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The Colorado School of Mines in the fall of 2018 became the first university in the nation to offer advanced degrees in space resources, and that focus looks like it is paying off by drawing the attention of firms in the emerging field. Karman+, a space mining startup based in the Netherlands, is looking to plant its flag in either Denver, the United Kingdom or Luxembourg. To help sway the decision, the Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $1.29 million in job growth incentive tax credits to the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Veterans experience social stereotyping and disinterest, concludes anthropologist Yvon de Reuver, who will receive a Ph.D. for her research from Radboud University on 23 May. Veterans are known to suffer from psychological problems they developed during their military service. But how do the veterans experience this themselves? De Reuver examined what it means to them, being a veteran.…

The Dutch consumer watchdog on Wednesday said it had launched a preliminary investigation into Google over its Play store for apps, months after targeting fellow tech giant Apple.The Match Group, which owns dating site Tinder, lodged a complaint saying that Google only allowed its own payment system to be used when purchasing apps, the Authority for Consumers and Markets said.Google Play is used to buy applications to be used on smartphones and tablets using Google's Android system, which together with Apple dominates the…

Dutch Bros Inc.’s BROS -26.94% shares plunged to new lows Thursday after the company warned of slowing sales growth as inflation keeps younger customers away from their afternoon coffee breaks. The drive-through coffee chain on Wednesday said that it expects same-store sales, a key industry metric that reflects sales at locations open at least 15 months, would be flat for the year, down from an earlier view of rising in the…

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (or ACM) has reportedly rejected Apple’s proposed App Store changes that would let dating app developers use third-party payment systems, according to 9to5Mac and the Coalition for App Fairness. The Dutch regulator ordered the change in December and has been going back and forth with the company over how it should be implemented — and charging Apple millions in fines along the way. Now, Apple could face further penalties. According to a journalist’s tweet translated…

Mokumono was founded in 2014 by twin brothers Bob and Tom Schiller with a focus on producing ebikes using only European-sourced parts. With the Polder, the design team has almost got there – the new ebike is built in Amsterdam and made up of 90 percent European components."Our goal isn’t just to build the best looking and exciting e-bike around, we’re trying to shake up the entire bike industry along the way," said company co-founder Tom Schiller. "We’re showing that you don’t need a factory in Taiwan to build good and…