 fintech companies from 5 continents come together with investors, regulators, and other stakeholders in the global inclusive fintech community to discuss how innovations in embedded finance, AI, and other emerging technologies can be leveraged to meet the financial needs of vulnerable communities, including women and smallholder farmers. Globally, nearly 2 billion people are excluded from the financial system, lacking a safe place to save money, credit to manage and grow businesses, and insurance to protect against disasters. Micro, small and medium businesses are facing a $5 trillion credit gap.

Accion Venture Lab’s Managing Partner Rahil Rangwala said, “By bringing this group of fintech innovators together in London – one of the world’s most dynamic financial capitals – we can explore new ways of providing high-quality financial solutions to underserved clients globally. Participants will learn the latest industry insights and forge new partnerships, as they adapt to the rapidly evolving business landscape.”

Companies present at the summit are already leveraging new uses of technology and data to provide responsible financial services to low-income groups in innovative new ways. From using transport data to provide financing to operator-owned truck drivers in Pakistan, to deploying AI so small-scale pharmacies in Kenya can improve access to quality medicines and reduce waste, they are solving pain points for small businesses and low-income groups across emerging economies.

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth’s Executive Vice President for Global Programs, Payal Dalal, comments that: “With their ability to connect underserved people to the digital economy, often for the first time, fintech innovators have a key role to play in tackling global challenges and making economic growth more inclusive. The Fintech for Inclusion Summit will bring together leaders and frontline practitioners to share their learnings and build new connections, which is a vital part of driving scale.”

Speaking on the topic, Marieke Roestenberg, Manager of FMO Ventures Program, said: “We are pleased to once more co-host this important event with Accion Venture Lab – now in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth – to bring together industry leaders focused on developing innovative fintech solutions for underserved communities. Holding the event in London this year will enable more key stakeholders to join the conversation and explore collaboration opportunities.”

Accion Venture Lab organizes the Fintech for Inclusion Global Summit as part of its work with entrepreneurs to build scalable businesses that address gaps in financial services around the world. It is a leading early stage fintech investor with a 10+ year track record of delivering financial and social returns. With its global team, it provides hands on strategic and operational support that is critical to the success of early-stage companies, while quickly spotting and responding to global trends, and sharing learnings across geographies.

Speakers will include TS Anil, CEO of Monzo, Jorn Lambert, Chief Product Officer of Mastercard, Jonathan Whittle, Managing Partner of Quona, and Michael Schlein, CEO of Accion. Conference partners include the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Citi Foundation, and FMO Entrepreneurial Bank. For more information and tickets see www.fintechforinclusionsummit.com

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BioVaxys Technology Corp. Announces Failure to File Cease Trade Order

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) (the “Company“) announces that the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC“) has issued a failure to file cease trade order (“FFCTO“) under National Policy 11-207 Failure-to-File Cease Trade Orders and Revocations in Multiple Jurisdictions (“NP 11-207“), prohibiting the trading by any person of any securities of the Company in Canada, including trades in the Company’s common shares made through the Canadian Securities Exchange.

The FFCTO was issued as a result of the delay in filing the Company’s audited annual financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2023, its management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended October 31, 2023, and related filings (collectively, the “Required Annual Filings“) and interim financial statements for the three months ended January 31, 2024, its management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended January 31, 2024, and related filings (collectively, the “Required Interim Filings“). Under National Instrument 51-102, the Required Annual Filings were required to be made no later than February 28, 2024, and the Required Interim Filings were required to be made no later than April 1, 2024.

The OSC had previously granted, on February 29, 2024, a management cease trade order, which has been been revoked and replaced by the FFCTO dated May 15, 2024.

The Company is working diligently to facilitate the completion of the Required Annual Filings and the Required Interim Filings and expects to be in a position to file in the very near future. The Company anticipates that the FFCTO will remain in place until such time as the Required Annual Filings and Required Interim Filings are filed and the OSC subsequently revokes the FFCTO.

About BioVaxys Technology Corp.

BioVaxys Technology Corp. (www.biovaxys.com), a biopharmaceuticals company registered in British Columbia, Canada, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient lives with novel immunotherapies based on the DPX™ immune-educating technology platform and its HapTenix© ‘neoantigen’ tumor cell construct platform, for treating cancers, infectious disease, antigen desensitization, and other immunological fields. The Company’s clinical stage pipeline includes maveropepimut-S which is in Phase II clinical development for advanced Relapsed-Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and platinum resistant ovarian cancer, and BVX-0918, a personalized immunotherapeutic vaccine using it proprietary HapTenix© ‘neoantigen’ tumor cell construct platform which is soon to enter Phase I in Spain for treating refractive late-stage ovarian cancer. The Company is also capitalizing on its tumor immunology know-how and creation of a unique library of T-lymphocytes & other datasets post-vaccination with its personalized immunotherapeutic vaccines to utilize predictive algorithms and other technologies to identify new targetable tumor antigens. BioVaxys common shares are listed on the CSE under the stock symbol “BIOV” and trade on the Frankfurt Bourse (FRA: 5LB) and in the US (OTCQB: BVAXF). For more information, visit www.biovaxys.com and connect with us on X and LinkedIn.

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Embracing the AI Era: IMF Highlights Massive Potential for Global Workforce AI Innovation

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VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — USA News Group – According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Geogieva, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is hitting the global labor force “like a tsunami”. Her comments came at an event in Zurich this week, organized by the Swiss Institute of International Studies, where she stated AI is likely to impact 60% of jobs in advanced economies, and 40% of jobs around the world. The remarks came shortly after the release of a new report from and LinkedIn, which not only stated that use of AI has nearly doubled in just 6 months, but also that 75% of global knowledge workers are now using AI tools in their day-to-day work. The advantages of AI for both workplaces and businesses are rapidly multiplying, thanks to recent strides made by developers, including from Scope AI Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF), Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL), SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL).

