Work can be pretty stressful these days: globally tech workers have had to deal with the effects of the pandemic, adjust to remote work—and handle all those more recent return-to-office mandates—in addition…
Inside CUR8’s mission to scale carbon removals and help save the planet
Most of us have heard of carbon offsets by now. However, the average person perhaps doesn’t give them much thought beyond when prompted by an airline to “offset the CO2 of your…
Why the future won’t look like a sci-fi movie
This article features an interview with Nick Foster, former Head of Design for Google X. Foster will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam….
European startup funding to drop 38% in 2023 — but there’s cause for hope
European tech startups will see a 38% investment drop in 2023 compared to 2022 levels, the latest report by Atomico finds. Specifically, startups are expected to raise $51bn in funding — down…
This AI-powered carbon tracker is fighting corporate greenwashing
This article features an interview with Lubomila Jordanova, founder and CEO at Plan A. Jordanova will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you…
Label AI-generated content ‘immediately,’ EU urges big tech
The EU is pushing big tech to apply a new method for tackling AI disinformation: labels. The bloc wants online platforms to mark any AI-generated photos, videos, and text, a top official…
Generative AI will help your business handle more customer issues, faster
There’s a lot of buzz around generative AI’s potential to push productivity into hyperspeed, from quickly spitting out lines of code for developers to text and image tools that allow marketing teams…
Finally, a useful blockchain application: Tracing halal meat
Blockchain is frequently derided as a solution in search of a problem. But buried beneath the crypto scams and Web3 utopianism hide some intriguing use cases. Some of the most powerful applications…
Dutch students use iron balls for safe hydrogen storage and transport
Green hydrogen will almost certainly play a key role in the energy transition, but it does come with a number of inherent challenges. It’s highly flammable and must be stored at high…
Psychedelics startups break taboos to bring hallucinogens into mental healthcare
LSD, magic mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, DMT… it’s a suspicious product line for a legitimate business — and psychedelics startups know it. With that in mind, it’s unsurprising that the sector are wary…