2023 has been a tough year for agrifoodtech startups, with high interest rates, inflation, fundraising challenges, banking scares, and souring investor sentiment in sectors from indoor ag to alt proteins, prompting pivots, layoffs, and business failures. Investors quizzed by AgFunder this month noted the exit of ‘tourist capital’ from the sector, more realistic valuations, and …
Samsung has added foldable Galaxy phones to its Self-Repair program for the first time. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5 are the first foldable phones to be added to the program, and we expect the company to keep adding newer devices to it in the future. The South Korean firm …
The sun in extreme ultraviolet light as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014. NASA/SDO An international team consisting of scientists from nine countries has published a detailed study on a lesser-known solar storm—named Chapman-Silverman event after two astronomers who collected the first data—that hit Earth in February 1872. Their findings confirm that …
Space-based solar power for Earth Andreas Treuer At this week’s U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai, there’s one climate mitigation strategy that’s not likely to be widely discussed. That’s unfortunate because the idea of harvesting solar energy from orbit and beaming it back to Earth has been around since the late 1960s. That’s when American …
Jupiter as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 25, 2020. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M. H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) and the OPAL team. The solar system’s largest planet—and its sparkling moons—will this Friday be at their biggest, brightest and best in all of 2023. Jupiter will …
Meta may charge Instagram users in Europe a $14 per month subscription fee unless they opt in to targeted ads, according to The Wall Street Journal. In addition, it may impose a combined monthly fee of $17 for ad-free access to Facebook and Instagram on desktop. Last month, rumors surfaced that Meta would start forcing …
Topline According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, July is projected to be the hottest on record, primarily due to human-induced climate change. This has resulted in devastating wildfires and scorching temperatures. July 2023 is likely to become the hottest month in recorded history due to wildfires and heatwaves. Getty Images Key Facts Data from …
These captivating new images of Jupiter’s cloud-tops were processed using the JunoCam imager’s PJ52 JET N3 raw images and data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The images have been enhanced to highlight the planet’s features, clouds, colors, and its sheer beauty. Please note that this artist’s impression is not representative of true color. NASA / SwRI …
Artist’s interpretation of the ring planet, space illustration Getty Astrobiology, the study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, finds its expression in the late 19th-century masterpiece “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” by French artist Paul Gauguin. Surprisingly, NASA has adopted this post-impressionist …