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• I left my serious job for the frivolous food industry. But chefs can bring change to the table | Chris Ying

  11-03-2018 18:00
  If chefs back sustainable food, consumers will follow, writes Lucky Peach founder Chris YingA lot of people who cook food – and even more who write about it – have asked themselves at some point what the hell they’re doing. Particularly recently, as deeply entrenched institutional inequalities and biases are brought to light – not only in food but across numerous industries – a nagging question presents itself: am I doing something meaningful with my life?These pani
  
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• Will the Labrador energy switcher make you switch suppliers?

  11-03-2018 17:13
  Startup claims device will automatically switch smart-meter users three times a year and save them £300A device that plugs into a home broadband router and automatically switches supplier when cheaper deals become available is set to revolutionise the home energy market. The launch of Labrador comes as more and more people are changing their energy companies. Continue reading...
  
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• What happens when AI meets robotics?

  11-03-2018 02:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers in Texas aim to create robots that can cope with our messy world.
  
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• Prince Charles laments loss of craft skills in communities

  11-03-2018 00:21
  Royal announces amalgamation of four charities to help protect communities and local heritageThe Prince of Wales has urged communities not to lose the dwindling skills that shaped the built environment and prevent specialist trades from disappearing “at an alarming rate”. Ahead of his 70th birthday in November, the prince also said he was “deeply concerned” that young people were growing up without a basic understanding of how the world works and our relationship with foo
  
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