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• Is this the future of coffee? Kaffa Roastery releases AI-conic blend

  22-04-2024 18:35 via thenextweb.com
  
  I am really into (my friends might say somewhat obsessed with) coffee. Not just for the hits of caffeine that fuel our productivity-enthralled capitalist society, but also for the taste, as well as different styles of brewing (although my Swedish roots make me partial to a pour-over).  Sadly, I do not often get to write about it, as — even though coffee roasting and brewing rely on technological engineering — tech startups and coffee hardly ever intersect in the news. Enter Hel
  
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• 3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard of

  22-04-2024 17:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  All of us will face the consequences of runaway climate change — unless, maybe, you’re living in one of Elon Musk’s new homes on Mars. But for the rest of us poor souls, tackling global heating is pretty much the top priority.  The bad news is we are not on track to limit global temperatures rising to 1.5°C  to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. A new report has also revealed that temperatures in Europe are rising twice as fast as the rest o
  
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• 3 Essential Design Trends, May 2024

  22-04-2024 14:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  Integrated navigation elements, interactive typography, and digital overprints are three website design trends making waves this month. Let's take a look at each design trend with some fun examples.
  
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• Brits to issue their own sick notes via algorithm under plan to save GP time

  22-04-2024 13:58 via thenextweb.com
  
  In an attempt to reduce the workload of GPs, the UK is planning to introduce a new National Health Service (NHS) algorithm that will enable self-issued sick notes. The move is part of the government’s effort to reform the sick note system, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seeking not only to alleviate GPs, but also end the “sick note culture.” “We need to change the sick note culture so the default becomes what work you can do — not what you can’t,” Sun
  
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• Earth Day: Ecosia launches world’s first energy-generating browser

  22-04-2024 10:20 via thenextweb.com
  
  Today — on Earth Day — non-profit search engine Ecosia has launched the “greenest browser on Earth” as it seeks to offer customers a more sustainable alternative to Google Chrome or Apple’s Safari.  Just like Ecosia’s search engine, the more you use the browser, the more trees you will help plant. The Berlin-based company says it has already planted 200 million trees since 2009.  The new browser will be powered by renewable energy from Ecosia’
  
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• European startups rejoice — VC investment is on the rise again

  22-04-2024 07:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  New data published today by Dealroom reveal that European VC investment rose 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2024. What’s more, the Netherlands is showing a particularly strong comeback. Amsterdam funding rose a highly encouraging 107%. Overall, European VC investment reached $13.7bn in Q1 2024, an increase fuelled to a great extent by the energy transition. Energy was the biggest sector for tech startup and scaleup investment for the fourth quarter in a row, having raised $3.1bn
  
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