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SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY

Alongstanding innovator and former Chief Operating Officer of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC), Heminda Jayaweera expresses hope that Sri Lanka is still able to upscale its SME sector through greater sustainable innovation and the use of green tech. He cites the example of Samsung as it was in the late 1960s and early ’70s: a large department store in South Korea but little-known abroad, which eventually transformed itself into a high-tech global brand.
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MARK ZUCKERBERG: MEET META

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better encompass what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR). The change does not apply to its individual platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them.
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