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A crew of four private astronauts made history in the early hours of Thursday when they opened the hatch of their SpaceX Dragon capsule and conducted the first commercial spacewalk.  The spacewalk, the riskiest part of the five-day Polaris Dawn … Continue reading →

At the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Wednesday night, new technology allowed fans to shop their favorite artist’s styles as they appeared on the screen. Though the drama from last night’s event focused on Chappel Roan confronting a rude … Continue reading →

Keith Rabois, managing director of Khosla Ventures, was having dinner with a “very successful CEO” in October 2018 when the CEO asked him a question. How many people does it take to create a whole new Silicon Valley? Is it … Continue reading →

Faraday Future is doling out big raises and bonuses to its CEO as well its founder, despite having delivered just 13 cars in its 10-year history, and recently laying off or furloughing the majority of its workforce. The company announced … Continue reading →

We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve finalized our dedicated Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Fintech, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — all under one big roof. To top it off, we’re thrilled to … Continue reading →

It’s a small advance, but one that speaks to Meta’s enginerring team paying attention to how the fediverse community is trying to educate Threads users about the possibilities.   © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The transportation beat just keeps on truckin’ — or scooting along, depending … Continue reading →

The Australian government wants to introduce powers to fine social media platforms up to 5% of their global revenue if they fail to stop the spread of misinformation under a revised legislative plan introduced Thursday, Reuters reports.  The planned law, … Continue reading →

An Indian antitrust regulator has found that Amazon and Flipkart, owned by Walmart, violated local competition laws, according to a report from Reuters. The finding presents a new challenge for the e-commerce giants in a market where online retail growth … Continue reading →

DeepMind employed a new learning platform, ALOHA Unleashed, paired with its simulation program, DemoStart, to teach robots by watching humans. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.