Meta’s former CTO has a new $50 million project: ocean-based carbon removal

A nonprofit formed by Mike Schroepfer, Meta’s former chief technology officer, has spun out a new organization dedicated to accelerating research into ocean alkalinity enhancement—one potential means of using the seas to suck up and store away even more carbon dioxide. Additional Ventures, cofounded by Schroepfer, and a group of other foundations have committed $50

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Best Investing Apps For Portfolio Management

Best Portfolio Management Apps of June 2023 Empower Costs Best For sophisticated, cost-sensitive investors who need portfolio management tools Costs Best For sophisticated, cost-sensitive investors who need portfolio management tools Why We Picked It Empower  is a robo-advisor tailored to hands-off investors’ needs. The platform also offers free and well-regarded investment portfolio management tools. You

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The Best Coffee Subscriptions (2023) to Buy Online So You’ll Never Run Out of Beans Again

All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Mail-order groceries mean chili crisp anytime you want it, a freezer stash of steaks come grilling season, and, most crucially for us, the freshest coffee. The best coffee subscriptions

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Future of TV Briefing: FAST channel operators have hit a breaking point with streaming platforms

This week’s Future of TV Briefing dives into the fraying relations between free, ad-supported streaming TV platforms and channel operators.  FAST channel operators are frustrated by platforms’ limits on channels’ ad sales. Samsung TV Plus is pushing for more control over channels’ ad inventory. While Pluto TV and The Roku Channel primarily operate under revenue-sharing

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SuperMeat on why its business model is key to overcoming cultivated meat industry bottlenecks

The cultivated meat industry is accelerating towards commercialisation thanks to green lights in Singapore, the US and plans afoot in Japan, believes Savir.Approval in Europe is going to take “a bit longer”,​ but the CEO is confident the said moves will ultimately pave the way for the EU to “to jump on board as well”.​SuperMeat

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Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPress

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and the main contributor to the open-source WordPress project, launched an AI assistant for the popular content management system on Tuesday. The company said that the assistant easily integrates with WordPress.com and all Jetpack-powered sites. When you’re writing a post or a page, you can add an ‘AI Assistant’ block

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