There have been a lot of negative stories in the press lately about cultivated meat. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potentially to dramatically reduce our greenhouse-gas emissions, pandemic risk, and the suffering we inflict on animals. Conservative states are trying to ban the More
Utrecht-based Vitestro has raised €20mn to bring its robotic blood drawing device to market. Founded in 2017, Vitestro aims to improve the blood draw experience for patients and address personnel shortages in healthcare — where the demand for skilled laboratory professionals is growing at a higher rate than any other occupation. The startup’s device relies on infrared to locate the vein and ultrasound to create an image of the blood vessel. Then, an AI-based robotic needle uses this...
Tunisian side Esperance and South African club Mamelodi Sundowns secured their places at next year's FIFA Club World Cup (Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25™) after the semi-finals matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League were played on Friday.
MindAffect, a Netherlands-based healthtech startup, has raised €1.1mn to bring its hearing diagnostics technology to market. A spinout from Radboud University, MindAffect has developed a patented brain computer interface (BCI) technology, which enables diagnosis of hearing impairments using brain signals. The startup aims to provide a more equitable testing solution that specifically caters for hard-to-test patients, such as children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Current...
Another Dutch tech firm has been caught in the simmering tensions between the West and China. Amid growing calls to curb Chinese access to chipmaking equipment from ASML, a Dutch minister has raised a separate alarm about the sale of Philips spinoff Anteryon. Although the digital-optics developer remains based in Eindhoven, the business was bought in 2019 by China's Jingfang Optotelectronics. The Suzhou-based firm reportedly spent between €40mn and €50mn on the acquisition. Following a...
At least 10 planned terrorist attacks in Europe were discovered and halted by western security services in 2023, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Tuesday. People were arrested in the Netherlands in four of the foiled attacks, which ranged from concrete preparations to target a specific event or building, to random knifing incidents. The claim is made in the agency’s annual report, which said jihadist movements remain the biggest terrorist threat to the Netherlands. And while there have...
Apple is working to secure an exclusive TV deal with soccer governing organization FIFA, reports The New York Times. FIFA will launch a revamped version of Club World Cup in 2025, and Apple wants the TV rights. Club World Cup 2025 will feature 32 teams from each of the six confederations. An agreement between Apple and FIFA could be announced as soon as this month, and the first tournament will take place in the United States next summer. Apple could be paying around $1 billion, and The New...
Fixed income investment startup Dexif has raised $4 million in its first institutional funding round from early-stage venture fund RTP Global.The Noida-headquartered fintech startup runs a fixed income securities marketplace connecting companies and financial institutions looking to raise debt and investors.With the latest funding round, Dexif has raised a little over $5 million, since inception. It had raised about $1 million from RTP Global and angel investors in the past.Dexif’s products are...
This year marks the second anniversary of the proposal of the Global Security Initiative, which advocates a new path to security featuring dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win over zero-sum.
The 27th Chinese Peacekeeping Contingent to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was recently awarded the UN Peace Medal for their dedication and professionalism through their mission.Not
[Updated with Ski Austria Press Conference] The Austrian rumor mill is in overdrive as retired Austrian ski legend Marcel Hirscher is allegedly planning a comeback to the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit. The news was first reported by Tiroler Tageszeitung and quickly picked up by other Austrian newspapers and were later confirmed by the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) in a
Isaac Barry, 31, violently shoplifted, leading police to discover he was wanted for breaching a restraining order