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Nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon has raised $160 million in Series B funding, the company told TechCrunch. Startups buy limits and degraded farmland, plant native trees on them, and harvest the resulting carbon credits. Carbon credits are hot, especially among tech companies considering offsetting the surge in emissions caused by the fierce expansion of data centers serving cloud and AI customers. It is a product. The new round included investments from Canada’s Pension Planning Investment Committee, Cloverley and DBL Partners. For chestnut carbon, $160 million is actually a somewhat modest amount. When the company was founded, private equity firm…
A long stagnant bid to strengthen European Union regulations on online tracking technology and set penalties on a similar footing to Bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, committee members after co-scholars failed to reach a plan agreement It was withdrawn by the meeting. The original proposal to update the ePrivacy directive and turn it into a full-fledged PAN-EU regulation dates back to 2017. So writing is on the wall for quite some time. However, the effort was formally dead as of Wednesday – the committee will give a “no foreseeable agreement” to a list of legislative initiatives that have been withdrawn…
The field of veterinary medicine is evolving rapidly, expanding beyond traditional animal health concerns and playing a key role in one global health initiative. One concept of health recognizes that human, animal and environmental health are interrelated and that interdisciplinary collaboration is required to tackle the threat of emerging health. Recent research from the Western Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan highlights groundbreaking research projects addressing key challenges in public health, antibiotic resistance, reproductive health and zoonotic diseases. Supported by nearly $1.47 million in research funding from the Canadian Institute of Health, these projects are at the forefront…
A major leaps in space weather research, Lancaster University has announced the UK’s first terrestrial space weather monitor for over 40 years. Installed at the Met Office site in Cornwall, this cutting-edge neutron monitor represents a joint effort between Lancaster’s Faculty of Engineering, the UK Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA), and Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd. The design and development was led by Dr. Michael Aspinol and his team, and rigorous testing was conducted at the Chipil beamline of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ISIS neutron and moon sources. Aspinall said of the results: “This project is a major…
London, UK, February 12, 2025, ChainWire Hivello, a depin aggregator that allows users to acquire by monetizing idle computer resources across multiple distributed networks, will be taking place today at 11:00 am UTC following yesterday’s list of MEXC and gate.io. It has been announced that the live performance will start. This important milestone highlights Hibero’s commitment to decentralization, making it accessible to everyone in a decentralized way to HVLO tokens. HVLO tokens empower the Hivello ecosystem and enable rewards, staking and participation in the Depin network. By launching on Raydium, a decentralized exchange built on the Solana blockchain, Hivello has…
According to an investigation by the Associated Press (AP), Tesla won a honour-loss lawsuit against one individual called Zhang Yazhou. Zhang Yazhou was a passenger in a Tesla Model 3 car in February 2021, allegedly crashed due to a defective brake, four people crashed – hospitalized for both parents I will. After the accident, Chang publicly protested and ultimately sued the car manufacturer for defamation, but Tesla sued her for defamation. A Chinese court has now ordered Zhang to make a public apology, paying about $23,000 in damages. Zhang continues to appeal to the outcome, but Tesla has finally released…
February 12, 2025Hacker NewsAI Security/Data Protection CISOs have found themselves more involved with AI teams and often lead their cross-work efforts and AI strategies. But there are not many resources to guide them on what their roles should look like or what they should bring to these meetings. We have put together a framework for security leaders to further drive AI teams and committees in AI adoption. Meet a clear framework. If security teams want to play a pivotal role in their organization’s AI journey, they should adopt five clear steps to instantly demonstrate value to AI committees and leadership.…
Beam announced the winners and two runner-ups of the Crispy Cock Young Champion of Change Awards at its annual gala dinner held at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham on February 7th. The award celebrates young professionals who have a prominent impact on the events, conferences and hospitality industry. Lily Bear Taylor, who booked access, won the Chris Peacock Young Champion of Change Award Her contributions to operational efficiency, supplier relationships and community involvement made her stand out. Taylor said: “I wanted to thank the judges. I know the caliber of participants was really high, and as our industry peers continue…
Mark Lenhard, CEO of UK-based money transfer platform Zepz.Lukas Schulze | SportsFile for Web Summit via Getty ImagesLondon – British digital remittance company Zepz has installed dozens of IT workers and is in the process of closing business units in Poland and Kenya.Approximately 200 staff members were affected by redundancy measures, and the two redundant employees are asking CNBC to remain anonymous due to sensitivity to the issue.As of January, London-based Zep (formerly known as World Remit) had 1,000 world scholars. In other words, redundancy affects approximately 20% of the total workforce.Layoffs affect IT capabilities in the company, including database…
February 12, 2025Ravi LakshmananIT Security/Cybercrime A North Korea-related threat actor known as Kimsky is observed using new tactics that involve deceiving targets and running a powershell as administrator, and paste and execute the malicious code they provide. I will instruct you to do so. “To implement this tactic, the threat actor pretends to be a Korean government official and builds relationships with the target before sending a spear phishing email before building relationships with the target over time. Masu [sic] PDF Attachments,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team states in a series of posts shared on X. To read a document…