Hyport Oostende in Belgium, to be powered solely by excess offshore wind, is also set to become the first project to use green hydrogen as energy storage.
FDA clears Sony's surgery video-sharing platform
Sony has received clearance from the FDA for its digital workflow collaboration platform for hospital operating rooms and catheter labs.
The company’s NUCLeUS software is designed to provide imaging management at 4K resolution as well as still images and patient data, plus it has the ability to capture and share live or archived surgical videos for teaching purposes.
"We are eager to put NUCLeUS in the hands of doctors, nurses and OR managers in the U.S. so they can experience first-hand how the platform can dramatically improve surgical collaboration and potentially contribute to better patient outcomes," Theresa Alesso, president of Sony Electronics' Pro division, said in a statement.
Hermès launches refillable lipstick: How reusable packaging is becoming the next must-have
CB Insights reports, refillable packaging could help brands offer higher quality product experiences and potentially save on single-use plastic.
Luxury brand Hermès recently revealed a new line of refillable lipstick, its first foray into makeup in its 183-year history. The French fashion house also plans to expand its cosmetics selection to include items like foundation and skincare products in the near future.
While its launch into beauty was highly anticipated, the brand’s decision to use refillable packaging sends a greater message about sustainability in the beauty sphere.
Here's how Hermès and other companies are spurring change.
Embrace the robot that wants your job
The Passion Economy author Adam Davidson on why that’s a good thing.
Deanna Isaacs in Chicago Reader writes: "It goes like this: although robots and AI are going to eat our current jobs, we'll get an unprecedented opportunity to turn what we love to do into our source of income. Davidson provides a set of eight rules to guide us in this endeavor, and a collection of happy stories about folks who are already doing it."
Davidson told her, but here's the difference: "The 20th century economy rewarded being the same, suppressing whatever made you weird and interesting. But this economy doesn't reward that. This economy has shifted far more in the direction of rewarding uniqueness. So broadly speaking, more passion is more possible."
"I'm certainly not arguing that we're just going to flip a switch and everyone is going to get to do whatever it is that they happen to want to do," Davidson added. "But I think of my great grandmother who came to Chicago in 1908 and got a job as a seamstress, and never particularly liked it, and never had an opportunity to even think about, 'Is this something I want to do?' I think we've already come a long way, and we will come even farther. This economy offers that opportunity.
"There's a lot of people who think they're screwed, who are not at all screwed, who actually could both have more fun and make more money than ever before."