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Good Meat approved to sell serum-free cultivated meat in Singapore

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Finding way to produce cultivated meat without animal serums is one of the key challenges alternative protein startups are trying to solve. Eat Just’s backers include the Qatar Investment Authority (the sovereign wealth fund of the state of Qatar), Vulcan Capital and C2 Capital Partners, which has Alibaba as its anchor investor.

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InnovaFeed nabs $250M to extend its vertical insect farms to the US

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InnovaFeed , a vertical insect farm operator that’s rearing insects for animal and plant nutrition, has raised $250 million in a series D round of funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.

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UK challenger bank Starling raises $376M, now valued at $1.9B

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“Customers now expect a fairer, smarter and more human alternative to the banks of the past and that is what we are giving them at Starling as we continue to grow and add new products and services. “Digital banking has reached a tipping point,” said Anne Boden, founder and CEO of Starling Bank, in a statement.

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Invygo raises $10M to make long-term car subscription a breeze

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What’s more, it is creating an alternative credit score for people based on driver behavior and payment patterns. It also wants to keep an eye out for expansion in markets like Qatar, Egypt, or Pakistan if it sees a substantial opportunity. They can cancel the plan at any time without any penalty.

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Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

TechCrunch

There’s no stopping innovation, however, and alternative sources of protein are increasingly becoming a choice people would rather make. Currently, alternative protein makes up just about 2% of the animal protein market, but it is expected to increase more than 7x by 2025. “We Cell-cultured meat is one such source.

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Mozilla’s new message: We’re the only browser not backed by billionaires

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We’re independent and nonprofit, Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers told Fast Company in an interview at Web Summit Qatar. As frustration with corporate power grows under the oligarch-friendly Trump administration, Mozilla Firefox stands out more than ever for at least one defining trait: It isnt owned by a giant tech company.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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Are there alternatives to ChatGPT? There are multiple AI-powered chatbot competitors such as Together , Google’s Bard and Anthropic’s Claude , and developers are creating open source alternatives. Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and soon more will be able to download the app from the app store.

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