ispace wants to stake its claim to the moon with November launch
Tokyo-based startup ispace’s lunar ambitions will soon be put to the test, as the company gears up for its first...
Month: October 2022
Daily Crunch: SpaceX set to launch two spacecraft tomorrow aboard Falcon Heavy rocket
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Max Q: Halloween special
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. Happy Halloween folks. Hope you’re having a very spooky day. By the way…...
Elon Musk’s Twitter already looks grim for the LGBTQ community
He’s only owned Twitter for a couple of days, but Elon Musk has already undermined his credibility on some of...
Arnica raises $7M to improve software supply chain security
Everybody wants to talk about software supply chain risks these days, whether that’s security teams, developers or government officials. It’s...
Immutable onboarded more web3 games in Q3 than any other quarter, co-founder says
Earlier this year, Immutable, a web3 gaming firm with its own layer-2 chain, Immutable X, launched a whopping $500 million...
Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its storefront design tools
Remix, a startup developing an open source web framework similar to Next.js, has been acquired by Shopify, the companies announced...
With Bret Taylor out as Twitter board chair, he can focus entirely on Salesforce
Usually being a board chair is a job that involves running some meetings and pushing through routine company business, but...
Elon Musk tells Europe that Twitter will comply with bloc’s illegal speech rules
Surprise! Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter is already shaping up to be confusing and contradictory. Whether this dynamic ends up...
Netflix acquires Seattle-based cozy games developer Spry Fox
Netflix has acquired Spry Fox, a Seattle-based independent gaming studio focused on cozy games, the streaming giant announced on Monday...
With board’s dissolution, Elon is ‘sole director’ of Twitter
Elon Musk is now lord of the manor over at Twitter after the board of directors was dissolved as part...
I’m not really in the mood to finance your vanity project
News that Elon Musk’s interim Twitter leadership is considering charging users for verification on its platform has caused no end...
Mastodon’s microblogging app saw a record number of downloads after Musk’s Twitter takeover
There are signs of a small but growing Twitter exodus underway following Elon Musk’s closure of the deal to buy...
Digital assets marketplace Creative Fabrica launches generative AI tool
Creative Fabrica, a marketplace for digital files like print-on-demand assets, fonts and graphics, announced today it will launch its own...
TuSimple CEO and co-founder fired by board over ties to Chinese startup Hydron
TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou was fired from his CEO, president and CTO posts by the autonomous trucking company’s board, according to...
Google gets into the Halloween spirit with a ghostly multiplayer interactive Doodle
If you want to take a break from work or the never-ending news cycle, Google is here to give you an...
These founders landed early checks by being savvy about social media
On first blush, founders building a coffee brand, a social networking app, and a fintech-focused venture fund wouldn’t appear to...
Twitter Blue’s troubles: Twitter’s app has only generated $6.4M in consumer spending to date
Elon Musk has a new plan to generate revenue for Twitter. Reportedly, the social media company’s new owner intends to...
Contraline erects $7.2M for contraceptive implants for men
The cervix industry has had implants to prevent pregnancy since the late 1960s, but there hasn’t exactly been stiff competition...
Elon Musk’s plan to charge for Twitter verification will be a misinformation nightmare
It’s been less than a week since Elon Musk became “Chief Twit” at Twitter and he has already come up...