Amidst the rapid advancements of deep machine learning technology across various sectors, Scope AI Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF) has undergone a transformation in its branding and market focus. The company now directs its proprietary technology, GEM (General Enterprise Machine Learning), towards industries such as advertising, gaming, and neural networks. With this innovative platform, businesses can develop their own object detection and visual information systems, harnessing the full capabilities of neural networks. These proposed strategic moves by Scope AI are reshaping how companies approach advertising customization, gaming enhancement, and the utilization of neural networks in a multitude of applications.

In a recent update, Scope AI unveiled upgrades to its GEM platform, aimed at providing enhanced services to advertising agencies and the gaming sector. These improvements empower GEM to fine-tune advertising content and enrich gameplay experiences through advanced neural network functionalities. Furthermore, the updates strengthen the platform’s object visual recognition, empowering businesses to glean deeper insights and deploy more precise solutions. With these augmented object detection and visual information systems, advertisers gain improved capabilities to analyze consumer behavior and refine campaigns, while game developers can craft more immersive and captivating user interactions.

“We’re very pleased at how seamless we were able to streamline, enhance, and strengthen our platform with the latest performance and security upgrades made to our infrastructure,” said Sean Prescott, Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Scope. “The next generation of our platform will set us apart in what kind of data and its sensitivity we can process and store. It’s a potential game-changer for the industry.”

GEM boasts a user-friendly web interface, empowering developers, meticulous users, entrepreneurs, and large enterprises to effortlessly establish advanced object detection systems or craft ground-breaking, real-time neural network models.

Scope AI is confident that the recent upgrades to their GEM platform will deliver substantial benefits to the advertising and gaming sectors, ushering in novel capabilities and profound insights. With a focus on advertising, Scope emphasizes GEM’s visual recognition technology, facilitating the creation of highly targeted and captivating advertisements. This functionality optimizes ad spend efficiency and elevates customer engagement to unprecedented heights.

In the realm of gaming, Scope envisions its GEM platform as a transformative force, enriching player experiences by tailoring gameplay and recommendations through neural network analyses of player behavior. This cutting-edge technology empowers developers with invaluable insights to refine game design, enhance player retention rates, and unlock untapped revenue streams.

Not sitting back in the AI race, Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) recently announced it will expand its research and development (R&D) capabilities in the country of Morocco, by growing its local workforce to 1,000 information technology (IT) professionals. The tech giant quickly followed up the announcement, by being named as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic QuadrantTM for Warehouse Management Systems, for the ninth year in a row. 

“Fast-changing market conditions and increasing customer demand puts added pressure on organizations’ warehouse, inventory, and fulfillment processes,” said Srini Rajagopal, vice president of logistics product strategy, Oracle. “We believe our position as a Leader in this report is an acknowledgement of our robust product capabilities, investment in innovation, and most importantly the success of our customers.”

Looking to drive further growth and competitive advantage in its sector, and to ensure the sustainability of its products for the future, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) recently selected SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) to provide multiple solutions. Among these, CP Foods will be employing SAP’s RISE with SAP, SAP Sustainability Footprint Management, and SAP Sustainability Control Tower Solutions.

CP Foods serves more than 4 billion people globally, and is a leading integrated agro-indsutrial and food business that is one of the world’s largest producers of feed, shrimp, poultry, and pork, with operations in 17 countries and exports to more than 50 countries. The move with SAP reflects CP Foods’ goal of becoming the “Sustainable Kitchen of the World”, and to realize its Net Zero goals by 2050.

“Sustainability is a huge opportunity for businesses across Asia,” said Paul Marriott, President of SAP Asia Pacific & Japan. “Using RISE with SAP and our sustainability solutions, CP Foods is getting ahead of forthcoming emissions regulation and future-proofing its business by using data to make more sustainable decisions. It can use those insights to drive more operational efficiencies, optimize supply chains, and differentiate its business against competitors.”

Having been accused of lagging in the AI race, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been making several strides as of late, including taking music-making to the next level with its all-new Logic Pro for iPad and Logic Pro for Mac 11 offering, delivering breakthrough professional experiences for songwriting, beat-making, producing, and mixing.

The new Logic Pro comes powered by AI, introducing incredible studio assistant features that augment the music-making process and provide artists help right when they need it.

“Logic Pro gives creatives everything they need to write, produce, and mix a great song, and our latest features take that creativity to a whole new level,” said Brent Chiu-Watson, Apple’s senior director of Apps Worldwide Product Marketing. “Logic Pro’s new AI-backed updates, combined with the unparalleled performance of iPad, Mac, and M-series Apple silicon, provide creative pros with the best music creation experience in the industry.”

Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) recently showed off its astonishing vision for how AI will work with its popular Gmail and Photos platforms. During a keynote speech at its annual Google I/O developer conference, Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the event highlighting various new features powered by its latest AI model Gemini 1.5 Pro. One of the new features, called Ask Photos, allows users to search photos for deeper insights, such as asking when your daughter learned to swim or recall what your license plate number is, just by looking through saved photos.

As well, Google unveiled perhaps the most intriguing offering, dubbed Project Astra. It’s what the company is calling an “advanced seeing and talking responsive agent”, and what some are calling an amped-up version of Google Lens. Google is making all kinds of moves in AI that has the market buzzing, even redesigning its own market-leading search engine, using AI all the way down the line.

“What we see with generative AI is that Google can do more of the searching for you,” says Liz Reid, Google’s newly installed head of Search. “It can take a bunch of the hard work out of searching, so you can focus on the parts you want to do to get things done, or on the parts of exploring that you find exciting.”

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