Virtual Reality (VR) has struggled to transition too far beyond gaming circles and specific industry use-cases such as medical training, but with the burgeoning metaverse…
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YC-backed fintech Numida raises $12.3M led by Serena Ventures to extend loans to MSMEs beyond Uganda
YC-backed fintech Numida raises $12.3M led by Serena Ventures to extend loans to MSMEs beyond Uganda
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa make up the bulk — over 90% — of businesses in the continent but are still marginalized…
Meet Roundtable, a new startup backed by eFounders that wants to bring community-driven angel investments to European startups. The company has built a platform that…
Solinteg’s new inverters have an efficiency of 98.1% and a European efficiency of 97.5%. Image: Solinteg Solinteg has unveiled new single-phase inverters for residential applications.…
Early studies of the brain determined that there wasn’t much you could do as an adult to improve brain health and cognitive function. Most believed…
French startup Stockly is raising a $12 million Series A round (€12 million) from Eurazeo, Daphni and several business angels. The company pools together the…
Scientists have discovered that much more carbon exists in the mantle than predicted. Researchers find rust and diamonds at the Earth’s core-mantle boundary. On the…
This story was updated at 6:47 p.m. ET. The Senate on Tuesday reached an agreement to keep agencies afloat through Dec. 16, dropping controversial provisions…
According to the researchers, the proliferation of plants completely altered the biosphere of Earth. A new study reveals that land plants changed Earth’s composition. According…
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A small satellite galaxy (green globe on the bottom left) of the Milky Way – called Sagittarius – has been observed from Earth through giant…
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An IT security assessment released by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General on Tuesday found that more than half of the network…
Although today’s rocket engines are advanced and powerful, they tend to rely on traditional — and naturally volatile — fuels like hydrazine or liquid oxygen…
Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi (in the foreground) with the rest of the Zimbabwean animal assemblage in the background. It includes two rhynchosaurs (at front…
Apple’s iPhone 14 can be repaired more easily than its predecessors, but its Pro model retains the architectural inaccessibility of older iPhones and resists replacement…
Now that the U.S. has finally committed to electrifying cars and trucks, there’s been a lot of handwringing over where they’ll charge. The Biden administration…
On Monday night, NASA demonstrated that humans may have a defense against asteroids hitting Earth. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, is the agency’s…
Some of the most prominent women in venture capital descended upon Paris this week for the first-ever Women in VC Summit, European edition. The event,…
The Mediterranean Sea was hit by a major marine heatwave. Many parts of Europe saw record-breaking temperatures over the summer. However, it wasn’t just the…