There are arguments against investing in carbon capture. Should we listen?, Sifted
Special purpose vehicles 101 — what are SPVs and how do they work?, Sifted
LPs 101 — what are limited partners, and what do they look for in VCs?, Sifted
Inside Tony Blair’s vision for an AI-powered Britain, Sifted
UK tech minister Chloe Smith on unlocking pension funds and nurturing talent, Sifted
On the quest for qubits: Different types of quantum startups, explained, Sifted
What LPs want to see from first-time VC fund pitch decks, Sifted
How to prepare the perfect VC pitch deck, Sifted
The startups trying to make it easier to hire Ukrainians, Sifted

This creature has been lost to science for over 80 years. Now, a team may have found it, CNN
A robot is killing weeds by zapping them with electricity, CNN
Why Africa is sending more satellites into space, CNN
Can a motorcycle-hailing company create an African super app?, CNN
An app that measures pain could help people with dementia, CNN
Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make rain, CNN
Drones could help fight coronavirus by air-dropping medical supplies, CNN
The robot that could help make the shipping industry greener, CNN
This startup wants to turn Dubai's desert into farmland, CNN
The flying photographer is documenting how humans are impacting the planet, CNN
How old cell phones are spying on illegal loggers, CNN
A solar-powered 'Meerkat' is protecting South Africa's rhinos, CNN
Stopping Somalia's pirates by building a fishing industry, CNN
Kenyan 'devil's cactus' is spreading out of control -- but tech is fighting back, CNN
How Amsterdam plans to power a city of electric cars, CNN
How rich people could help save the planet from climate change, CNN
BirthStrike: The people refusing to have kids, CNN
How climate change is revealing, and threatening, thawing relics, CNN

Europe’s semiconductor startups, in data, Sifted
Europe’s quantum startups, mapped, Sifted
China’s new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments, Sifted
Who runs Europe’s top neobanks? Not women, Sifted

BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?, BBC
The CNN Freedom Project, CNN
Nature’s ticking time bomb?, CNN
A History of World Expos in 40 Objects, CNN

UK government announces £1bn semiconductor strategy, Sifted
Hackers can win $100k for helping Ukraine bring down Russian websites, Sifted
New artificial heart responds to the patient, CNN
Egypt is building a $4.5 billion high-speed rail line, CNN
UAE’s Hope Probe prepares for launch to Mars, CNN
China’s energy crisis adds to UK shipping woes by holding up deliveries of toys and tech, The i Paper

I went to a Web3 conference in the Louvre. It left me with questions, Sifted

Startup Europe, The Sifted Podcast (coproducer)
Downturn Survival Guide, Sifted x EQT (producer)

Sustainable Europe, Sifted
Fintech Unwrapped, Sifted