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The European Union approved cricket powder as a novel food to be added to bread, pasta, meat substitutes and various other foods, according to a Jan. 3 entry into the EU’s regulation database. The European Food Safety Authority determined that partially defatted cricket powder is safe for human consumption when added to everyday food products at certain levels after the Vietnamese insect insect farming company, Cricket One Co., applied for approval in 2019, according to the EU, as previously reported by independent journalist Irina Slav. Replacing animal livestock with insects is one way to relieve environmental pressures, according to the EU, citing United Nations guidance in a frequently asked questions page . Insect-based protein is a key research area for the EU funding program Under Horizon Europe, according to the same page. Kyle Morgan, Grocery Manager at MOM’s Organic Market in Washington, DC, holds bags of Mealworm Protein Powder and Whole Mealworms on … [Read more...] about EU Approves Use Of ‘Cricket Powder’ In Food, Pledges Funding For ‘Insect-Based Proteins’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you want to understand how travel insurance is changing — and how it could change the way you travel this year — you have to meet Robin. Robin (full name, Robin Assist) is a new technology-driven service platform used by insurance companies to process travel insurance claims, among other things. "Technology can really help when you're filing a claim," says Sasha Gainullin, CEO of battleface , the company that created Robin. "It can find the policy you have. It can eliminate the need for a claim form. It can identify the expense that you're filing against the policy." Tectonic changes in travel insurance for 2023 Robin could change the way you file your travel insurance claim in 2023. At the moment, travel insurance companies are sitting on hundreds of thousands of unprocessed claims from the holiday air travel meltdowns and even a few from this summer. Technology like Robin could dramatically accelerate the … [Read more...] about 6 Surprising New Developments In Travel Insurance That Will Change The Way You Plan Your Next Trip

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What Happened Yuga Labs, the creators of the successful NFT collections the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, and Otherside metaverse, has launched its first Web3 game called Dookey Dash. Holders of Bored Apes and Mutant Apes were able to mint free “sewer passes” which are NFTs required to play the game. In total, 23,390 passes were issued across four tiers of holders, with higher tiers receiving in-game bonuses and access to exclusive content. The top tier passes were issued to wallets holding both Bored Ape and Kennel NFTs, and the bottom tier were sent to wallets holding a Mutant Ape NFT. Dookey Dash went live on January 19th and will only remain playable for three weeks, through February 8th. The game is an “endless runner” style experience reminiscent of the popular mobile game, Temple Run, and the gameplay entails dodging obstacles and collecting special items. The more … [Read more...] about NFT Blue Chip Yuga Labs Dives Into Web3 Gaming, But Speculative Frenzy Could Leave Some Investors Hurting

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline American Express shares surged Friday after the U.S.’ second-largest credit card company posted strong quarterly earnings , with American Express brass boasting about its wealthier consumer base’s resilience even as the U.S. economy borders on recession. Key Facts American Express reported $14.18 billion in revenue and $2.07 earnings per share, each below analyst expectations, but the stock rose 11% as investors latched onto an optimistic outlook from the company and a planned 15% increase in quarterly dividends to $0.60 per share. "We aren't seeing recessionary signals," CEO Stephen Squeri told Yahoo Finance after his company reported its highest-ever quarterly cardholder spending. Squeri’s assertion came even as the latest consumer spending data revealed Americans spent 1.1% less on retail last month compared to November. But credit card companies have largely benefited as … [Read more...] about American Express CEO: No Sign Of ‘Recessionary Signals’ As Credit Card Spending Soars

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin England’s hospitals continue to endure “relentless” pressure on their accident and emergency services, data from England’s National Health Service shows. The latest NHS England “ situation report ” shows that ambulances took more than 77,000 people to emergency departments last week: an increase of roughly 5,000 on the week before. Bed occupancy remains stubbornly high, with more than 95% of general and acute hospital beds filled. Staff absence has fallen, however, as has the number of patients in hospital with flu. Despite ongoing pressure, NHS providers also saw a fall in delays handing over patients from ambulances to emergency departments this week: a key marker of patient flow through hospitals. Lengthy ambulance delays have become commonplace in England as hospitals have struggled to free up space for new patients in hospitals. This winter has seen particularly poor ambulance handover performance, with … [Read more...] about England’s Hospitals Under ‘Relentless Pressure’ As E.R. Woes Continue

In the chaotic world of college sports’ Name, Image and Likeness, some booster groups that pay student-athletes to attend their favorite schools have claimed to be charitable organizations. It used to be that paying college athletes was a game of shadows played by armies of so-called bag men . They wielded burner phones and operated under the glow of yellow and black Waffle House signs, running an underground market for raw athletic talent. For the most part, that changed in 2021 when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the NCAA’s prohibition against athletes profiting from their name, image and likeness (NIL for short). But because this is college sports, the process for how money flows to those most responsible for making it remains anything but straightforward. Across the country, groups known as collectives have sprung up to channel money to high school and transfer-willing superstars looking to finally get their cut of the multibillion-dollar enterprise … [Read more...] about Looking For A Tax Break? Buy Your Alma Mater Its Next Football Star

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline An Atlanta-based police and fire training facility pegged by protesters as “Cop City” has gained national attention following the killing of an environmental activist at the hands of police, and a tense standoff with protesters that has caused the governor to declare a state of emergency. Key Facts In September 2021, then-Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms approved a lease agreement with the Atlanta Police Foundation to establish a police and fire department training facility, which will use over 85 acres of land in a local Atlanta forest, making it one of the largest police training facilities in the U.S. APF is a nonprofit organization, which uses private money to support policing efforts in various ways , like funding citywide surveillance cameras and founding a police leadership institute. Since the agreement, protesters have been camping out in the forest in an attempt to stop construction … [Read more...] about Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Protests Explained: An Activist Slain By Police And Georgia’s State Of Emergency

Thai Airways first took off as the national airline on May 1, 1960 with its first passenger-carrying flight. 60 years later it’s now poised for a massive dissection as it enters bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring. It’s 60th birthday passed without fanfare or announcement as the pride of the nation scrambles for survival – a victim of a global pandemic, years of mismanagement, profound changes in the aviation market and a decade of accumulated debt. A key point here is that the airline is NOT bankrupt – that’s very unlikely to happen given current and past governments’ willingness to keep the struggling airline afloat at all costs. At least now Thai Airways has a chance for real and urgent restructuring to make it an important player in the resurgence of Thai tourism and a contemporary airline business model. Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has announced it is nominating 4 ‘professionals’ to the new board of Thai Airways who will be tasked with managing the business under … [Read more...] about New Thai Airways board will nominate 4 ‘professionals’ to execute restructure