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Tinder is working towards ending the US’ LGBTQIA+ blood ban

Tinder is working towards ending the US’ LGBTQIA+ blood ban

Tinder has partnered with Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to do away with America’s archaic and discriminatory policy which prohibits blood donations from gay and bisexual men. Every year, Pride organisations join forces to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and shine a light on the challenges its members face on a daily basis. And of course, each time June rolls around, brands across the globe jump at the opportunity to tap into the...

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Are we ready for metaverse schools to be the new norm?

Are we ready for metaverse schools to be the new norm?

Global school group, Inspired, is the first of its kind to be launching a school in the metaverse, but what does that mean for education and how do students and teachers feel about it? ‘We are becoming better at realising that, as educators, we aren’t just “exam conveyor belts”. Students entering the job market in 2022 require an entirely different skill set to be able to thrive and succeed,’ says...

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Robot beekeepers could help pollinators prosper in a warming world

Robot beekeepers could help pollinators prosper in a warming world

As our world becomes warmer, we’re losing bee colonies at an unprecedented rate and our global food supplies could soon be under major threat. Preparing for the worst, Israeli start-up Beewise is already rearing its own hives using state-of-the-art AI tech. May 20, the fifth annual World Bee Day, was less about celebrating our remarkable pollinators and more about raising awareness. The insect apocalypse is something both climate experts and conservationists...

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The Norwegian start-up making roads carbon negative

The Norwegian start-up making roads carbon negative

Using recycled asphalt bonded by plant-based adhesive, Carbon Crusher has created a mix for carbon negative roads that is both affordable and actively sequesters emissions. Paving the road to a greener future sounds awfully cliché, but that is quite literally Carbon Crusher’s business MO. The Norwegian tech start-up has been wracking its brains over the last year to think up alternatives to conventional road tar. Since the Romans, there has been...

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