NASA’s TESS found 3 exoplanets orbiting a young sun-like star My three planets This trio of exoplanets was first spotted in data collected from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) space telescope, launched in 2018. This telescope, designed to study the entire sky, locates exoplanets as they transit, or pass “in front of” their star, as seen from Earth. Through 2019 and 2020, the sights of the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope were set toward the TOI 451 system, conducting follow-up studies of thesealien worlds....

NASDAQ 100 sits on nearly $1T in cash — and we’ve got the charts to prove it US tech giants are hoarding more cash than ever Microsoft and Alphabet are NASDAQ’s kings of cash As one might expect, the biggest tech giants have the deepest pockets. But five companies in particular are saving more than any other: Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. Together, they’ve added $323 billion since 2012. Now, the reserves of those five tech companies represent more than half of the total cash controlled by the entire NDX, which includes around 100 firms....

We’ve done some lists in the past about the hottest startups from various parts of the world. With editors such as Courtney Boyd Myersin NYC, a strongCanadian channeland a dedicatedEuropean presence, it’s just what we do here at TNW. I had a chance to sit down withChris McIntyrea few weeks ago to talk aboutJumpstart Foundry, a somewhat new startup accelerator in Nashville. While we’ll get into more detail about Jumpstart at some point in the near future, I’m pleased to have the chance to let you know about its first 6 rockstar startups since becoming part of the TechStars Network....

Today,National Geographic Travelerand app developerFotopediaare launching a brilliant new iOS app for wanderlust enthusiasts, called “Dreams of Burma.” The visual feast is packed with more than 1,000 stunning photographs of Burma, virtual excursions, trip-building capabilities, social tools for sharing photos, beautiful slideshows and wallpapers. Burma, the second-largest country in Southeast Asia, stretches from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and is best known for its giant Buddha statues, archaeological treasures, pagodas, temples, stupas, lakes and tropical forests....

Today,National Geographic Travelerand app developerFotopediaare launching a brilliant new iOS app for wanderlust enthusiasts, called “Above France.” The new app provides a bird’s eye view of France’s beauty including a stunning collection of more than 2,000 photographs taken by helicopter pilot and professional photographer, Frank Mulliez. The app gives users an aerial tour of France’s vistas, from l’Aiguille du Midi to the Chateau d’Yquem, including the most spectacular abbeys, beaches, bridges, castles, cliffs, harbors, lakes, waterfalls, windmills and islands (yes, France has islands!...