February 2023

SpaceX is on the verge of a landmark test of the Starship launch system, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday. Tomorrow, the company will perform a full “static fire” test, during which SpaceX will ignite all 33 Raptor 2 engines on the Super Heavy booster at once. If no major issues arise […]

SpaceX will attempt a full static fire test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster tomorrow by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Becoming and staying compliant can be a pain for startups, but several well-funded companies are hoping to help make it both easier and more meaningful.

Why more startups are getting compliant by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

After sparking California’s second-largest wildfire ever, and dozens more in recent years, it’s no secret that Pacific Gas & Electric is interested in alternatives to above-ground transmission lines. One option touted by PG&E — one of the nation’s largest utilities — is to bury thousands of miles of power lines in “high fire-threat areas.” That […]

BoxPower wants to cut emissions, wildfire risk by taking power off the main grid by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

When Bret Taylor announced he was stepping down as co-CEO and co-chair at Salesforce in November, it was easy to be cynical about him saying he wanted to go build again. Well, guess what? He wanted to go build again — and today he and long time Google engineering veteran Clay Bavor announced they were […]

Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Bitcoin has had a strong rally so far this year, and some mining experts see this as an opportunity for the space to stage a comeback.

Bitcoin holding above $20,000 offers miners hope as margins become healthier by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch