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Huawei has published its first detailed roadmap for AI chipmaking. The plan covers successive Ascend processors and Atlas supernodes through 2028, signalling China’s drive to cut dependence on U.S. technology and challenge Nvidia’s dominance in global AI computing.
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COWI, international engineering consulting group, has partnered with the University of Strathclyde to trial the use of environmental DNA (eDNA), a technique that detects genetic material naturally shed by organisms, as a more efficient way to measure Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Under the UK’s upcoming BNG requirement for nationally significant infrastructure, there is a push for major…
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The BCMPA is making its way to London Packaging Week on October 15-16 2025, ready to connect brands with outsourcing partners.
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A new study illuminates how some areas of the country have been hit much harder than others by the fentanyl epidemic, which took more than 70,800 lives in 2022 alone. The research calls attention to a need for focused, coordinated efforts to prevent overdose deaths in the places where deaths from the opioid are rampant,…
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In order to optimise wash performance and free up significant capacity for innovation, Ecolab has introduced Ecolab CIP IQ, an AI-enhanced digital system that transforms the way food and beverage makers manage clean-in-place (CIP) by combining new sensor data with sophisticated analytics. CIP IQ helps plants increase productivity, quality, and sustainability by providing real-time visibility,…
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Image courtesy re.venture An energy project developer in Germany has announced the development and construction of a large-scale battery storage park of 60MW/240MWh, situated in a ‘relief area’ in Brandenburg to prevent grid bottlenecks resulting from renewable energy generation. re.venture, which develops projects for sustainable energy generation and storage solutions, announced the project, which will…
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UK food inflation reached an 18-month high in August. Higher interest rates and policy costs are driving household pressures, with shrinkflation now widespread across staples from chocolate to butter. Agronomics warns only food technology can provide long-term resilience.
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According to research by water services and treatment company Alpheus, 94 per cent of food and drink makers think a steady supply is essential to their daily operations, yet more than half (61 per cent) do not have a contingency plan in place for their UK facilities. According to a study of Alpheus consumers and…
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McCain’s potato experts have added two crowd-pleasing sides to their well-liked Air Fryer line: Crispy Dippers and Hash Brown Bites. These sides are ideal for hosts who have the most guests. Perfect for entertaining mealtimes with friends, the delicious Hash Brown Bites rework the popular breakfast classic into a multipurpose sharer. Each crispy yet fluffy…
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For the first time, BRCGS and IFSQN are collaborating with Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, a world leader in precision instruments and product inspection, to offer an engaging live webinar called “How to prevent physical contamination in food production.” For food and packaging professionals worldwide, the webinar, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 8:00…
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