2 h. ago Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches on Journey to the Moon

The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.

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3 h. ago Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon

Data storage and resilience company Lonestar and semiconductor and storage company Phison launched a data center infrastructure on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday that’s headed to the moon. The companies are sending Phison’s Pascari storage — solid state drives (SSDs) built for data centers — packed with Lonestar’s clients’ data on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago How to Watch the Launch of Intuitive Machines’s Second Moon Landing Mission

The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft are also flying on the SpaceX rocket.

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4 h. ago Social media blasts ‘Gaslighting’ Gavin Newsom after he announces new podcast

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was hit with serious mockery after announcing the launch of his new upcoming podcast, titled, "This is Gavin Newsom."

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5 h. ago Canada Launches Campaign in Washington Amid Tariff Confusion

Canada Launches Campaign in Washington Amid Tariff Confusion  Yahoo Finance

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5 h. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares for 8th Starship launch, pending FAA approval

SpaceX is slated to launch its Starship for the eighth time from Boca Chica, Texas, Friday, though plans could be thwarted if the FAA fails to give the green light.

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9 h. ago Boston Dynamics Led a Robot Revolution. Now Its Machines Are Teaching Themselves New Tricks

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert says reinforcement learning is helping his creations gain more independence.

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10 h. ago Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March

Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 h. ago Hinge launches a new feature for daters to privately share details with matches

Dating app Hinge launched a new feature called “Match Note” on Wednesday, allowing users to privately share information with matches that they haven’t shared publicly on their profile.  Users can add a Match Note by going to their profile, similar to how they can add a text prompt. The note is always visible to new […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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12 h. ago Oliver Cameron talks about going up against incumbents at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

TechCrunch Sessions: AI, taking place on June 5 at Zellerbach Hall in UC Berkeley, will feature a panel discussing how startups can compete against established rivals in the AI industry. The panel, “How to Launch a Product Against Entrenched Incumbents,” will look at ways small companies are managing to stay relevant in a fast-paced and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 h. ago Malware exposes 3.9 billion passwords in huge cybersecurity threat

Kurt the CyberGuy offers tips on how you can protect your devices against infostealer malware, which was used to infect 4.3 million machines last year.

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17 h. ago Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, and digital banking across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. Now, in a bid to scale […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks of the war into Russia

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 130 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

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28 h. ago Live updates: Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena

Live updates: Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena  Russian Machine Never Breaks

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28 h. ago Washington County launches mental health court to address jail overcrowding, repeat offenders

Washington County launches mental health court to address jail overcrowding, repeat offenders  KFSM 5Newsonline

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29 h. ago NOTUS launches ‘Washington Bureau Initiative’ to serve local communities with major grant from Google News Initiative

NOTUS launches ‘Washington Bureau Initiative’ to serve local communities with major grant from Google News Initiative  Editor And Publisher Magazine

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31 h. ago Payloads bound for the moon will help navigation of moon's south polar region, search for frozen water

Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface.

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31 h. ago Framous is a new Mac app for adding device frames to screenshots 

A new Mac app called Framous launched on Tuesday, giving you the ability to add device frames around screenshots to make them look more professional.  The helpful new tool can aid app developers, graphic designers, and even journalists who need to add an iPhone or Mac frame—also known as a mockup or template—to photos. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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32 h. ago A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection

Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.

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32 h. ago Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web

Automattic-owned blogging site and social platform Tumblr has financially backed Tapestry, the newly launched app designed to organize feeds from across the open web, including RSS, Mastodon, Bluesky, and others. Launched as a Kickstarter project in January 2024, Tapestry went on to raise over $177,000 via crowdfunding for its app, which opened up to the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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