January 2024

United Launch Alliance, Astrobotic ready for early Monday liftoff to the moon

January 5, 2024

The countdown to launch is on. United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its early Monday morning launch, a mission that could end with the first fully private spacecraft landing on the moon. Vulcan’s primary payload is Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. […]

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Korean micromobility startup Gbike may buy up the competition before its 2025 IPO

January 5, 2024

While micromobility companies around the globe have been in limbo and hitting snags like bankruptcy, shutdown and layoffs, a Seoul-based shared e-scooters and e-bikes operator called Gbike is gearing up to go public on the Korean stock market and is reviewing acquisition targets.  In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Walter Yoon, CEO and founder of Gbike, said the startup is […]

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This app lets cafes and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom

January 5, 2024

Thanks to bans on pay toilets dating back to the 1970s, folks in the U.S. have become accustomed to enjoying free public restroom access pretty much anywhere their travels take them. Depending on the town or city, however, free-use bathrooms aren’t necessarily plentiful — or well-maintained, for that matter. In lieu of stateside political momentum […]

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Netflix considers adding in-app purchases and ads to games, report says

January 5, 2024

For two years, Netflix subscribers have been able to download tons of mobile games, all included for free with their subscription. Netflix has developed more than 75 mobile games, boasting popular IPs like Grand Theft Auto, Love is Blind, Monument Valley, and Oxenfree, among many others. Now, Netflix could potentially be exploring ways to generate […]

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