Almost a century ago, Dutch astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn firstproposedthe existence of dark matter. He’d been studying the motion of stars in galaxies — a galaxy can be described, in rough terms, as a heap of stars, gas and dust rotating around a common center — and noticed that something was off. The stars in the outer layers of the galaxy were rotating much too fast to conform with the laws of gravity....
The largest single accelerator program in the US, Y Combinator, is holding its demo day today. For a few minutes, each company will take the stage to try to woo the press and investors alike. Of course, we being the startup-crazy folks that we are here at TNW, we have the full list for you. So, here’s your rundown, but it’s worth noting that a couple of them are not yet included as they are listed as “off the record”....
The massive digital platform market has until recently been dominated by a handful of US-based companies such as Facebook and Google. However, as foreign governments and competing platforms try to erode this domination, platforms are becoming a new sphere of geopolitical manoeuvring. The European Union wants to gain more control over international tech companies andachievemore independence in the digital arena. India hasbanned177 Chinese apps on the grounds they are “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India”....
Sharing on the web is something that we all do. Be it sharing a link on Twitter or Recommending something on Facebook, it’s something we do everyday. This is great for our friends and family, as they are seeing content that they probably wouldn’t have stumbled onto themselves. But I’m going to ask the question that nobody seems to be asking. What’s in it for us? Asking what we’re getting out of sharing may sound selfish....
Plastics are very useful materials. They’ve contributed significant benefits to modern society. But the unprecedented amount of plastics produced over the past few decades has caused serious environmental pollution. Packaging alone was responsible for46% out of 340 million tonnesof plastic waste generated globally in 2018. Although plastic recycling has increased significantly in recent years, most plastics used today are single-use, non-recyclable and non-biodegradable. The demand for food will double by 2050....
