Month: April 2026

AI Startup Refiant Raises $5M to Slash Energy Footprint of Artificial Intelligence

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s biggest technology companies are set to spend nearly $700 billion this year building data centres to power artificial intelligence. Global data centre energy consumption is expected to double by 2028, with AI workloads driving the majority of that growth. Refiant AI – a startup that uses nature-inspired algorithms to radically compress AI models, slashing the hardware and energy required to run them – today announced a $5 million seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures, a top-decile climate technology fund with $225 million invested across 35 portfolio companies.…

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How office.eu could change everything – we speak to Maarten Roelfs, the founder of Office.eu.

Stuart Mitchell

In 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague decided to move its internal software system away from US tech giant Microsoft and onto an independent European open-source alternative provider. We wrote about it here.  We were very intrigued by what this would look like and how it could affect the whole of Europe so we were lucky enough to be speak to Maarten Roelfs (right), the founder of Office.eu.   Thank you for taking the time to speak to me, first of all, can you tell me a…

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Sunbelt Rentals collects 256 bags of litter during Great British Spring Clean 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland has supported the Great British Spring Clean 2026, as part of their social sustainability environmental strategy, with teammates coming together throughout March to collect litter and support their local communities.  The Great British Spring Clean, organised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, is the UK’s largest mass-action environmental campaign, bringing together individuals, communities and organisations to improve local environments. As part of the campaign, Sunbelt Rentals teams pledged to collect 100 bags of litter, working in partnership with local community organisations and alongside external volunteers…

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Carbon markets continue pivot to quality as compliance credits dominate new supply in Q1, Sylvera data finds

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, the independent carbon and commodities data provider, has today released its Carbon Data Snapshot for Q1 2026, revealing that retirements fell 8% on the same period last year. Total retirement value dropped from $309.47 to $290 million. The shift signals a continued shift away from volumes and towards high-value credits, with the average price paid per credit rising to $5.69 in Q1 2026, up from $5.60 the prior year.  The quality & compliance premium Investment-grade credits (BBB+) now command an average of $20.10 per credit, whereas B-rated credits sit…

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Ammunition Announces The Ammunition Agency Innovation Lab At The University Of Georgia, In Partnership With The Department Of Advertising And Public Relations

Stuart Mitchell

Ammunition and the Department of Advertising and Public Relations (AdPR) at the University of Georgia (UGA) has announced the establishment of the Ammunition Agency Innovation Lab, a newly named experiential learning space housed in Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication on the UGA campus in Athens, GA. Supported by a contribution from Ammunition, one of the fastest-growing independent agencies in the country, the lab will advance hands-on education for students in UGA’s Advertising and Public Relations program, a Top Five Outstanding Education program ranked by PRWeek since 2024. The brand-new Ammunition…

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