Memphis Meats, the company growing meat from animal cells, just got a huge cash injection as it looks to upset an industry which is already evolving fast. The California-based startup, which has…
Insect FoodTech Startups are Creating a Buzz – And For Good Reason
The world is facing a crisis on two fronts. Unless you refute over 97% of publishing scientists, you’ll agree that man-made climate change is an urgent problem. Moreover, almost 800 million people…
Honda Innovation’s Dennis Clark: “The Multinational-Startup Relationship is No Longer in Question”
As managing director of strategic partnerships at Honda Innovations, the venture capital wing of the world’s seventh-largest automaker, Dennis Clark is a keystone in the bridge between the corporation and its growing…
California Passes Net Neutrality Law – and Government Immediately Sues
Within hours of California governor Jerry Brown’s signing of state net neutrality protections, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will file a lawsuit. The new regulation, enacted Sunday, prevents…
Investigative Journalism Startup The Markup Gets $20m from Craigslist Founder
Investigative journalism nonprofit The Markup, founded by two of the field’s most celebrated professionals, has won a $20 million from seasoned backers including Craigslist’s Craig Newmark. The brand, launched by ProPublica investigative…
Slow Growth and a European Exodus – But Don’t Ring Facebook’s Death Knell Yet
Facebook is having a week to forget. On Wednesday the social media giant revealed that revenue growth would “continue to decelerate in the second half 0f 2018” – and that it had…
The Best Holiday Gadgets to Grab this Summer
The sun’s out; the kids are home: It’s summer holiday time, and thus a great excuse to bedizen yourself with all manner of cutting-edge gadgetry. However, in this age of near-ubiquitous IoT…
The Top Three Most Lucrative Countries For Bitcoin Miners
This year has been topsy-turvy for Bitcoin – but which one isn’t? Since December its value has dropped from $13,860 to $9,244, leading many part-time investors to pull funds from Coinbase and…
At Russia’s World Cup, a Yellow Card for Traditional TV Broadcasters
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is almost a fortnight old and breaking broadcast records. But traditional airers should still look nervously over their shoulders. Over 3.4bn people are estimated to watch the…
The Five Best Coworking Spaces in the World
There is nothing new about coworking: its first recorded mention arrived in a 1628 book. But it has rarely been more popular. Berlin’s C-Space became one of the world’s first hackerspace when…