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I’ve always felt that cherry pits were aptly named, since the thing you remove from them is the seed itself. As a former professional baker, I’ve always loved pies, jams, sauces, and other treats made with cherries, but they were never fun to make. That is, until I recently reluctantly tried the Ordekcity Cherry Pitter, a #1 bestseller on Amazon. Generally, I’m not a fan of disposable gadgets, but I have to say this one is revolutionary. If you’re planning on making the most of your summer mini stone fruit bounty, you’ll want to grab this time-saving item. At just…
Editor’s note: This story is part of CNN Style’s ongoing project, “The September Issues: An inspiring hub to spark conversations about fashion’s impact on people and the planet.” CNN — This August, fashion editors and buyers from over 120 of the world’s most influential fashion magazines and retailers flew to Denmark and sat on wet stools in the pouring rain. Was there an immersive new trend with the newly named “Watercore”? No, but in fashion, you can’t deny anything. They were indulging in the elements at Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW), painting a slightly different scene from the candlelight and serenity…
Amsterdam-based autonomous boat technology company Roboat has raised €550,000 in funding from LUMO Labs and SHIFT Invest. The company, a spin-out from MIT and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Urban Solutions (AMS), plans to transform urban waterway transportation with fully autonomous boats equipped with situational awareness, decision support, obstacle identification and avoidance, autonomous navigation, and automatic docking and mooring. The company is developing AI software to navigate the Dutch inland waterways, which are busy, and can be integrated into new vehicles or retrofitted onto commercial vessels tasked with transporting people, delivering goods and collecting waste. “We are thrilled to be…
Saturday’s statement said the G7 was “making progress” on a U.S.-led proposal to “front-load” future benefits on loaned assets, but countries including France and Germany fear their own taxpayers will be left footing the bill if Kiev is unable to repay the loans once the war is over. “There are serious technical and legal problems,” said Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, whose country holds the G7 presidency and chairs the meeting. Russian state assets were frozen in Europe shortly after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They have been invested and earning interest since then. After months…
“Without the UK we can’t operate,” says the UK head of Danish expense management unicorn Pleo. Ben Swales, general manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics at Pleo, spoke to Tech.eu as the company released its 2023 financial figures. Looking at the top-line figures, Pleo’s overall revenue will be £64m in 2023, up from £42m the previous year. The loss for 2023 was £44 million and for 2022 it was £61 million. The loss was attributed to product and platform investments, as well as “growth plans and budgets.” Like other fintech companies, Pleo wants to turn a profit, but that’s…
Thursday, July 4, 2024Reading time: 3 minutesAyia Napa’s Nissi Beach was recently named Europe’s Best Beach for 2024 by the travel insurance experts at Quotezone.co.uk. The prestigious recognition comes from the platform’s ‘European Beach Index 2024’, which rates beaches based on a range of factors including positive online reviews, affordability, water and air temperature, and wave height. The accolade further cements Nissi Beach’s position as a top destination for holidaymakers seeking the perfect beach getaway.Explore Nissi BeachNissi Beach is known for its beautiful turquoise waters, soft golden sand, and consistently warm weather. The beach has been designated a Blue Flag…
Get the best back-to-school tech with a 0% interest offer and upgrade your students’ laptops, tablets and smartphones to prepare them for a productive school year ahead As students increasingly rely on technology to learn, older devices can become a hindrance to their learning if they struggle to keep up with new and mandatory school-related applications and requirements this semester. To address this need, HomeCredit, the country’s leading consumer finance company, has officially introduced the Sulik-Skwela deal, making it easier to provide students with the latest equipment so they are well prepared for the upcoming school year. Sulit-Skwela’s offer allows…
American vs. European Options: An Overview American and European options have similar characteristics, but there are important differences: the holder of an American option can exercise it at any time before the option expires. A European option can only be exercised upon expiration. While most equity options are American-style options, many broad equity indexes, including the S&P 500, have actively traded European-style options. Key Takeaways Most stocks and exchange-traded funds have American-style options. Equity indexes, including the S&P 500, have European-style options. European index options expire one day early, at the close of business on the Thursday prior to the…
French biotechnology company Overseed has raised 6.7 million euros, becoming the first company in France to produce 100% medical cannabis medicines. Within a strict pharmaceutical regulatory framework, France is preparing to authorize the use of medical cannabis and health insurance coverage in January 2025. Against this backdrop, Overseed Biotechnology, which specializes in the agricultural research and development of medicines derived from the cannabis plant, announced a funding round of 6.7 million euros after raising 2.5 million euros in a seed round in 2022. The round was raised by Anthony Bourbon’s Blast.Club and the Centre-Val de Loire Region Seed Capital Fund…
Female Foundry has partnered with the Google for Startups cloud program to provide access to Google resources to eight female-founded companies participating in the six-week Visionaries AI Incubator program. The Visionaries AI Incubator is specifically targeted at innovative, pre-seed to Series A stage female-founded companies and is based on the latest data from Female Foundry’s “State of Gender Diversity in European Ventures 2024” report, which collects over 300 insights into the European venture ecosystem and reveals the significant opportunities in Europe to foster the growth of the most promising female-founded early-stage companies integrating AI into their products and services. “We…