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Coffee grounded in sustainability – Starbucks commits to reducing emissions and water consumption
What’s happening? Starbucks will work alongside coffee farmers to reduce carbon emissions and conserve 50% of the water in its supply ...
Fred Fullerton
March 25, 2021
UK start-up Deep Branch converts waste CO2 into animal feed
What’s happening? UK start-up Deep Branch has raised €8m ($9.5m) to convert CO2 into animal feed to combat the deforestation caused ...
Jamie Ludlow
March 25, 2021
Trump’s social network could be arriving at the worst possible time
What’s happening? Former US President Donald Trump has said he is working on launching his own social media platform. Trump ...
Nick Jardine
March 25, 2021
Amazon asks: “Do you want to play?”
What’s happening? Amazon has expanded its FC Games programme, which gamifies tasks at its fulfilment centres. After being launched at a single location ...
Fred Fullerton
March 18, 2021
Heavyweight trio turn to space-travel tech for waste-to-fuel initiative
What’s happening? Chevron, Schlumberger and Microsoft have partnered to build a facility that will turn forestry waste to electricity and CO2 as a ...
Jack Elliot
March 18, 2021
World Day Against Cyber Censorship
What’s happening? Today is the World Day Against Cyber Censorship which highlights the ongoing fight for free speech against countries attempting to censor internet content. ...
Fred Fullerton
March 12, 2021
The US’ cannabis industry creates more than just smoke
What’s happening? The energy use from growing cannabis legally in Colorado generates more CO2 emissions than those created by the state's coal ...
Marc Height
March 11, 2021
Visual impairment has been a blind spot during the pandemic; technology can address it
What’s happening? A retinal implant that can provide artificial vision to blind people has been developed by Ecole Polytechnique federale ...
Nicola Watts
March 11, 2021