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With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch
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
Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time
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
How much does your company pollute? CarbonChain gets $10M Series A to help answer that.
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 more than 500M users
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
Twitter will now show labels on tweets with reduced visiblity
Twitter said today that it will add labels to tweets that have been flagged by the company to reduce their visibility. Elon Musk & Co. touted this as a “freedom of speech, not reach” move. 🚫Censorship 🚫Shadowbanning✅Freedom of speech, not reach. Our new labels are now live. https://t.co/a0nTyPSZWY — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 24, 2023 […]
Twitter will now show labels on tweets with reduced visiblity by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Meet the people who use Notion to plan their whole lives
Opera launches Opera One browser with a new tab grouping concept
Opera has launched a new browser called Opera One, which will eventually replace its flagship browser. The Norway-based company said that this new browser has elements that will make it ready for a “generative AI-based future” without specifying what it means. The core feature for Opera One, which is being launched as a developer preview, […]
Opera launches Opera One browser with a new tab grouping concept by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web
U.K.-based stock-trading startup Lightyear is finally expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth. Founded out of London in 2020, Lightyear is one of a number of fintechs that promise an easy conduit for the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies. […]
European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition
Coinbase has filed a petition to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to a months-old petition that asks whether the securities regulator would allow the industry to be regulated using existing SEC frameworks, the exchange firm said on Monday, escalating its tensions with the regulator that has ramped up enforcement actions and […]
Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch