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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: US, China's surprise climate change pact; Twitter's crypto team; Rivian surges on Wall Street debut; and a chat with Prateep Basu at SatSure
Description: The US and China made a surprise joint announcement on Wednesday at the ongoing COP26 UN climate summit, pledging to work together to find concrete measures to combat climate change, Bloomberg reports.
The two sides agreed to accelerate their efforts to cut emissions—including methane gas—and curb illegal deforestation, China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua told reporters, according to Bloomberg.Â
Rivian Automotive, an electric pick-up truck and SUV maker backed by Amazon and Ford Motors, raised $11.9 billion in the biggest US IPO this year. The strong listing also valued the company at about $100 billion...