Earth : Jupiter :: Jupiter : Sun
The size of Jupiter is approximately the geometric mean of the sizes of Sun and Earth. In terms of radii, The ratio on the left equals 9.95 and the ratio on the left equals 10.98. The subscripts are the astronomical symbols for the Sun (☉, U+2609), Jupiter (♃, U+2643), and
Read moreFairphone launches easy-to-repair earbuds
The right to repair has been a hot topic for several years now, hitting a kind of critical mass with domestic and international legislation. Advocates note that these proposals give users more control over their own property, while expanding products’ shelf life and reducing e-waste. Fairphone is, perhaps, the most
Read moreAs AI accelerates, Europe’s flagship privacy principles are under attack, warns EDPS
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned key planks of the bloc’s data protection and privacy regime are under attack from industry lobbyists and could face a critical reception from lawmakers in the next parliamentary mandate. “We have quite strong attacks on the principles themselves,” warned Wojciech Wiewiórowski, who
Read moreMeta confirms that its Llama 3 open source LLM is coming in the next month
Meta's Llama families, built as open-source products, represent a different philosophical approach to how AI should develop as a wider technology. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAccel-KKR Welcomes Tim Sherwin to Entersekt Board
Schalk Nolte Accel-KKR appoints Tim Sherwin, ex-CEO of Cardinal Commerce, to Entersekt’s board. Entersekt offers digital banking fraud prevention globally. Sherwin, former CEO and Co-founder of Cardinal Commerce, led the company to a successful acquisition by Visa, Inc. in 2016. He brings his expertise in payment fraud prevention to the
Read moreWordPress.com owner Automattic acquires multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125M
The deal, which was for $125 million according to sources close to the matter, is Automattic's second acquisition of a cross-platform messaging solution. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreRevolutionizing Business Travel: New Bolt Business Coupons
Bolt introduces Bolt Business Coupons, a new feature aimed at empowering businesses in South Africa. These coupons allow companies to share or fully cover the cost of a single ride for their employees and clients, thereby enhancing convenience and efficiency in business travel. As part of the Bolt Business platform,
Read moreX adds support for passkeys globally on iOS
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option had first debuted in January, but only for iOS users in the U.S. In an update to the X @Safety account on Monday,
Read morePan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital formerly Sterling Capital Markets Limited, Taiyo Holdings and C2C Global Education Japan. The fresh
Read moreDimension Data embraces the future as NTT DATA
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