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Technology being developed by two Israeli food tech startups promises to radically reduce the cost of cultured meat and help scale up production. If BioBetter’s approach works as advertised tobacco is set to make a pivotal comeback as a catalyst for alleviate one of the biggest bottlenecks in advancing cultured meat to mass production. Meanwhile, Israeli startup ProFuse says it can cut production times by a third, increase yields by two-and-a-half times and significantly reduce costs by adding a microscopic muscle growing catalyst to the cultured meat process. Read on to learn more about this story and the week's most relevant technology news impacting business.

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Swiss startup Verity makes unmanned drone systems that scan pallets in large warehouses and distribution centers during the night and on weekends and then deliver the real-time data-driven intelligence about inventory to enterprises. Multinational customers are already using the system in 12 countries to complete over one million inventory scans per month, according to the company. Customers include IKEA, DSV and Performance Team, a Maersk company.

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Percentage of employees of full-time workers in America who aren't involved in, enthusiastic about or committed to their work. Another 18% are "actively disengaged," according to a new Gallup poll.

The trend toward quiet quitting -- the idea spreading virally on social media that millions of people are not going above and beyond at work and just meeting their job description -- could get worse. This is a problem, a story in the Wall Street Journal noted, because most jobs today require some level of extra effort to collaborate with coworkers and meet customer needs.

The drop in engagement began in the second half of 2021 and was concurrent with the rise in job resignations, according to the poll. Managers, among others, experienced the greatest drop. The overall decline was especially related to clarity of expectations, opportunities to learn and grow, feeling cared about, and a connection to the organization's mission or purpose -- signaling a growing disconnect between employees and their employers.