2 mn readPepsiCo is buying Poppi, the popular prebiotic soda brand, in a $1.65 billion deal. The move marks PepsiCo’s further shift into the “better for you” category as consumers shy away from sugar-filled drinks and unhealthy snacks. In January, the company bought Siete Foods, which makes gluten-free chips for $1.2 billion, and PepsiCo bought the remaining […]
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7 mn readIn Japan, a smelly waste product is being re-imagined as a potential clean fuel of the future that is powering cars and tractors. We’re being eyed suspiciously by dozens of cows. Their breath fogs cartoonishly from their nostrils. It’s a brisk morning in snowy Hokkaido, an island in the north of Japan. The cold air […]
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3 mn readAfrica’s infrastructure faces a $90 billion annual funding gap, hindering access to essential products and services. Bold, innovative ideas are needed to drive development and transform communities. Drone technology unlocks innovative opportunities. A drone can fly where roads do not go, and evidence has shown its effectiveness in getting products to people reliably and efficiently […]
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6 mn readHead in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess. But this was not an AI showroom or laboratory – this robot was living on a coffee table in a Beijing apartment, along with Timmy. The first night it came home, […]
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2 mn readThe UK data watchdog has launched what it calls a “major investigation” into TikTok’s use of children’s personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will inspect the way in which the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend further content to them. John Edwards, the Information Commissioner, said it would […]
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6 mn readThe breach rate in the US was almost 40% higher than in 2023. Millions of Americans fell victim to data breaches in 2024. 689 million records were leaked as the number of global data breaches was eight times higher than in 2023. One of the best VPNs, Surfshark, has released research highlighting the steep rise […]
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