ExxonMobil has officially begun work in southwest Arkansas to begin lithium production to power the energy transition in North America.

Singapore based Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) has unveiled their plans to begin offering computing power to artificial intelligence startups.

Israel based battery startup StoreDot has partnered with electric vehicle company Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY) to develop a rapidly charging silicon based battery.

Vienna based electronics marketplace Refurbed has raised €57M in a Series C financing round, and aims to refurbish and resell old electronics.

Paris, France based quantum computing startup Quandela has raised €50M in a Series B financing round

Global asset manager BlackRock has stated their plans to list a spot Ethereum ETF in a new filing with the NASDAQ.

Bene Meat has become the first ever startup in Europe to win approval to produce cell cultivated meat for animal consumption.

Microsoft has lead a $100 million investment round in Photonic, a quantum computing startup based in British Columbia, Canada.

British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) has announced a $124.6 million investment into Canadian cannabis company Organigram (NASDAQ: OGI).

Buenos Aires, Argentina based Tecpetrol has launched a new pilot project in which they will use excess gas from their operations to power Bitcoin mining.