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First transatlantic flight with 100% ‘sustainable’ fuel is greenwashing, critics say

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The world’s first transatlantic flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been attacked as “greenwashing” by critics. The Tuesday trip from London to New York on a Vrigin Atlantic 787 has been celebrated by airlines and politicians as a “milestone” in the journey to net zero. Scientists and climate campaigners, however, have poured scorn […]

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Vegan ribs with edible bones: This could be the future of BBQ

Corporates and innovation, Ecosystems, Next Featured, Startups and technology /

Hailing from South Africa, I like to think of myself as a bit of a barbecue virtuoso. Come rain or shine, most weekends I’ll be out in my backyard, tongs in hand, manning the grill like a meat-addicted maniac (guilty as charged).  So when someone suggested I try the world’s first plant-based ribs, adorned with

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Tesla to get number plates back in blow to Swedish union workers

Corporates and innovation, Ecosystems, Government and policy /

Tesla sued the Swedish Transport Agency and the country’s postal service yesterday in an attempt to squash the biggest strike the American carmaker has ever faced anywhere in the world.  Just hours after the lawsuits were filed, a court in Norrköping, where one of Tesla’s service centers is based, ruled in favour of Elon Musk’s

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsal

Corporates and innovation, Deep tech, Government and policy, Space /

The European Space Agency’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 successfully completed a full dress rehearsal on Thursday, in preparation for its maiden flight next year. The so-called hot-fire test at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana “simulated a complete launch sequence and thus validated the entire flight phase of Ariane 6’s core stage,” said the agency.  

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When it comes to startups, little Luxembourg packs a big punch

Corporates and innovation, Ecosystems, Investors and funding, Startups and technology /

Sandwiched between Germany, France, and Belgium, the tiny country of Luxembourg is one of Europe’s smallest, but also its wealthiest — its residents enjoy the second-highest per capita income in the world. Key to this success is its thriving financial services sector which has helped draw several big names to the Grand Duchy, including the

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He quit a GenAI leader in protest. Now he wants to create fairer systems for artists

Corporates and innovation, Deep tech, Insider, Next Featured, Startups and technology /

Ed Newton-Rex had reached a breaking point. As the vice president of audio at Stability AI, the 36-year-old was at the vanguard of a revolution in computational creativity. But there was growing unease about the movement’s strategy. Stability was becoming an emerging powerhouse in generative AI. The London-based startup owns Stability Diffusion, one of the

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Spotify’s new streaming payments spark controversy among musicians

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Tech has waded into another feud with artists. After a week of wrangles about AI mimicry of pop stars and training models on copyrighted content, Spotify has sparked fresh controversy over a new royalty scheme. The streaming giant announced on Tuesday that its new payment policy will exclude songs with fewer than 1,000 annual streams.

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Does Valencia’s four-day workweek trial mean we’re headed for a brave new world of work?

Corporates and innovation, Future of Work, Startups and technology /

The Spanish city of Valencia was founded by veteran Roman soldiers, given land in return for their service in various campaigns. The land of the brave, its very name means valiance. Lucky soldiers. With 300 days of sunshine a year and average temperatures of 19 degrees, it’s already a terrific place to live. But if

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These AI agents could cut your workweek to just 3 days

Artificial Intelligence, Corporates and innovation, Deep tech, Investors and funding, Startups and technology /

Most of us would love a break from the 9-to-5 grind, evidenced by the recent hype over the four-day workweek. But a new startup from the UK promises to help you toil even less than that — while remaining just as productive.   The company is called Tomoro and it’s on a mission to cut the

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This new EV supercharger on wheels recharges in just 6 minutes

Corporates and innovation, Electric vehicle, Startups and technology, Sustainability /

For UK battery startup NyoBolt, six seems to be the magic number. First, in June it showcased an EV that could be fully charged in just six minutes (a claimed record). And today it unveiled a new kind of supercharger that can also be recharged in — you guessed it — six minutes.  Dubbed Bolt-ee,

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Finnish startup races to map spread of ‘silent pandemic’ killing millions each year

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was directly responsible for over 1 million fatalities in 2019, and the death toll keeps rising. It occurs when bacteria become resilient to antibiotics, making infections more difficult to treat — or in some cases impossible.  In Finland, scientist Windi Muziasari has made it her mission to tackle this “silent pandemic.”  In

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