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Famed astronaut William Anders, known for “Earthrise” photo, passes away at age 90

William A. Anders, the astronaut behind perhaps the single most iconic photo of our planet, has died at the age of 90. On Friday morning, Anders was piloting a small plane that dove into the water near Roche Harbor, Wash. His son Greg confirmed his death. Anders retired from the Air Force Reserve as a major general, but was a major at the time of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Wow, is that pretty!”The resulting photograph, titled “Earthrise,” captured Earth’s loneliness and fragility in a way that no image ever had before. “Here we came all the way to the moon to discover Earth,” he said.

Dylan Williams
June 9, 2024

Startups, Venture

“Byju’s Aims to Secure Investment Below $2 Billion Valuation – a 90% Decrease”

Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, is willing to cut its valuation to below $2 billion as it hunts for new funding, a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Byju’s willingness to cut the valuation is a stunning reversal of fortune for the startup, once the poster child of the Indian startup ecosystem. Byju’s has been chasing for new funding for nearly a year. The new funding deliberation follows BlackRock cutting the value of its holding in Byju’s, slashing the implied valuation of the Indian startup to about $1 billion, according to disclosures made by the asset manager. Byju’s was preparing to go public in early 2022 through a SPAC deal that would have valued the company at up to $40 billion.