After the stunning success of “Squid Game” in 2021, Netflix is doubling down on South Korea in hopes of another home run out of the country’s entertainment industry. The U.S. streaming giant said Tuesday that it plans to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce TV series, movies and […]
Netflix earmarks $2.5B for original content in South Korea by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Data is becoming as precious as water in precision agriculture, and Hydrosat aims to help provide both with a new set of Earth observation satellites. The company has raised a $20M A round, including $5 million in non-dilutive funding, which should put the first two thermal infrared satellites into orbit. The company’s mission is to […]
With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch by Stefanie Waldek originally published on TechCrunch
After five long months journeying through space, ispace’s Hakuto-R lander is ready to greet the lunar surface. The Japanese company is expecting to land Hakuto-R at 12:40 PM EST today. If successful, this first mission will no doubt be a huge boon for ispace’s ambitious plans to send two subsequent landers to the moon in […]
Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Hardly any companies comprehensively track their emissions, but new government regulations will require it.
How much does your company pollute? CarbonChain gets $10M Series A to help answer that. by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Spotify now has 515 million monthly active users (MAUs), representing a 5% increase on the previous quarter and 22% increase on the corresponding period last year. This is the first time Spotify has claimed a user base in excess of half-a-billion users, with 210 million premium subscribers and 317 million on the ad-supported plan, representing […]
Spotify now has more than 500M users by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch