Top news of the week: 17.08.2022.
Stowaways on NASA’s massive Moon rocket promise big science in small packages
CubeSats packed on Artemis 1 will target lunar ice—if their batteries don’t fail them
Simultaneous climate events can risk damaging interlinked socioeconomic systems, according to new study
Read our summary of new PLOS Climate insights into the effects of extreme weather patterns on interlinked socioeconomic systems.
Salman Rushdie and the enduring risk of political art
Did Americans forget the risks of free speech?
Scottish start-ups are using satellite tech to help conserve elephants
Doug McNeil of Eolas Insight said satellite technology can help humanity tackle the problems of conservation and the climate crisis.
Adam Neumann gets a big flow of a16z cash for latest rental venture
Flow, by former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann, aims to disrupt the rental market in 2023. And with $350m from a16z, it is already a unicorn.
WeWork’s Adam Neumann gets a big flow of a16z cash for latest venture
Flow, the new real estate venture from former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann, is securing backers and is reportedly already a unicorn.
Skype founder backs €24m funding round for Wire
The latest funding round led by Skype’s Janus Friis brings the total amount raised by online collaboration start-up Wire to €53m.