Council Post: Blockchain As A Force For Good: Driving Social Impact

Frederik Gregaard, CEO, Cardano Foundation. Navigating blockchain's impact on global finance & governance.

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Over 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed each day globally. Roughly 80% are grown by 25 million smallholder farmers, mostly in the Global South. Commercial roasters and instant coffee brands claim to trace their beans as proof of origin, ethical sourcing and single-estate quality. Follow the trail, and it is rare to find the exact source of the bean that has been picked, washed, dried, roasted, ground and distilled into your morning ritual.

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Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

The Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chemicals to which exposure can result in “sudden death” and a range of other serious health risks, like cancer, eye corrosion, neurological damage and reproductive harm, a new lawsuit warns.

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Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?

A fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?

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Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda

A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it.

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On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive

As Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever smaller slice of the territory, farmers are using every last remaining patch of unspoiled earth, no matter how tiny, in their struggle to survive.

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Best Marketo alternatives worth evaluating in 2026

Adobe Marketo Engage has long been the go-to for enterprise demand generation teams. But over the past few years, a growing number of marketing operations leaders have started asking a harder question: Is Marketo actually the best tool for us, or are there Marketo alternatives we should be aware of?

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COL Group, CP Group Strike 360-Degree Partnership to Grow Thailand’s Short-Form Drama Industry

COL Group and CP Group are teaming on a partnership aimed at building up Thailand’s short-form drama business, linking creative training, local content production and distribution under a single initiative.

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Mega Man: Dual Override Feels Like a Perfect Entry Point Into the Series

My earliest video game memories are tied to the Blue Bomber. Barely four years old and playing through Mega Man 2 and 3 on the NES, I somehow made my way through their challenging levels. I won’t say that at that age I could comprehend the precision engineering behind their action-platforming, but I always knew there was something about those games that just felt fantastic. Fast forward 30 years, and I found myself sitting in Capcom’s offices feeling the same sensation. Mega Man: Dual Override understands that it's part of a series built firmly on its tight gameplay foundations, and from my brief time going hands-on with it, it’s looking like a worthy return for Dr Light’s most loyal creation.

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What Happens When AI Starts Assigning Work To Humans?

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Meet the newest member of management as AI moves up the org chart

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Sam Altman's love of watches is getting memed 'Lord of the Rings' style

Sam Altman's love of watches is getting memed 'Lord of the Rings' style

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