Bloom Money raises £1M to digitize microcredit finance for ethnic communities

[ad_1] Bloom Money, a U.K.-based fintech, has raised £1 million to digitize an informal financial management system employed by ethnic communities across the world. Often referred to as “rotating savings and credit association” (ROSCA), the microcredit system varies in the details around the world, but usually, it involves an informal gathering of people from a … Read more

Your Hands Are Probably Heavier Than You Think

[ad_1] Your hands are probably heavier than you think, a new study suggests. In a series of experiments, researchers showed that people consistently underestimated the weight of their hands. The findings might one day help us better design prosthetics that feel more comfortable for their users to wear, the authors say. Samsung Galaxy Fold 5: … Read more

Helium in Galaxies May Reveal Why the Universe Exists

[ad_1] When theoretical physicists like myself say that we’re studying why the universe exists, we sound like philosophers. But new data collected by researchers using Japan’s Subaru telescope has revealed insights into that very question. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope The Big Bang kick-started the universe as we know it 13.8 billion years … Read more

Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Launch of Falcon Heavy

[ad_1] SpaceX is set to make history with tonight’s scheduled launch of the heaviest geostationary satellite ever, EchoStar 24, also known as Jupiter 3. You can catch the action live right here. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Jupiter 3 will be launched using SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, one of the … Read more

Kenya’s FarmWorks raises $4M pre-Series A funding

[ad_1] FarmWorks, a Kenyan agtech that provides farmers with access to farm inputs, and market for their produce, has raised $4.1 million in a pre-Series A round led by Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund, an existing investor. Livelihood Impact Fund, Vested World, a number of family offices, and angel investors also participated in the round that … Read more

U.S. Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Again

[ad_1] SBF has allegedly made more than 100 calls to a New York Times reporter before handing over snippets of his ex-partner Caroline Ellison’s diary.Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Federal prosecutors want to once again take hold of the frizzy-haired ex-FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried and put him back in jail. Reports from inside pre-trial … Read more