Tag: Amazon (company)

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COP30 Agenda: Climate Finance, Emissions Targets & Amazon Protection in Focus

As the Paris Agreement reaches its 10th anniversary, COP30 convenes in the Amazon-facing city of Belem with critical agenda items including inadequate emissions pledges, contentious climate finance negotiations, and innovative forest protection initiatives. The summit represents a pivotal moment for global climate action amid record deforestation and funding gaps.

As the United Nations Climate Change conference COP30 prepares to convene in November 2025, this landmark summit marks a decade since the historic Paris Agreement and takes place in the environmentally significant Amazon region. Unlike recent climate conferences with single thematic focuses, COP30 presents a multifaceted agenda addressing the interconnected challenges of inadequate emissions reductions, insufficient climate financing, and urgent forest conservation needs.

The Emissions Gap: Assessing National Climate Pledges

by Rafael Mendes
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Apple’s First Real Competitor in Decades According to Former CEO John Sculley

Apple’s former CEO John Sculley identifies OpenAI as Apple’s “first real competitor” in decades. Speaking at Zeta Live conference, Sculley emphasized Apple’s need to transition from the apps era to the agentic AI era to remain competitive in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Apple faces its first genuine competitive threat in decades according to former CEO John Sculley, who identified OpenAI as the company that could fundamentally challenge Apple’s dominance. Speaking at the Zeta Live conference in New York City, Sculley emphasized that artificial intelligence has not been Apple’s strength and the company needs to urgently shift from the apps era to what he calls the “agentic era” to remain relevant.

Why OpenAI Represents Apple’s First Real Competition

by Elisa Romero