Monthly Archives: July 2022

President Biden reveals the James Webb Space Telescope’s “poetic” first image of the universe

US President Joe Biden has revealed the first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), showcasing some of the most distant galaxies ever seen. Announced today from the White House with NASA, the image shows a small portion of the sky—comparable to the span of a grain of sand held at arm’s length—enhanced…

Liquidators for crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital say they can’t find founders

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Where in the world are Su Zhu and Kyle Davies? The founders of the cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) are nowhere to be found, according to officials charged with liquidating the bankrupt company (via Reuters). According to a court document filed Friday, Zhu and Davies’ whereabouts…

Webb’s first image reveals fine details of galaxies from billions of years ago

Enlarge / Image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb’s first deep field image. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI) More than three decades have come and gone since NASA last built a multibillion-dollar space telescope and commissioned it in space, so plenty of fanfare has accompanied the James Webb Space Telescope. Unfortunately, the…

Posterity Health wants to help address male fertility needs

Posterity Health, a digital male fertility platform that offers personalized advice, educational resources and effective treatments to help address male fertility needs, raised a $6 million seed funding led by Distributed Ventures. While there are a number of diagnostic companies currently offering at-home semen analysis, Posterity Health is a virtual center focused on male fertility…

House January 6 panel’s next hearing expected to link Trump even more closely to the Capitol attack

The January 6 committee meets at the US Capitol building. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The January 6 committee is expected to hold another hearing next Tuesday. The hearing will focus on the violence that occurred on January 6 at the US Capitol building. The hearing will also focus on Trump’s associates’ relationship…

Gurman: ‘Apple Watch Pro’ Extreme Sports Model Could Cost Nearly $1,000

Apple’s rumored high-end Apple Watch model for extreme sports could cost around $999 – the same starting price as the current iPhone 13 Pro – according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Samsung Watch Pro 5, the likely rival of ‘Apple Watch Pro’ (Image: 91Mobiles) Writing in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman compares…