Rising consumer interest in alternative proteins and meat replacements has brought hundreds of millions of dollars to companies trying to grow or replace beef or chicken, but few companies have turned their attention to developing seafood alternatives. Now Shiok Meats is looking to change that. The company has raised pre-seed financing from investors like AIM […]
View More Shiok Meats takes the cultured meat revolution to the seafood aisle with plans for cultured shrimpCategory: Australia
Well-positioned phone blocks arrow from hitting man in attack
Turns out your phone can be quite the lifesaver.
A 43-year old man from Australia narrowly missed being hit by an arrow, after the object ended up being lodged in his phone on Wednesday.
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After FAA doubles down on 737 decision, Canada grounds the planes amid reports of complaints from U.S. pilots
After the Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement late yesterday doubling down on its decision to keep the Boeing 737 Max planes at the heart of two accident investigations flying, Canada has become the latest nation to ground the plane. “There are — and I hasten to say not conclusive — but there are similarities,” […]
View More After FAA doubles down on 737 decision, Canada grounds the planes amid reports of complaints from U.S. pilotsGoogle has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 markets
In an update to the chromium engine, which underpins Google’s popular Chrome browser, the search giant has quietly updated the lists of default search engines it offers per market — expanding the choice of search product users can pick from in markets around the world. Most notably it’s expanded search engine lists to include pro-privacy […]
View More Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 marketsBoeing is moving to address potential issues in new 737s as Europe bans its plane
In the wake of the second fatal crash in six months involving Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes, the European Aviation and Safety Administration is grounding the planes as Boeing said it was taking additional steps to address an issue that may have contributed to the crash. On Sunday, a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane operated […]
View More Boeing is moving to address potential issues in new 737s as Europe bans its planeFirework-shooting laser plane is absolutely ridiculous
Whoever is flying this firework-spitting plane must have laser focus.
Guests of the Avalon Airshow in Melbourne were treated to a wild laser and fireworks show earlier this month when a plane literally shot lasers at them. The multitasking …
Paraglider lands, immediately gets attacked by kangaroo
Well, this is some defence system.
A paraglider had an unexpected clash with a kangaroo, after landing at the Orroral Valley Space Tracking Station in Australia.
In a video posted on Friday, the kangaroo hops over to Jonathan Bishop as he l…
Bike sharing pioneer Mobike is retreating to China
In a telling sign of the state of bike sharing, Mobike, a once red-hot startup that attracted billions in investment capital, is closing down all international operations and putting its sole focus on China. On Friday, Mobike laid off its operations teams in APAC, which entailed more than 15 full-time employees and many more contractors […]
View More Bike sharing pioneer Mobike is retreating to ChinaAirbnb agrees to acquire last-minute hotel-booking app HotelTonight
Airbnb to purchase HotelTonight, a hotel-booking app last valued at $463 million.
View More Airbnb agrees to acquire last-minute hotel-booking app HotelTonightThere will only be one Blockbuster store left on the planet soon
While there was plenty of fanfare around the Alaskan Blockbuster (which is now sadly closed), there was one still trading thousands of miles away in Australia.
However, the second last Blockbuster on this planet, located in the Perth suburb of Morley…
Eargo raises $52M for virtually invisible, rechargeable hearing aids
The latest round of capital comes from new investor Future Fund and existing investors NEA, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Nan Fung Life Sciences and Maveron.
View More Eargo raises $52M for virtually invisible, rechargeable hearing aidsKoala-sensing drone helps keep tabs on drop bear numbers
It’s obviously important to Australians to make sure their koala population is closely tracked — but how can you do so when the suckers live in forests and climb trees all the time? With drones and AI, of course.
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