Welcome to Pathfounders It's high time we had a new tech media brand.

Today, we are soft-launching Pathfounders, a new tech media brand to offer informed reporting, analysis, and opinion on the top tech startups and VC firms across Europe, Silicon Valley, and globally.
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From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit

Since #Brexit, UK now has lower standards than EU in:

* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction

Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king The EU’s top brass has not publicly responded to the reported deaths of over 100 aid seekers in Gaza over the weekend.

Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king

Belgium’s King Philippe said Europe “must show stronger leadership” on the crisis in Gaza, adding that “the current situation has gone on far too long” and “is a disgrace to humanity.”

7 July 1923 | Belgian Jewish woman, Rachel Romacki, was born in Etterbeek.

She was deported to Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 31 July 1943. She did not survive.

Nine years on from Brexit, most Brits want to see the UK return to the EU — The Independent Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party all blamed by voters who think the UK’s departure from the European Union has been a failure

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Levensecht gezicht van 10.000 jaar oude vrouw uit Maasvallei onthuld: "We weten nu dat ze blauwe ogen had" | VRT NWS: nieuws In Dinant, in Wallonië, hebben wetenschappers van de UGent en kunstenaars een levensechte reconstructie voorgesteld van het gelaat van een vrouw die ongeveer 10.000 jaar geleden in de Maasvallei woond...

Fascinerend: Levensecht gezicht van 10.000 jaar oude vrouw uit Maasvallei onthuld: "We weten nu dat ze blauwe ogen had" #Belgie
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Mark Carney, "The lessons of Brexit are beginning to be applied to the US"

"When you break trading relationships you end up with slower growth"

From Code To Cash: Stack Overflow Co-Founder Jeff Atwood’s Unorthodox Path To Philanthropy The more I looked at it, the more I thought the money should be actually out there working to make the world better in some form.

Jeff Atwood on the moment that finally sold him on universal basic income to the point he's now putting $50M into rural UBI pilots:

"That statistic from the OpenResearch study that 26% shared their cash? That was the moment. It validated everything. It’s so simple—give people money and trust them."

Meta: this time it’s personal Take 2 mins to write to Meta now!

❌ Even if you delete your account, Meta can still track you.

⛔ Stop them:

"Do you even own a black suit?"

A photo of the face of a young girl with long braided hair.

22 April 1932 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Paulette Liliane, Buschel, was born in Antwerp.

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Obama warns that AI will take up many of the jobs humans currently do, and that we'll need to figure our work, income, and meaning in life

When will global governments start the conversation for Universal Basic Income, so to ensure no one is left behind?

Painting of woodland with tall slim trees in silhouette with purple forest carpet against a gold.and pale ble sky

'Twilight Landscape' by Victoria Crowe, contemporary Scottish painter #WomensArt

There are three key facts in the Holocaust Encyclopedia produced by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. This is the second key fact: What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process.

This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

EU rejects overhauling agrifood and tech rules to avoid Trump tariffs

EU rejects overhauling agrifood and tech rules to avoid Trump tariffs

UK Signals Openness to EU Court Oversight of Key Food Checks The UK is prepared to retain some regulatory alignment with the European Union and accept supervision of the bloc’s court over a deal to cut checks on imports of foods and agricultural products, a mov...

🚨🚨 WOW: UK is prepared to retain some regulatory alignment with the EU and accept #CJEU supervision over a deal to cut checks on imports of foods & agricultural products- in a significant a move on the promised EU-UK #reset five years after #Brexit.🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

#Waterscarcity in Scotland and #wildfires the size of #Edinburgh in the UK: #climateemergency

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I used to live in Tervuren- what a sad ‘culmination’. Also so sad that all the gorgeous rhododendrons were gone!

Echoes of elegance: Brussels celebrates the Art Deco centenary Fun, frivolous and unapologetically decorative, Brussels honours the architectural era that turned design into a daily delight.

What is Brussels art deco and where do you find it? By me.
www.brusselstimes.com/magazine/146...

Edinburgh named the UK's leading AI city Scotland’s capital ranked among top AI-powered cities of the future, a new report finds.

#Edinburgh has been named as ‘the UK's leading #AI city’ in a new report published by Deloitte who analysed the AI plans, investments & practices of 250 cities in 78 countries around the world. #Scotland
www.ed.ac.uk/news/edinbur...

Satellite over earth:

Water is scarce, worldwide.

"NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels."

#ClimateCrisis #WaterScarcity #Water

phys.org/news/2024-11...

In 2022, 34% of the EU’s land area & 41% of the population were affected by water scarcity.

In some areas of southern Europe, up to 70% of the population faces summer water scarcity.

Climate change is projected to worsen droughts, intensify seasonal fluctuations, & amplify water scarcity.

SEPA warns of early water scarcity risk as dry spell continues - Water Magazine The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warns that early signs of water scarcity are emerging across Scotland.

Risk of #waterscarcity in #Scotland: www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/04/07/s...

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents

Amazon, Google & Microsoft are building #datacentres in water-scarce parts of 5 continents. #AI #bigtech #waterscarcity #waterofsetting #climateemergency

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨NEW: 19 UK & EU industry bodies have joined forces to call for a mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessment.

Sounds technical - but CRUCIALLY this is a practical, achievable measure to reduce unnecessary barriers to UK-EU trade. Proposed by @uktradebusiness.bsky.social in 2023!

Mark Carney says he has 'seen this movie before', and believes that the US economy is heading for a Brexit-style downturn
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/us-...

Declaration of Arbroath Tis but just another piece of paper that rests in the dustheap of history

"The letter did result in the Pope telling Edward II to play nice and leave the Scots alone. But it took another eight years before a new English monarch, Edward III, signed a peace treaty with Scotland."

#DeclarationOfArbroath

The Scottish Government is encouraging #regenerativefarming with deeds (and money) as well as words. Scottish farming thus has the potential to become a carbon-restoring rather than carbon-emitting enterprise.”
#agtech #agroforestry