Two first time astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari join SpaceX’s Crew-3 mission to visit the ISS- Technology News, FP

FP TrendingMay 18, 2021 18:39:54 ISTNASA has assigned astronaut Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission. She will be launching into space for the…

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AI for eyes: Dutch startup Envision raises €1.5M to scale its AI-assistive tech for blind, visually impaired

Vision impairment is a prevalent health problem worldwide. According to WHO (World Health Organisation), the number of people of all ages visually impaired is estimated to be 285M globally, of…

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Fantasy fantasy sport Blaseball developers score $3M seed funding to go mobile – TechCrunch

In the absence of a real baseball league, it is perhaps not surprising that a simulated one should grow popular during the troubled year 2020. But even so, the absurdist…

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Cortex snags $2.25M seed to build services catalog for development teams – TechCrunch

One thing is clear in the cloud native world. Developers use a lot of services to create applications, and while service meshes define how these services work together, just getting…

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Artificial raises $21M led by Microsoft’s M12 for a lab automation platform aimed at life sciences R&D – TechCrunch

Automation is extending into every aspect of how organizations get work done, and today comes news of a startup that is building tools for one industry in particular: life sciences.…

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Insight Partners leads $60M growth round in cross-border payments startup Thunes – TechCrunch

The world of digital payments is very fragmented, with different types of online bank accounts, digital wallets and money transfer services used in different countries. Singapore-based Thunes, a fintech focused…

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