Astra’s First Commercial Launch Fails to Reach Orbit
Astronomy

Astra’s First Commercial Launch Fails to Reach Orbit

The rocket never made it to orbit when Astra, now a public corporation, ran into difficulty during its first commercial launch (the mission carried a…
Apple Buys Classical Music Service, Primephonic
Technology

Apple Buys Classical Music Service, Primephonic

Apple stated today that it has acquired Primephonic in order to extend its classical music offering. The Amsterdam-based service, which debuted in 2014, will put…
A Majority of Tech Workers Support Antitrust legislation Enforcement
Business

A Majority of Tech Workers Support Antitrust legislation Enforcement

Breaking up Big Tech has resurfaced as a key policy topic in Washington, thanks to the arrival of US Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan.…
A new coalition for “Open Cap Table” Presents an Opportunity for Equity Transparency
Business

A new coalition for “Open Cap Table” Presents an Opportunity for Equity Transparency

Startup ownership is frequently a mystery. It’s tough to figure out who owns something without a public registration. The Delaware Division of Corporations contains important…
Air Conditioning is one of the Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century. It’s also killing the 21st
Technology

Air Conditioning is one of the Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century. It’s also killing the 21st

When did the air inside become cool and fresh? Air conditioning is one of those innovations that have become so commonplace that many people in…
Ferromagnetic Resonance-based Energy Harvesting Technology
Technology

Ferromagnetic Resonance-based Energy Harvesting Technology

Energy harvesting is a critical technology for maximizing the use of the Earth’s natural resources. This technology, which differs from conventional electric generation technologies such…
Write-Down (Accounting)
Accounting

Write-Down (Accounting)

When a company decreases the carrying value of an asset other than via regular depreciation and amortization, it is known as a write-down. It is…
Alpaca Rises $50M to Rapidly Scale its API-Delivered Equities Trading Business
Business

Alpaca Rises $50M to Rapidly Scale its API-Delivered Equities Trading Business

Alpaca announced this morning that it had completed a $50 million Series B round of funding. TechCrunch previously covered the company’s $6 million seed round…
5 Takeaways from Toast’s S-1 Filing
Technology

5 Takeaways from Toast’s S-1 Filing

Welcome back to the season of initial public offerings. We won’t call it a hot liquidity summer, but the public-offering cycle has returned after a…
Butyl Butyrate – an Organic Compound
Chemistry

Butyl Butyrate – an Organic Compound

Butyl butyrate, also known as butyl butanoate, is an organic compound formed by the condensation of butyric acid and n-butanol. It has the appearance of…
Modulated Quantum Metasurfaces can Control all Characteristics of Photonic Qubits, According to a Group of Researchers
Physics

Modulated Quantum Metasurfaces can Control all Characteristics of Photonic Qubits, According to a Group of Researchers

Modulated quantum metasurfaces, according to a team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, can control all characteristics of photonic qubits, a development that might…
The New Technology Notably Improves the Resolution of X-ray Nanotomography
Technology

The New Technology Notably Improves the Resolution of X-ray Nanotomography

For a long time, it has been known that if you want to study the movement and behavior of single atoms, electron microscopy can provide…
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