Blue supergiant stars’ secrets revealed by Nasa telescope data

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Blue supergiant stars’ secrets revealed by Nasa telescope dataAn international team of scientists led by KU Leuven in Belgium described blue giants as the “metal factories of the universe” and have been shown to produce all chemical elements beyond helium in the Periodic Table. The team used data from the telescopes to show that the […]

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Match Group records solid first-quarter revenue thanks to an increase in Tinder subscribers

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Match Group records solid first-quarter revenue thanks to an increase in Tinder subscribersMatch Group’s revenue saw solid growth in the first quarter thanks to an increase in Tinder subscribers. The company, whose portfolio of dating apps also includes Match.com, PlentyOfFish, OkCupid and Hinge, among others, said in its earnings report today that total quarterly revenue […]

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India’s edtech startup CollegeDekho raises $8 million to connect students with colleges

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India’s edtech startup CollegeDekho raises $8 million to connect students with collegesIndian edtech startup CollegeDekho, which helps students connect with prospective colleges and keep track of exams, has raised $8 million in Series B round. The new financing round for the four-year-old Gurgaon-based startup was led by its parent company Girnarsoft Education and London-based private […]

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Binance says more than $40 million in bitcoin stolen in ‘large scale’ hack [Updated]

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Binance says more than $40 million in bitcoin stolen in ‘large scale’ hack [Updated][Update: Changpeng Zhao’s comments on Periscope added to bottom of post] Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed a “large scale” data breach, in which hackers stole more than $40 million in cryptocurrency In a statement, the company said hackers stole API keys, two-factor […]

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Google rethinks navigation with launch of ‘Portals’ on Chrome Canary

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Google rethinks navigation with launch of ‘Portals’ on Chrome CanaryGoogle announced today it has launched a new page transition experience for the Chrome web browser called “Portals.” The technology is something the company has been developing for some time, and is designed to offer an alternative to using IFrames. In fact, the company described Portals […]

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Fearing an escalation of the trade war with China, stock markets plummet… then rally

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Fearing an escalation of the trade war with China, stock markets plummet… then rallyStock markets declined today as investors worried about the potential for an escalating trade war with China sold off shares. Markets had been trading near or above all-time highs before President Donald Trump threatened to significantly increase tariffs on Chinese goods. The […]

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