What if...we use plastics for road construction?
+ a pic to keep.
Reliance aims to use plastics in road construction
Reliance will work with India’s highway authority and individual states to potentially supply a plastics-infused mix.
Light plastics, the type used as carry bags or snack wrappers, are typically not viable to recycle and so end up in landfills, street corners or oceans. Reliance wants to shred these plastics and mix them with bitumen, a formula the conglomerate says is cheaper and longer-lasting.
This will actually be a big deal, if it scales. In fact, a great example of tech solving real world problems.
Startups that burn investor money, disappear won’t get second chance: Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata has exhorted startups to conduct themselves ethically.
“We will have start-ups which will attract attention, collect money and disappear. Such start-ups will not get a second or a third chance.”
So, which of Ratan Tata’s portfolio are a fan of? Quite a few of them, unfortunately are burning money and are almost disappearing as well!
Apple : 86% revenue from products; iPhone accounts for ~62% revenue
Here is what accounted for Apple’s super successful quarter (revenue of $91.8 billion, up 9% from a year earlier)
iPhone sales: $55.957 billion, up 8% from a year ago
iPad sales: $5.97 billion
Mac sales: $7.16 billion
Services: $12.71 billion, up 17%
Wearables and accessories: $10.01 billion
You see, this is the beauty of building a product led business!
Sundar Pichai on on Quantum Computing, AI and Future of Tech
Must watch: this conversation with Sundar Pichai on quantum computing, artificial intelligence and the future of technology governance.
Pic of the day!
NRN touching Ratan Tata’s feet !
Some things cannot be said in words !!
Till next time, ciaos.