UK Space Agency funds tech for orbital awareness UKSA is giving more than £1m to seven firms to help advance novel sensor technologies and the smart algorithms needed to interpret its data. With more and more satellites being launched, there's growing concern about the potential for collisions. Klarna becomes highest-valued private fintech company in Europe It says it is raising $650 million at a post-money valuation of $10.65 billion. The firm lets people buy now and pay later over three or four instalments. Kim Kardashian to freeze social media accounts The celebrity says she will freeze Facebook and Instagram for one day as platforms allow "spreading of hate and misinformation". Actors including Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lawrence, Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Ruffalo also posted in support of the #StopHateForProfit campaign. The UK at risk of huge redundancies The Unite union has called on the government to say it will extend its furlough scheme or face "redundancy floodgates" opening in the UK. Many workers can expect a "miserable Christmas" without targeted support for employers, the union warned. |