Miscellaneous
Visa is exploring using the blockchain to power money transfers
Visa is diving into blockchain technology with a new project focused on revamping remittances. The company’s innovation arm, Visa Europe Collab, is working on a proof-of-concept that will “explore an alternative to conventional remittance processing” using the blockchain. To see Read More...
Shoppers don't want processed, pre-packaged food anymore
A drastic change in the way people shop and eat is having a huge impact on Big Food, which is scrambling to catch up. Big Food is having a panic attack. Sales are plummeting steadily because shoppers are simply not interested in what big food companies have to offer. McDonalds’ sales per Read More...
No beef allowed: inside the schools that have banned meat
School dinners are a minefield, as Jamie Oliver discovered when he came up against mothers defiantly pushing burgers through the fence to their chicken-nugget deprived offspring. It’s fine to change your curriculum, sack your headteacher, flatten buildings and replace them with uglier ones, Read More...
The world's best burger is a vegan burger
A burger in New York City has just been named the best in the world – and it doesn’t even contain any meat.The famous $6 (£4) Superiority Burger, which has a fully vegan patty, has just been named the best the world has to offer by GQ magazine. An impressive feat – and you Read More...
U.N. taps crowdfunding app to tackle refugee camp food shortages
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to a funding crunch by developing a mobile app that lets people around the world donate money to help feed the 4 million displaced Syrians living in neighboring countries. Developed by a start-up in Berlin, the app 'Share the Meal' is Read More...
Microsoft wants to make Bitcoin easier for banks
Microsoft no longer solely counts on Windows 10 to pay the bills. With CEO Satya Nadella at the helm, it's also betting heavily on cloud services, and just revealed an interesting new one: Bitcoin-style encryption. Redmond joined forces with startup ConsenSys on a platform called Ethereum to help Read More...
Balanced crop nutrition for plants and people
With each year’s planting and harvest, the essential nutrients — nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) — must be replenished for optimum plant growth and health. The natural replenishment cycle is often slow and generally unable to keep up with the annual agriculture Read More...
How one startup connects farmers and restaurants in Japan to eliminate food waste
Tokyo-based startup Planet Table launched an online food ordering platform called Send in August, aiming to connect food producers and restaurant chefs directly. When crop, dairy and livestock farmers register their data into the platform, consumers such as restaurants can directly purchase the Read More...
How to combine foods so you get more nutrients
We all know that adding vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables to our plates will increase the nutrient content of our meals. But instead of just focusing on adding these foods, we should also keep absorption in mind. The bioavailability, or the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from a Read More...
Kickstarter has garnered $2 billion in pledges since it launched
Kickstarter announced today that it’s crossed $2 billion in pledges, as of October 11, from over 9.5 million backers since the crowdfunding platform launched in April 2009. The company built a special page to highlight notable facts and figures, and there are lots of them to give you an idea Read More...