The commercialization of space isn’t just about what new sensors we can put into orbit on cheaper and smaller satellites – it’s also about studying and leverage the advantages of a microg
London and Barcelona based audio-as-a-service SaaS startup Aflorithmic has scooped up $1.3 million in seed funding from Crowd Media Holdings, an Australia-based company focused on influencer-based
Nearly every adult in India has a bank account, but fewer than a quarter of them in the South Asian nation can secure loans from the formal financial institutions.Although much of the population in th
Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, Quadpay. These are some of the big global players in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) movement. They allow shoppers to purchase products online and pay in installments with nomi
Relationships can be messy, including between startup founders and their venture investors. But in a case that takes messy to an extreme, an insurtech company in Santa Monica, Calif. called Sure is al
05:00 China has rolled out new interim rules for the national carbon emissions trading market that went into effect on Monday, in an effort to speed up carbon emissions cuts under the
Never before has there been a greater impetus on all to cooperate more closely with one another, but the new emerging pattern of international relations will remain inherently unstable until Chin
Editor's note: Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Macky Sall, President of Senegal; António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Charles Mich
Signage is displayed at an Exxon Mobil gas station in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S., April 28, 2020. /VCG Exxon Mobil closed the books on a terrible 2020 on Tuesday, reporting losses in the fou
If you’re at all interested in wine, chances are you’ve turned to Vivino at least a few times for recommendations. The app and the company behind it have been helping people enjoy better w
The Senate is poised to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, the first openly gay person ever confirmed to a Cabinet post, tasked with advancing Presi
Babbel, the Berlin-based language-learning platform, today announced that it is now going well beyond its core app-based learning service and is introducing live classes.Capped at six students, these
Following a government review, the U.K.’s financial services regulator will instructed to regulate the buy now, pay later industry made popular by companies such as Klarna, and AfterPay (known a
Two years after launching its $56 million debut fund, Kindred Ventures, a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund founded by Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela, has closed its second fund
Jared Isaacman, who will be the spacecraft commander, aims to use the multi-day trip to raise $200m (£146m) for a hospital.
Batteries are the latest landing pad for investors.In the past week alone, two companies have announced plans to become publicly traded companies by merging with special purpose acquisition companies.
SpaceX has announced its first all-civilian private spaceflight mission, a high-priced galactic tourism launch that it hopes to fly by the fourth quarter of 2021. The mission, which will use SpaceX
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