Biotech startup opens UK’s first pilot facility for cultivated animal fat

Its targets food ingredient suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers ofmeat alternatives. According to thestartup, optimised taste isnt its sole advantage. Cultivated fat also requires less water, less land, and lessenergythan intensive agriculture all without harming animals. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Meanwhile, the additional space can help realise employee growth from 40 to 100 people. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Brittney Flores

EIF invests €40M in female-founded climate tech growth fund

The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced today it would invest 40mn with Blume Equity. Blume Equity backs companies focusing on decarbonisation as well as broader environmental sustainability. EIF joins other Blume Equity investors, including Swedish pension fund AP4 and Visa Foundation. This partnership will help us continue our profit with purpose mission to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate emergency. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Climate tech investment pace has suffered along with other funding over the past year....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 152 words · David Holden

Forecaster Frank NFL Picks Week 3: Wake Up Call

Wake Up, Frank the Tank, it’s late September, and your picks are not looking cool. I improved to 7-8-1 during Week 2 but below .500 at 12-19-1 on the season. Down 20-0 at the half, they were outscored 60-0 over the first six quarters of the season. The Giants will not have Saquan Barkley, and the Niners are a top team making their home debut. Expect this one to be ugly....

September 21, 2023 · 3 min · 543 words · Samantha Spears

The Barstool All Stars Are Playing For $100,000: Breaking Down The Cast Of The New Season Of "Surviving Barstool"

First things first, elephant in the room: I should be on this. Doing an “All Stars” season of Surviving Barstool without the DAWG is a huge miss. He might be someone you want to sit next to in the end. Dave can also use his power as the boss against players like Tommy and Rico. “If you vote for me you’re fired” is -1000 to be said at some point....

September 21, 2023 · 4 min · 656 words · Yolanda Conway

UK targets Meta’s encryption plans over child sexual abuse concerns

40% off TNW Conference! The Home Secretary first outlined her concerns in a letter to Meta thispast July. Nevertheless, the tech giant stresses its commitment to delivering end-to-end encryption as standard for Messenger and Instagram. We strongly believe that E2EE is critical to protecting peoples security. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

September 21, 2023 · 1 min · 73 words · Rebekah Perez

Barstool's Most Dangerous Game Show: Francis' Fall From Grace

For example, I suffered from broken brain syndrome towards the end of filmingSurviving Barstoollast summer. As it turns out,undiagnosed bipolar disorder makes for amazing television. Almost a year later, I was asked to fill Alex Bennets spot onBarstools Most Dangerous Game Show. As a last minute (now medicated) fill in, I tried to negotiate a deal with production. I would do the show, if I could bring an my own supply ofPirate Waterto have on set....

September 20, 2023 · 2 min · 246 words · Kylie Martinez

Carbon accounting startup Plan A secures $27M to expand across Europe

Greentech software provider Plan A was founded in 2017 by Lubomila Jordanova and Nathan Bonnisseau. This includesdatacollection over emissions calculation, target setting, decarbonisation planning, and non-financial reporting. Climate change and the associated impacts pose an existential risk to businesses. She further added that Plan A was over the moon to bring these stellar investors onboard. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. And a prudent investment it may prove to be....

September 20, 2023 · 1 min · 98 words · Charles Ray

DeepMind’s new AI tool can predict genetic diseases

GoogleDeepMindhas unveiled its novel AI tool that can predict whether DNA mutations are likely to cause genetic diseases. The ambition is that it will facilitate faster diagnosis and development of life-saving treatments. This results in a different amino acid within the protein, which can in turn affect its function. On average, humanscarry over 9,000 missense variants, which, in most cases, are harmless. DeepMind used AlphaMissense on all 71 million possible missense variants....

September 20, 2023 · 1 min · 148 words · Kenneth Jackson

Europe and US head-to-head in 3D printing innovation surge

Within Europe, Germany has emerged as the clear leader making up 41% of the regions total. Its followed by France at 12% and the UK at 11.5%. Switzerland and the Netherlands come in fourth and first place, respectively. Meanwhile, Germanys Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is the first among the top 10 research institutions, with 221 IPFs. The top 10 also includes Frances CNRS and CEA and Dutch TNO. 40% off TNW Conference!...

September 20, 2023 · 1 min · 105 words · Heather Everett

German startup Fernride bags $50M to make trucking autonomous

Founded in 2019, Fernride has developed autonomous vehicle software that converts trucks into self-driving machines. There is a current shortage of 400,000 truck drivers in Europe a figureprojectedto increase to two million by 2026. 40% off TNW Conference! Fernride trains a remote operator on every site where its trucks are deployed. Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. Also tagged with

September 20, 2023 · 1 min · 70 words · Ronnie Park

Hackers breach defences of ICC war crimes tribunal

Aspokesperson for the court did not immediately respond to our request for comment. 40% off TNW Conference! No one is exempt from bad actors, which is why every organisation should prepare to be attacked. Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. Also tagged with

September 20, 2023 · 1 min · 53 words · Danielle Wilkinson

Things I Care About More Than Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift Potentially Dating

I respect the passion but I don’t care at all. I think Taylor Swift is a really talented artist and I love that she writes her own songs. I also love watching Travis Kelce play football. He’s the best tight end I’ve ever seen. He’s already an automatic first ballot HOFer. I just don’t care if they are fucking or who they are fucking. Here’s some things I do care a lot more about....

September 20, 2023 · 3 min · 577 words · Brandon Williams

UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill to become law

Britains controversial Online Safety Bill will soon become law after passing through parliament on Tuesday. The sweeping legislation places strict news content moderation rules onsocial mediacompanies. Platforms will become legally responsible for the material they host. They also must prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content, and enforce age limits and age-checking measures. In some cases, executives of platforms could even be imprisoned. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

September 20, 2023 · 2 min · 214 words · Carol Small