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Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space! First off, I want to highlight a few stories we weren’t able to get to: First, Inversion Space raised a $44 million Series A to continue development of its ultra-precise orbit-to-Earth cargo delivery service. The company has already garnered a lot of attention from the DOD for its … Read more
Humanoid Origin will be shutting down. The three-year-old indie gaming studio, helmed by former BioWare GM and Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson, is the latest casualty in a brutal stretch for game developers and other industry professionals. In the LinkedIn post announcing the closure, Humanoid Origin said its efforts to shield its team from the … Read more
Gift ideas under $25 With the Renpho smart jump rope, your fitness friends and family can track all their jump roping, and it can also help them reach their fitness goals. Connect it to the app (iOS and Android) to track reps, calories burned and the duration of your workout. An LCD screen on the … Read more
Those Wicked cameos surprised fans of the original Broadway musical with a show-stopping moment that was more than blink and you’ll miss it. If like us, you’re OG cast die-hards, it was more like a “blink away all the tears” experience if you happened to catch the film over its opening weekend. Wicked director Jon … Read more
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink announced on Tuesday that it is launching a study to test its implant for a new use: allowing a person to control a robotic arm using just their thoughts. “We’re excited to announce the approval and launch of a new feasibility trial to extend BCI control using the N1 … Read more
With Elon Musk playing such a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s transition team, Musk’s buddies, many of them Silicon Valley venture capitalists, are reportedly being tapped to help out. For instance, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and in particular cofounder Marc Andreessen, is repeatedly being mentioned. He, along with Antonio Gracias and Joe Lonsdale, are reportedly … Read more
Apple devices have a few things in common: they’re well-designed, solidly built and easily connect with one another. But chances are, if it bears the Apple logo, it’s not cheap. That’s why promos like are always worth checking out if you’re in the market for a new Apple device. We’ve reviewed nearly every major release … Read more
Black Friday will be here before you know it, and there are already some early sales and deals you can take advantage of. It’s peak season to save money on holiday purchases, with major retailers offering some of their lowest prices of the year. For instance, many Apple Black Friday deals are already live, as is … Read more
Do rural, low-income communities have a right to federally subsidized internet access? Or should they be thrown offline if they can’t afford to pay their utility bills? This is the question that our highest judicial office, the Supreme Court, has now been tasked with answering. In the 1990s, the FCC developed the Universal Service Fund … Read more
At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close. Coming at the end of a convulsive final day in Baku, Azerbaijan, the conclusion of the Conference of the Parties was greeted by applause. It gave way, immediately, to discontent. The conference, whose primary focus … Read more