The Download: the future of IVF, and the people using Notion to plan their lives

April 25, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born Last spring, a group of engineers set out to test the sperm-injecting robot they’d designed.  One of the team, with no real…

How to Save Money on Travel During Retirement

April 25, 2023
Retirement is a time when many people have the opportunity to pursue their interests and hobbies, and travel is often high on the list of things people want to do….

With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch

April 25, 2023

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

April 25, 2023

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

Spotify now has more than 500M users

April 25, 2023

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