As companies increasingly turn to tools like Figma to design their software, moving the design elements like color schemes from the design tool to your code base can be a time-consuming and manual process. Supernova is an early-stage startup that wants to make it easier by acting as a bridge between your design team and […]
Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
After years of preparation and two false starts, NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System has finally taken off and entered orbit. It’s a big win for the space agency — even as it assigns tasks once meant for the SLS to SpaceX instead. Some pre-launch jitters threatened to scrub the launch, but a “red crew” went […]
NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Algorithmiq, a Helsinki-based quantum computing startup, has pulled in a deal with IBM to super-charge its exploration of quantum algorithms applied to the life sciences. The collaboration will attempt to dramatically cut the time and cost of drug discovery and development. The widely accepted maxim is that it takes around a decade and $1 billion […]
Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Stock-trading apps have multiplied over the past couple of years, targeting varying demographics and audiences that they feel need to partake in investment activities to live healthier financial lives. In the latest development, baraka, a two-year-old commission-free investment platform based in the Middle East, is announcing that it has closed a $20 million Series A […]
Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Hyundai luxury arm Genesis unveiled Tuesday evening the Genesis X convertible, the third and final electric vehicle concept of the brand’s EV future. The reveal, held at a splashy event ahead of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show, follows the X Concept and the X Speedium Coupe — all of which fall under the Inspired […]
Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible by Abigail Bassett originally published on TechCrunch
The social commerce market is already worth more than $13 billion in Southeast Asia, but the checkout process is filled with friction. Many sellers don’t have online storefronts and instead use social media and messaging apps, which means payment is made by switching to banking apps or wallets. This means low conversion rates, say the […]
Thailand’s Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Uber and Lyft will have to increase the minimum pay rates for drivers in New York City by the end of the year, Engadget reports. The fare increase comes amid a driver shortage post-pandemic, in large part due to rising operational costs. The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the per-minute rates […]
Uber, Lyft to pay NYC drivers more by end of year by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
The past few weeks have been extremely volatile for the crypto market, but that isn’t stopping some of the biggest players from moving forward. Coinbase is the second largest crypto exchange by volume, and FTX, the third largest crypto exchange, was just dethroned. We’ll deep dive into Coinbase CEO and co-founder, Brian Armstrong’s thoughts on […]
Coinbase CEO dives into market madness at TC Sessions: Crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
NASA tapped SpaceX to provide a second crewed demonstration landing on the moon as part of its Artemis lunar exploration program, a huge win for SpaceX and a possible gesture at improving the relative lack of existing competition for such services. The award is a modification to an existing Human Landing System (HLS) contract between […]
NASA taps SpaceX for second crewed Starship demonstration mission to the moon by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch