We’ve been hearing for years how TikTok hoovers up data globally and presents it to its parent company in China, and potentially thence to the powers that be. But despite renewed calls today from FCC commissioner Brendan Carr, the popular app is very unlikely to be outright banned. That doesn’t mean it will be allowed […]
They’re not going to ban TikTok (but…) by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Amazon expands music catalog from 2M to 100M songs for Prime subscribers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is deepening its investment in satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with a $100 million investment and a cooperation agreement for the development and sale of smallsats through 2035. Terran also announced that it will now build its massive, $300 million space vehicle manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, not Florida as originally planned. […]
Lockheed Martin increases its bet on satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with $100 million investment by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
With its biggest product launch in years, Twitch is betting on a near future of the platform that features more dynamic conversations, expanding its current focus beyond mostly solo streamers. Through a new tool called Guest Star, which launched in a limited beta earlier this year, streamers can now easily pull other creators and fans […]
Twitch opens Guest Star up so anyone can run their own talk show now by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Tokyo-based startup ispace’s lunar ambitions will soon be put to the test, as the company gears up for its first launch at the end of this month. The startup will attempt to send its “Hakuto-R” lander to the moon’s surface, kicking off an ambitious lunar exploration program of the same name. Founded in 2010, ispace […]
ispace wants to stake its claim to the moon with November launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: SpaceX set to launch two spacecraft tomorrow aboard Falcon Heavy rocket by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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Max Q: Halloween special by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
He’s only owned Twitter for a couple of days, but Elon Musk has already undermined his credibility on some of social media’s most vexing problems, all while displaying a disturbing inclination toward anti-LGBTQ views. The world’s most credulous billionaire couldn’t help but respond to a tweet over the weekend from Hillary Clinton denouncing Republican support […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter already looks grim for the LGBTQ community by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
The NFT market is worth tens of billions of dollars and saw rapid growth throughout the crypto bull run. NFT exchange OpenSea, led by CEO and co-founder Devin Finzer, emerged as a clear market leader, earning a $13.3B valuation in January and controlling an estimated 90% of the overall NFT market. Since then, it’s been […]
OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer discusses staying on top of a turbulent NFT market at TC Sessions: Crypto by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch