June 23, 2025

See stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of iridescent galaxies and shimmering nebulas. “This is the dawn of the Rubin Observatory,” says Meg Schwamb, a planetary scientist and astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Much has been written about…

Twitter alternative Hive jumps to top 20 on the U.S. App Store after surge of sign-ups

November 21, 2022

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, users have been fleeing to other social apps like open-source microblogging platform Mastodon and niche communities like CounterSocial. Now, another social app called Hive is seeing a boost in sign-ups in response to the upheaval at Twitter. The app today finds itself in the top 20 […]

Twitter alternative Hive jumps to top 20 on the U.S. App Store after surge of sign-ups by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Everything that stood out to us at the 2022 LA Auto Show

November 21, 2022

The 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show is in the rearview mirror, leaving us with one final task: sharing a roundup of the weird and wonderful, the awkward and eye-popping vehicle unveilings and new announcements that made this year’s show. The auto show didn’t quite capture the energy of those heady pre-COVID pandemic days, although it […]

Everything that stood out to us at the 2022 LA Auto Show by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen tackles cosmic questions at TC Sessions: Space

November 21, 2022

If you follow NASA’s many interplanetary and orbital missions, you’re no doubt familiar with Thomas Zurbuchen, the agency’s associate administrator of science. He also oversees NASA’s science program with a total budget approaching $7 billion a year. That’s a mighty big number, but there’s an even bigger reason why we’re thrilled that Dr. Zurbuchen will […]

NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen tackles cosmic questions at TC Sessions: Space by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Space startup Stells wants to put spacecraft-charging covers on the Moon

November 21, 2022

The portable power bank first came on the scene in 2001, and since then, on-the-go charging has been a possibility for most mobile device users. Now, a new space company wants to bring the concept of mobile charging to the moon — not for cell phones, of course, but for rovers and landers. Toronto-based Stells, […]

Space startup Stells wants to put spacecraft-charging covers on the Moon by Stefanie Waldek originally published on TechCrunch

Watch this robot dog scramble over tricky terrain just by using its camera

November 21, 2022
When Ananye Agarwal took his dog out for a walk up and down the steps in the local park near Carnegie Mellon University, other dogs stopped in their tracks.  That’s because Agarwal’s dog was a robot—and a special one at that. Unlike other robots, which tend to rely heavily on an internal map to get…

Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook

November 21, 2022

Meta announced today that it’s introducing new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, everyone under the age of 16, or under 18 in certain countries, will be now defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook. For teens already on the app, Facebook is going to start encouraging them to […]

Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

‘Stranger Things’ actor wants to spread the wealth around tbh, his vegan Nutella alternative

November 21, 2022

Actor Noah Schnapp, who plays Will on Netflix’s hit original series Stranger Things, is passionate about tbh, a company he co-founded which aims to “reinvent” hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. And now, Schnapp is turning to investing platform Republic to give his fans, and the masses, an opportunity to invest in the company behind the Nutella […]

‘Stranger Things’ actor wants to spread the wealth around tbh, his vegan Nutella alternative by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch