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Green steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals

The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report.   The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that's responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could

Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raider & LOTR Included

Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment by Ben Kerry 11 hours ago Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns. The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to spin off Fellowship Entertainment

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin in Nancy Meyers Movie

Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Apple Martin Makes Directorial Debut With Student Show Apple Martin doesn’t fall far from the tree. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ’s daughter will be following in her mom’s acting footsteps and making her movie debut in Nancy Meyers’ upcoming film, Deadline and Entertainment Weekly reported on May 18. The 22-year-old—who graduated

100 years ago, ‘ghost ship’ sails baffled Einstein—now they’re making a comeback

Science & Nature Could a high school math teacher’s 1920s invention make shipping greener? The post 100 years ago, ‘ghost ship’ sails baffled Einstein—now they’re...

7 wild photos. 40 years of data. 1 smelly seaweed story.

Science & Nature The Atlantic's annual Sargassum blob reached a record biomass of 37.5 million tons this year. The post 7 wild photos. 40 years...

Ten Years Later: Revisiting 2015’s Most Iconic Albums

You know time is an abstract concept when you see your favorite albums age, and that too by a decade! A casual doomscroll turned into an existential crisis when I saw Tame Impala’s “Currents” turn 10 years old. Likewise, many internet favorites (especially the ones that defined Tumblr) are now hitting double digits, capturing the coming-of-age soundtrack

180 Years of Scientific American Means 180-Degree Turns in Science—Here Are Some of the Wildest Ones

Science & Nature In honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?” moments in science history...Read MoreTami Kucera

What 15 years of website audits taught me about customer behaviour

From speed issues to hidden contact forms, here are the blind spots seen most often in Australian businesses and the practical ways leaders can start fixing them. When business leaders review their company’s website, the focus usually stops at the surface. If it looks polished and the main pages load without issue, the site is

28 Years Later‘s Ending Introduces Jack O’Connell’s Jimmy—and Starts a Whole New Story

This story begins and ends in the same place—and we can't wait for more...

Mars was Warm and Wet 3.7 Billion Years Ago, New Study Suggests

Science & Nature Planetary scientists have discovered more than 15,000 km of ancient riverbeds in Noachis Terra, a region in Mars’ southern highlands. The post...

100 years ago, scientists predicted we’d live to 1,000 years old

Science & Nature In 1925, the average American lifespan was 58 years. The post 100 years ago, scientists predicted we’d live to 1,000 years old...

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Green steel startup Boston Metal is doubling down on critical metals

The startup Boston Metal has raised a $75 million funding round to produce critical metals, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report.   The company has been known largely for its efforts to clean up steel production, an industry that's responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse emissions today. With the additional money, the new focus could

Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raider & LOTR Included

Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment by Ben Kerry 11 hours ago Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns. The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to spin off Fellowship Entertainment

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin in Nancy Meyers Movie

Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter Apple Martin Makes Directorial Debut With Student Show Apple Martin doesn’t fall far from the tree. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ’s daughter will be following in her mom’s acting footsteps and making her movie debut in Nancy Meyers’ upcoming film, Deadline and Entertainment Weekly reported on May 18. The 22-year-old—who graduated

Lil Wayne speaks out after feeling overlooked by Coachella and the Grammys

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