Space-based advertising has been on the minds of every marketer on the planet since the Apollo era, yet no one has made it happen. A new study suggests that a billboard-like constellation of about 50 satellites, costing $65 million all in, could shine ads to every corner of the Earth for months — and potentially […]
Space billboards could cost $65M and still turn a profit by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
In a new letter filed with Delaware’s Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick says it’s still game on — for now at least. In the letter, sent a day after news broke that Elon Musk would seek to seal the deal with Twitter under the original terms, Judge McCormick is weighing in with an important […]
Twitter v. Musk judge says the trial is still on by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Not to be outdone by Meta’s Make-A-Video, Google today detailed its work on Imagen Video, an AI system that can generate video clips given a text prompt (e.g., “a teddy bear washing dishes”). While the results aren’t perfect — the looping clips the system generates tend to have artifacts and noise — Google claims that […]
Google answers Meta’s video-generating AI with its own, dubbed Imagen Video by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Climate change and geopolitical instability are wreaking havoc on agriculture, so we surveyed 7 investors to learn what they’re looking at.
7 investors discuss how agtech can solve agriculture’s biggest problems by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Grubhub and Gopuff are partnering to provide fast delivery of grocery items, alcohol and essential items. The new partnership will see the Chicago-based food delivery platform tap into Gopuff’s warehouses to deliver a wider selection of convenience items to its customers, while also opening up a new channel for Gopuff to reach more customers. The […]
Grubhub and Gopuff team up for grocery and alcohol delivery by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
A world-class tech conference like TechCrunch Disrupt — coming to you live and in person in San Francisco on October 18-20 — doesn’t just happen. It’s an all-hands-on-deck situation, and we want to direct your attention to an essential group of deck hands — our partners. Building a startup is no easy task — not […]
Engage with AT&T, Polygon & more at TechCrunch Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
As protesters flooded the streets of Iran in September after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini — a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for not wearing her hijab in accordance with the country’s strict dress code for women — videos and images of the protests spread online inside the country. Previously unheard-of acts, such […]
As Iran throttles its internet, activists fight to get online by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
One of the biggest games of the year is off to a rocky start, to say the least. Overwatch 2 — the follow-up to 2016’s colorful multiplayer shooter — is cut from the same cloth, extending the life of Blizzard’s mega hit without reinventing the wheel outright. But ever since Overwatch 2 went live on […]
Overwatch 2 launch marred by ongoing DDoS attacks by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
The answer to whether Elon Musk should abandon the Tesla CEO post probably depends on your view of the company’s prototype robot, Optimus.
Is it time for Elon Musk to find a Tim Cook for Tesla? by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch