Posts

The Berlin-basedBluu Seafoodthis week announced its raised 16m in Series A funding. According to Bluu, the process protects oceans, prevents harming animals, and ensures quality. Bluu now aims to bring its fish balls and fish fingers from the lab to the table. 40% off TNW Conference! Bluu expects its seafood to get approval by 2024. Another country on the roadmap is the USA, where sales of lab-grown meat wererubberstampedlast week....

Like a runaway train, the tech sectors layoff spree shows no sign of hitting the brakes in 2023. Echoing through the industry like a gong are the layoffs from big tech. Silicon Valley giants collectively slashed over 104,000 roles last year, and these cutbacks are far from over. And its not just the giants in the forest facing this storm. The saplings are bending, too. StartupsinEuropecollectivelycutover 40,000 jobs between March 2022 and March 2023....

There’s 2 types of married couples in this world. Those who let their significant other have performative sex on camera for money, and those who don’t. Progressive guy like me? Happy wife, happy life. And there’s no happier group of people in the world than those who work in the porn industry. But that’s just how I see it. Not everybody feels the same way. Some people don’t want their wives to do porn....

Flying cars have captured the public imagination for decades, but have yet to enter the mainstream. However, with investorspouringcash into the sector, could the 2020s be the decade when sci-fi vision becomes reality? German startup Lilium certainly hopes so. It aims to begin commercial flights from late 2025. 40% off TNW Conference! Essentially it means that both the FAA and the EASA have approved Liliums jet design as commercially viable....

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, Nick Wright. As much as I often concur with Wright’s LeBron takes, he’s in the wrong here. The Kansas City Chiefs have won two Super Bowls in the past four years and made it to another. They have easily the best quarterback on the planet in Patrick Mahomes. Sucks that a thumbtack poked all the way through to the other side and caused an epidermal puncture wound....

But recent advances in generativeAIare further shaking the sector. Booking.com is the latest major travel agent to test the potential of thetech. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Users can also refine their search options, see property prices, and book their stay directly. The feature will be accessible on Bookings app, initially offered in English. 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....

The UKs dream of having the worlds first commercial nuclear fusion power plant has taken a digital turn. With thepotential to provide abundant clean energy, fusion is frequently called the holy grail of power sources. Unfortunately, its also immensely complex. Across decades of experiments, only tiny quantities of fusion power have ever been generated. Despite severalrecentbreakthroughs, afusion power plant that delivers energy to the grid remains fiendishly challenging to build....

Alright, so, Imma wear it on my sleeve. How Busta Rhymes has been doing this rap thing for 24 years blows my mind. Seriously where does the time go? In 1993, they released T.I.M.E. (The Inner Minds Eye). Back in 1992, Busta Rhymes was on a guest appearance spree. The man was everywhere, droppin' bars left and right. He blessed us with interlude appearances on Mary J. Blige’s “What’s the 411?...

The four TEFs focus on distinct high-impact sectors. These are: 40% off TNW Conference! 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. Also tagged with

EU member states have approved draft legislation allowing governments to spy on journalists in the name of national security. The original purpose of the EMFA was to safeguard media independence and pluralism. 40% off TNW Conference! Press freedom advocates havewarnedthese last-minute changes could kick off the door to all sorts of abuses. EU ambassadors will now take the draft legislation to the European Parliament to assemble the final text. The European Commissionwelcomedthe agreement by the blocs member states and called for the draft legislation to become law soon....

Thats particularly the case with Gen Z workers, who are the future of the workplace. At the same time,more roles are opening upthat are directly connected to a companys green goals. Companies are hiring sustainability managers, sustainability consultants, and net zero leads. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. According to a Deloitte survey, nearly all respondents believed the role of the CSO would grow in prominence. It has already set out its environmental aims and progress, which itincludes on its website....

Some of the worlds leading human and robot minds are heading to the United Nations. Its a stellar lineup of speakers, but the real stars in our eyes are the robots. Over 50 of the beasts the majority from Europe will be in attendance. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Sophia is arguably the planets most famous real-worldrobot but its attracted controversy. Nonetheless, the humanoids influence and fame earn it a place on our list....

The Vision Pro arrived with great fanfare. Bold claims indeed, but Apples track record lends them credibility. The tech giant has already redefined music players, tablets, laptops, desktops, smartwatches, and headphones. Analysts are nowproclaimingan iPhone moment for extended reality (XR). Across the Atlantic, the launch was being watched closely by Europes XR kingpin: Varjo. The Helsinki-based startup claims to produce the worlds most advanced VR and XR. But it now faces competition from the biggest companyon the planet....