In the wake of federal mandates to phase out gasoline-powered cars, fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) are quickly becoming some of the most crucial infrastructure for the U.S. transition away from fossil fuels. And one of the most important manufacturers in that space is an Australian company that few people outside the world of clean tech have heard of.
Tritium, a publicly-held …
Read moreMillions of people, many of whom have never thought much about computer science, are experimenting with generative AI models such as the eminently conversational ChatGPT and creative image generator DALL-E. While these products reflect less of a technological breakthrough than AI’s emergence into the public consciousness, the traction they have found is guiding massive investment streams&…
Read moreTo most people, the world’s oceans can seem dark and distant. Billions live in close proximity to them and rarely venture in; billions more live with the world’s bodies of water out of sight and out of mind.
But as humans continue to pump global-warming causing gases into the air, oceans are playing a role shaping all of human civilization, according to a new report from the U…
Read moreEmory University fired two neuroscientists after they were accused of failing to disclose foreign research funding and connections with China.
Li Xiao-Jiang told Science magazine that the university fired him and his wife, Li Shihua––with whom he led a laboratory at the Atlanta university’s medical school. The university also shut down their laboratory. Four Chi…
Read moreAnd it said that Jim Herbert, senior VP and general manager of EMEA at the firm, will join the BFC’s Industry Advisory Board. This delivers top-level guidance on industry best practices around key topics including sustainability and diversity in the industry. Herbert said the firm is keen to parter with the BFC “as it nurtures the future growth and success in British fashion by focusing …
Read moreCalled The Rise of Vegan Fashion, the report said “the majority” of Britons want to see “more vegan-verified clothes, bags, shoes and accessories on the high-street and online”.The study includes a survey that shows a massive majority (95%) would like to see more vegan-verified fashion. That suggests a market for such products among non-vegans and non-vegetarians.
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Read moreSeparated by police, hundreds of protesters on both sides of the debate squared off outside City Hall on Wednesday as the city council debated the bill, which would impose fines starting at $500 for people who sold new fur products but would permit the sale of second-hand gear.”For me, this is really an argument about how we treat animals and how we act as a humane society,” Corey Johnson, a ci…
Read moreWhile events such as this week’s terrorist attack on a key London tourist destination may dent visitor appetite in the future, for February, international tax-free shopping spend rose 55%, year-on-year.Tax-free shopping facilitator and researcher Global blue said the stellar start to this year’s tourist spend is in stark contrast to performance a year ago when the spend rose only 3%.
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Read moreFrance is the world’s largest grower of flax fibre and part of a northwest European belt also covering Belgium and the Netherlands that accounts for over 80% of global supply of the crop.”Growers have been advised to cut by half their flax fibre area next year to try and absorb the surplus,” Sebastien Windsor, a farmer and president of French farming body APCA, told a videoconference on Wednesd…
Read moreThe rapid proliferation over recent years of second-hand luxury sales online platforms have helped fuel an expansion of the market, similar to those of U.S. online luxury reseller The RealReal Inc or Europe’s Vestiaire Collective.”Our income recorded a surge this year during the pandemic as offline stores are mostly closed,” said Xu Wei, founder of Plum, a second-hand luxury products company in…
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