Cork Teenagers Microplastics Project Wins $50,000 At Google Science Fair
An Irish teenager has gained attention on the world stage by winning an international science competition for his proje... Read more
Baffling, Ancient Roman Fragment In UK Traced To Rather Unlikely Origin
A Roman fragment uncovered two years ago in an ancient villa in the UK town of Chedworth, Gloucestershire, is being des... Read more
Why Is Twitter Suddenly Filled With Emoji Mashups?
A new bot Twitter account has quickly earned a large following after tweeting mashup emojis every hour. The Emoji Mashu... Read more
Kazakhstan Asks Internet Users To Install Controversial Security Certificate
Privacy advocates have warned that a new security certificate for internet browsers being promoted by the Kazakhstan go... Read more
$100m Series C Brings Fintech Start-up MoneyLion Near $1bn Valuation
US mobile bank MoneyLion has completed a $100m Series C funding round, which reportedly has the start-up inching toward... Read more
Imaging Shows Milky Way Devoured Another Galaxy Billions Of Years Ago
The Milky Way cannibalised a galaxy one-quarter of its mass 10bn years ago, according to new research. Published in Na... Read more
Robinhood Valued At $7.6bn After $323m Funding Round
In May, Robinhood Markets Inc announced plans to raise $200m in funding. Yesterday (22 July), the free stock trading ap... Read more
Vampire Algae Killer Threatens To Make Important Biofuels Useless
Over the past few years, researchers have been working to develop renewable biofuels, particularly from algae, that cou... Read more
India Takes Second Chance At Mission To Moons Far Side
India’s space agency says it has launched an uncrewed spacecraft to the far side of the moon, a week after aborting t... Read more
Irish-speaking Digital DJ Coming To Cork Radio Station
As part of the EU’s Grassroot Wavelengths initiative, a company called CereProc has produced what it says is the fir... Read more
Microsoft Invests $1bn In OpenAI To Develop Azure Technologies
Yesterday (22 July), Microsoft announced that it is investing $1bn in OpenAI. Founded in 2015, OpenAI was set up with t... Read more
$60m Series D Funding For Patreon Will Aid Expansion
Patreon, the crowdfunding membership start-up that provides creators with the tools to run a subscription content servi... Read more
Moon Landings Footage Would Have Been Impossible To Fake – Heres Why
A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0) It has been half a century sinc... Read more
People With Disabilities Are Some Of The Best Problem-solvers In Our Society
As part of our efforts to optimise human society into the most efficient mechanism, we attempt to create a world for th... Read more
Serena Williams Invests In Digital Maternal Network Mahmee
International tennis star Serena Williams has, through her firm Serena Ventures, come together with angel investor Mark... Read more