The race to dominate satellite internet heats up

Though satellite internet has existed for years, the competition is about to rapidly intensify, with companies planning to launch thousands of their own systems into low Earth orbit. The latest move in the industry came on Tuesday from Amazon, which to…

Zero waste spirit: Turning cheese waste into vodka

When it comes to fighting food waste, all ideas are welcome. One concept gaining ground in the cheese-making sector involves transforming liquid whey into a strong alcoholic drink. Here’s how it works. Have you ever heard of whey? This liquid deposit r…

Italy takes to battlements to save its dying hamlets

The streets are silent and cats hunt in abandoned houses, but the view from the battlements of Calascio’s castle is spectacular — good enough perhaps to save this dying Italian hamlet. Local officials have put restoring the ruins and attracting touris…

The UK plans to create and issue its own NFT

The British government has announced plans to mint its own NFT. This initiative forms part of a broader strategy to make the UK a leading example in the cryptocurrency sphere, in the aim of becoming a key international hub. Is the United Kingdom about …

Cod of war: Ukraine batters British fish and chips

They have weathered the storm of Brexit and Covid, and are fighting the tide of rising inflation. But thousands of Britain’s fish and chip shops could be sunk by the war in Ukraine. At Captain’s, in the seaside resort of Brighton, on England’s south co…

Ukrainian YouTubers in Japan make #NoWar plea

Their “extremely noisy” YouTube videos usually show them playing Mario Kart and goofing around, but two Ukrainian brothers are now using their popular Japanese-language channel to speak out against war. Sava Tkachov, 26, and his brother Yan, 20, have 1…