Astronomers took stunning new pic of a black hole. The memes instantly followed.
www.mashable.com In a stunning feat, astronomers managed to snap a photo of the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The feat was impressive: Even light can’t escape a black hole, making the objects invisible. Yet scientists managed to image the superhot debris surrounding its shadowy
Finland joining NATO is a threat to Russia, says the Kremlin
www.cnn.com Finland joining NATO is a threat to Russia, says the Kremlin… Read More
Interswitch receives $110M investment from LeapFrog and Tana Africa Capital
www.techcrunch.com African payments company Interswitch has secured a $110 million joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital to scale its digital payment services across the continent, the two private investment firms said in a statement Wednesday. … Read More
'Obi-Wan Kenobi' has a lot of explaining to do
www.mashable.com Fans of the first two Star Wars trilogies already know the basic story of Obi-Wan Kenobi — the character, that is, not the Disney+ series of the same name that premieres on May 27. While Lucasfilm has Obi-Wan Kenobi under its usual blanket of secrecy, there’s enough content —
This startup hopes photonics to will get us to AI systems faster
www.techcrunch.com The problem with waiting for quantum computing to bring in the next wave of AI is that it’s likely to arrive a lot slower than people would like. The next best options include increasing the speed of existing computers somehow – but there’s now an important added ijmperative: power-efficient
Trevor Strnad, Lead Singer Of The Black Dahlia Murder, Dead At 41
www.huffpost.com The death metal group hailed their founding member as “truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers.”… Read More
Jimmy Kimmel Taunts Senate’s Dumbest Republican With 2 Hilarious ‘Visual Aids’
www.huffpost.com The late-night host dismantled an absurd argument made on the Senate floor.… Read More
Twitter shareholder Elon Musk is reportedly being investigated by the SEC. Again.
www.mashable.com Elon Musk is reportedly being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission over failure to disclose his significant purchase of Twitter stocks within the mandated time frame. According to The Wall Street Journal, this delay may have saved him over $143 million. The Wall Street Journal reports that Tesla’s
Ukraine blows up two Russian pontoon bridges
www.cnn.com Ukraine blows up two Russian pontoon bridges… Read More
Synergies raises $12M to give factory managers an AI analytics assistant
www.techcrunch.com There’s no lack of startups around the world trying to make industrial activities more efficient with artificial intelligence. Some invent robots to assist or replace manual labor, while others use machine learning to help businesses discover insights. Synergies Intelligent Systems falls into the second category. … Read More


