Coffee

Navigating the Coffee Culture: Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Your Daily Brew

Coffee, one of the world's most beloved beverages, has an extensive history and cultural significance across the globe. From bustling cafes to quiet mornings at home, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee often heralds the beginning of a new day. Yet, beyond its allure, coffee presents a spectrum of effects on our health and well-being.

Google is Introducing AI-powered Upgrades to its Maps App

Google is introducing AI-powered upgrades to its Maps app.The new features include immersive navigation, easier-to-follow driving directions, and better organized search results, The Verge reported.Google wants Maps to be more like Search: a place where people can obviously come get directions or find coffee shops and EV chargers but also enter vague queries like "fall foliage," "latte art," or

Greek startup makes cosmetics out of coffee residue

Greek startup Coffee-eco, based in the western city of Patra, produces sunscreen, lip balm, face scrub, and anti-aging and moisturizing creams from coffee residue.

The effort got the attention of coffee chain Coffee Island, which has invested €400,000 in the startup, allowing it to set up a factory in Patra's industrial zone to produce its AuraSkin line of cosmetics.

Coffee Island to create coffee residue processing unit

Coffee Island and Coffe-Eco are creating the first industrial unit in Southern Europe to process and reuse espresso coffee residue for creating new products in Patra.

Constantinos Constantinopoulos, Coffee Island's CEO, said the company will invest 400,000 euros in the startup Coffe-Eco to promote cycle economy projects.

Schultz defends Starbucks’ tough union stance

Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz defended the coffee chain's confrontational approach to unionization on March 29, while insisting it had not violated U.S. labor law in countering the campaign.

The hearing, which got contentious at some points, was convened by progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, focusing on what the independent from Vermont called "illegal union busting."

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