VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics
By Veanne Cao, Natasha Lomas From TechCrunch After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria. The system turns organic matter, such as food waste, into…
Adidas abandons robot Speedfactories in Germany and the US
By Nick Summers From engadget Adidas is abandoning its robot-staffed Speedfactories in Ansbach, Germany, and Atlanta, USA. Both facilities, which are run in partnership with German plastics specialist Oechsler, will be closed “by April 2020 at the latest,” the company…
Study: Drug curbs dementia’s delusions
From Newsmax A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson’s patients did the same for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was stopped early because the benefit seemed clear. If regulators agree, the drug…
Destination of the week
The Stunning Architecture of Shilda winery From Designer Daily One of the most common complains you will hear about modern architecture is that it does not integrate with nature. This project, designed by X-architecture for Shilda winery in Kahketi, Georgia (the country, not the…
Sensationalized images “doing more harm than good”
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION From FREEDOM UNITED We’ve probably all seen them – images used to portray modern slavery that are sensationalized, disempowering and misrepresent a person’s experience. While these images are usually used with the intention of raising awareness of…
Statement on the Re-election of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Saturday, December 7, 2019 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission congratulates Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on a successful election victory and return to Government. Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules, commended…
Read this if you want to achieve an instant curve appeal
Though not every lady is blessed with gorgeous curves, you can make your butt and hips appear bigger and sexier by choosing the right clothes. Experts reveal that a combination of the right attire and doing some of workouts, such…
Official: Pensacola shooter was a Saudi Arabian aviation student
From Newsmax A U.S. official has identified the shooter at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola Friday morning as a Saudi Arabian aviation student. Authorities are investigating if the shooting was terrorism-related. The shooting was the second at a U.S….
UK: Boris’s blundering brilliance
Brexit has given the U.K’s self-seeking Prime Minister the opportunity to show he actually knows what he’s doing. By Andrew Sullivan From New York Mag This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it…
U.S. FTC finds Cambridge Analytica deceived Facebook users
From Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Friday said they had found now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica deceived consumers about the collection of Facebook Inc data for voter profiling and targeting. The Federal Trade Commission also found…
