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Europe produces more startup mafias despite tech rout: Accel

Europe produces more startup mafias despite tech rout: Accel

The average time taken for a startup to hit unicorn status in Europe is now just seven years, according to Accel.Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEurope and Israel mint an average of five tech startups for every venture-backed company with a valuation of $1 billion or more, according to a new report from the venture capital firm Accel.Of the 353 "unicorn" companies in the region, 221 have spun out 1,171 new tech-enabled startup companies as employees at these firms left to start up their own ventures, Accel said, citing Dealroom data.A similar report from...

How Frugé Aquafarms Produces Over One Million Pounds of Crawfish Each Year

How Frugé Aquafarms Produces Over One Million Pounds of Crawfish Each Year

About 40 years ago, rice farmers like Mike Frugé of Frugé Aquafarms and Cajun Crawfish figured out that the two year growing cycle of crawfish synced perfectly with the two year cycle of the rice crop. Now, rice fields are seeded with baby crawfish every other year, creating a new source of food and income for farmers. Host Daniel Geneen visited the farm in Louisiana to see how over a million crawfish are harvested each year. “If you just came out into this field when we first planted it and just dumped crawfish out...

Tepotztli Produces the Most Beautiful Cocktail Tools You Can Find

Tepotztli Produces the Most Beautiful Cocktail Tools You Can Find

It was the pop of royal blue on the cocktail shaker that hooked me. The vibrant shade peeks out behind a psychedelic floral design starring a friendly looking hummingbird. Copper, which underlies the painted pattern, seems to shine through in the oranges and yellows of the flowers. It looks more like art to be displayed than a tool you should shake vigorously or regularly douse in sticky syrups and acidic juices, which is why the “Colibri Azul” set from Tepotztli — which includes a strainer, a cobbler-style shaker, a mixing glass, and a ridiculously...

COVID-19 vaccine trial produces antibodies in everyone tested

COVID-19 vaccine trial produces antibodies in everyone tested

An initial safety trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine produced antibodies to the deadly disease in everyone who was tested, according to a report Tuesday. The neutralizing antibodies produced by Moderna Inc.’s vaccine were equivalent to the upper half of what’s seen in patients who get infected and recover, Bloomberg News said. Meanwhile, the side effects of the vaccine weren’t bad enough to halt the testing process, Bloomberg said, citing results reported by government researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine. Stimulating the production of antibodies is considered a key milestone in early...