Inspired by founder’s childhood asthma, NuvoAir raises $12M to tackle respiratory illnesses – TechCrunch
You might well have a sleep app that tracks your sleep. I use Sleep Cycle, and have found it has started to … Keep Reading
The mass range for hypothetical dark matter axions is narrowing
Bit by bit, physicists are winnowing down the potential masses for hypothetical particles called axions. If they exist, the subatomic particles could … Keep Reading
Watch Virgin Orbit launch a rocket to space from a modified 747 for the first time – TechCrunch
Virgin Orbit scored a major success on Sunday, with a test flight that not only achieved its goals of reaching space and … Keep Reading
The most ancient supermassive black hole is bafflingly big
The most ancient black hole ever discovered is so big it defies explanation. This active supermassive black hole, or quasar, boasts a … Keep Reading
WhatsApp-Facebook data-sharing transparency under review by EU DPAs after Ireland sends draft decision – TechCrunch
A long-running investigation in the European Union focused on the transparency of data-sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp has taken the first major … Keep Reading
How Elvis Got Americans to Accept the Polio Vaccine
In late 1956, Elvis Presley was on the precipice of global stardom. “Heartbreak Hotel” had reached number one on the charts earlier … Keep Reading
Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic
COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are finally upon us. They hope that herd immunity—protection from an infectious disease that occurs once a sufficient proportion … Keep Reading
Tencent-backed Hike, once India’s answer to WhatsApp, has given up on messaging – TechCrunch
India’s answer to WhatsApp has completely moved on from messaging. Hike Messenger, backed by Tencent, Tiger Global and SoftBank and valued at … Keep Reading
proSapient raises $10M Series A led by Smedvig Capital to expand expert network platform – TechCrunch
For several years there has been talk about how to leverage ‘experts’ online. How do you ‘suck their brains’ for information in … Keep Reading
Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee sent back to prison in bribery case – TechCrunch
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee is back in prison following a retrial of his 2017 conviction in a bribery case … Keep Reading