G'day, Fresh from the US: Surgeon General has recommended tobacco-style health warnings be placed on popular social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, amid mounting evidence of damage to users’ mental health, especially teenagers. Melbourne-based start-up that has found a way to extract protein from leaves has picked up $850,000 from the University of Melbourne and Breakthrough Victoria. The Leaf Protein Co has discovered how to extract protein from several kinds of plant, including Saltbush. And if you can brace a Melbourne winter, rich-lister Ed Craven is offering experienced software engineers sign-on bonuses of up to $100,000 - and will also pay interstate relocation costs - to join EasyGo, his cryptocurrency and gambling empire on Collins St. Craven hopes the massive bonus will entice people to leave Australian tech darlings Canva and Atlassian. |