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SET’s name, pronounced “set,” stands for Sustainable Energy Technologies. Its long track record of investing in European climate-focused startups and Article 9 status, which requires a commitment to sustainability as a goal, helped it attract more capital than ever from a mix of corporate and institutional LPs. But managing partner Anton Arts is aware that a larger fund can drive early-stage firms toward writing larger checks at later stages, driving them away from their area of expertise.

Dutch clean energy investor SET Ventures lands new €200 million fund, which will go toward digital tech

The “starter” problem Calyxia is tackling is staggering at global scale: Microplastics are polluting everything around the world, from soils, rivers and beaches to the icy waters of the Arctic — they’re even getting inside our own bodies and brains. Beyond that, the traditional production methods...

French clean tech startup Calyxia nets $35M to tackle microplastics pollution

From a scientific perspective, ridding those industries of fossil fuels is possible; economically, it’s not. Or at least not yet, claims a young startup. Oxylus Energy thinks it has the key to one part of the equation. The company was spun out of a Yale chemistry lab last year,...

Oxylus Energy strikes ‘beautiful balance’ to make e-fuels for aviation and shipping

Spiegel attempted to rally employee spirits with his letter on Tuesday after a depressing year for the company’s stock price, which has fallen nearly 50% in 2024. “Investors are concerned that we aren’t growing faster,” said Spiegel in the letter. The “simplified” Snapchat may be an attempt...

Snapchat to test a ‘simplified’ app, CEO says

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(MA) get ready to meet a pocket-sized Chihuahua who is ready to dive straight into your heart and home. Tooty is a 6-pound Chihuahua cutie who came into Last Hope K 9 rescue's care for unspecified reasons. She is currently living safely in a pack of pups with a foster family but is eager to find the family she can call her own. Could she be looking for YOU?

Tiny 6-Pound Chihuahua Is Searching For A Home

Musk has been engaged in a months-long dispute with the Brazilian courts, which have been waging a war against X for hosting accounts that the courts say spread extremism and misinformation. After X refused to comply with court orders last month asking it to remove certain accounts, Supreme Court Justice...

‘Stop harassing Starlink,’ SpaceX president tells Brazilian judge

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Sharing a living space with someone on the daily is rarely a walk in the park. Everyone has their little strange quirks, moods and habits that can drive another person crazy. However, some zodiac signs are known for being particularly demanding or having personality traits that naturally make cohabitation a little more challenging to say the least. Let's see which zodiac signs are the most difficult to live with and tips with how to cope!

The 3 Most Demanding Zodiac Signs to Live With

He is replacing Philippe Laffont, the founder of the New York-based investment firm Coatue Management, on ByteDance’s board, per the report. Coatue has been considering selling a portion of its stake in ByteDance, according to a report by The Information on August 23. Niel is the owner of French...

Xavier Niel replaces Coatue’s Laffont on board of TikTok parent ByteDance

When your temper flares are you a raging bull? A vicious Virgo or a conniving Capricorn? Emotions are complex states that involve physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes. They influence how we perceive the world around us, how we interact with others, and how we make decisions. However, our emotions are not the only factor that influences our behavior. Astrology can be a telling factor as well.

The Most Ruthless Zodiac Signs - Ranked from Most to Least

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Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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Big changes are in store for three zodiac signs in the month of September. The stars are shifting and many of you will be affected by this. Although the life changes that will take place with each zodiac sign are different, these changes must be fully embraced by all who are experiencing them. One of the key things to remember is that sometimes change is necessary for personal growth. Let’s see what the stars have in store for these three zodiac signs.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Lives Will Change In September

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

They are in our waters, in our food and even crossing blood barriers to enter our brains. Sarah Paiji Yoo launched Blueland in 2019 to help consumers minimize the amount of microplastics they come into contact with each day. This meant creating special tablets that dissolve in water and can be used to create household essentials like hand soap, laundry detergent and dish soap.

Sarah Paiji Yoo is working to clean up our macro-microplastic mess

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How Legal Cannabis Dispensaries Affect Property Values: Despite what you may have been led to believe, evidence suggests cannabis legality raises property value, lowers crime rates, and revitalizes communities.

How Legal Cannabis Could Help Your Property Value Grow

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

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Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

When Mayfield raised a $955 million fund last year, Chaddha told TechCrunch the firm didn’t need a multibillion-dollar fund because “copying somebody else is strategy for disaster, strategy for failure.”. The firm is again trying to do something that it sees as unique. On Wednesday, Mayfield said it...

Mayfield allocates $100M to AI incubator modeled after its entrepreneur-in-residence program

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. There’s a whole lot of fintech in the real estate world. And last week, I got the scoop on a new startup called Landian that emerged from stealth to take advantage of recent rule changes related to real estate commissions. In fact, one of its co-founders is also one of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to help facilitate those changes. Buyers have the option to pay à la carte for Landian’s offering: $49 for each home tour and $199 for an offer prep session or they can commit to paying a flat fee of $1,799 for up to five home tours and two offer prep sessions. Digital brokerage Redfin had some thoughts about the flat fee model, which you can read about here.

The flat-rate real estate startup that’s got big players worried and BNPL’s turning a corner

Is Elon’s rumble in the Amazonian jungle on course for a technical knockout? Over the weekend, the Brazilian high court voted to uphold a ban on X that another judge issued the week before for failing to comply with take-down requests. The court will issue fines of up to $9,000 to those who use VPNs to get around that ban. But the debate and drama have not ended there. Mike Masnick over at TechDirt weighs up how the case highlights the complexities of supporting free speech and complying with so-called “hostage laws,” but also how Musk himself, owner of “ExTwitter,” has played different sides depending on what suits him best. Meanwhile, Musk says his satellite communications company Starlink and his other companies have had their assets frozen, as well.

Elon Musk’s Brazil battle wages on

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Refined by New York chemist Robert Chesebrough almost 150 years ago, petroleum jelly is still widely used today in topical applications. Even with the myths that abound online about it being carcinogenic, it has withstood the test of time.

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Reonic raises €13 million to help small installers of green tech like heat pumps and solar panels

But most installations are done by small businesses that could be more productive with better work processes. This is where German startup Reonic comes in. “We...

Reonic raises €13 million to help small installers of green tech like heat pumps and solar panels

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