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NASA readying the launch of $10 billion ‘ultimate time machine’
NASA’s James Webb Telescope will peer further back into the universe’s mysterious history than ever before. Scientists are lauding the upcoming project as the ‘ultimate time machine’. Decades of careful planning and development is set to finally come to fruition in October with the launch of the world’s most powerful astronomical observatory in history, the James Webb Space Telescope. Boasting 100 times the observational power of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s...
The Biden administration looks to bring ‘vaccine passports’ to the US
With talk of overseas travel and big entertainment events returning in the not so distant future, the Biden administration is pushing digital apps to credentialise those who have been vaccinated. If you’re planning a holiday to or from the US in the next few years, you may have to bring a ‘vaccination passport’ along with your physical ID. That’s if the Biden administration gets its way anyway. Mere months into his...
UK urged to support developing countries in funding climate action
The UK must take the lead in providing developing countries with funding to tackle the climate crisis, the UN’s development chief has said. Ahead of crunch talks at the Cop26 climate summit in November, ministers from around the world are set to meet (virtually of course) this week to discuss emission reduction plans for developing countries. Hit hardest by an economic fallout spurred by Covid-19, developing countries are bearing the brunt...
Facebook’s donation tools raise $5bn for worthy causes
Through public donation tools on both Facebook and Instagram, Zuckerberg claims more than $5 billion has been raised in non-profit fundraisers. The pandemic has definitely been something of a double edged sword for Facebook. With folk condemned to their homes across the globe over the last 12 months, engagement has risen significantly on both Facebook and Instagram. However, with the two being such popular networks for topical conversation, they’ve also become...
Report shows transgender people increasingly hiding identities at work
The number of transgender people hiding their true identities at work has risen sharply in the past five years, according to UK research. The modern world is undoubtedly more inclusive than ever before, and workforces are becoming increasingly diverse in most sectors. Yet alarming reports from the UK continue to remind us that we’re far from perfect. When it comes to working in the UK in 2021, transgender people are said...
This magnified satellite could be the key to clearing space junk
Japanese space solutions mogul Astroscale has launched the first commercial mission to remove debris from our atmosphere. Spoiler: it involves a giant magnet. It appears we’ve finally found a feasible solution to make a dent in the storm of space junk currently orbiting the Earth – though it may sound like a child’s submission to Blue Peter. Developed by Japanese-UK space solutions firm Astroscale, the world’s first commercial clean-up mission to...
Study finds sharks ‘critical’ to restoring climate damaged ecosystems
Apex predators or protectors? New studies suggest that sharks are absolutely crucial in helping ecosystems recover from damaging climate events. We all know that removing animals from the food chain can have drastic knock on effects, but I doubt many foresaw sharks as being bastions of biodiversity. They just eat everything, right? On the contrary, new studies have revealed that sharks are nothing short of crucial when it comes to restoring...
The Game Devs of Color Expo to go entirely digital for 2021
In its sixth year, the Game Devs of Color Expo 2021 will celebrate the growing ethnic diversity within game development. Again, the event will be entirely digital. With most of North America’s big gaming conferences axed last year due to Covid-19, it’s good to see that the calendar year is back on track for gamers in 2021. Organisers from both E3 and the GDC are gearing up for completely...
TreeCard’s wooden bank card aims to reforest the planet
TreeCard, a UK fintech innovator, has unveiled its flagship wooden bank card. Designed to minimise negative environmental effects, its USP is planting trees using our everyday interchange fees. If you needed a valid excuse to burn through your hard earned wages in 2021, we may have just found it. TreeCard, a fintech company from the UK has developed the world’s first ever wooden debit card. Wait, I thought money didn’t grow...
Clubhouse opens monetisation opportunities to creators
With other big players circling to take advantage of the audio chatroom space, Clubhouse is now opening monetisation opportunities to keep its creators in house. Clubhouse is fast discovering that there’s no such thing as a USP patent in the social media space. But as user incentives go, free stuff and dollars in the bank is good way of keeping people onside. As Twitter and Facebook lurk in...
