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Intuitive Machines sets November launch date for lunar lander mission
Lunar technology company Intuitive Machines may well be the first private American company to land a spacecraft on the moon. The company said Monday that it was targeting a six-day slot starting on November 15 to launch its IM-1 lunar … Continue reading
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Configu raises a $3M pre-seed round for its configuration-as-code platform
Nobody loves managing configuration files for their applications and as systems get ever more complex and distributed, errors — and the potential security issues that come with that — can easily multiply. Infrastructure-as-code has gone mainstream over the course of … Continue reading
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Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show
Months before Kenya finally banned iris scans by Sam Altman’s crypto startup Worldcoin, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) had ordered its parent company, Tools for Humanity, to stop collecting personal data. The ODPC had in May this … Continue reading
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Substack expands further into social networking with a new ‘Follow’ button
Substack is adding a new feature to make its platform feel more like a social network, as the company announced on Tuesday that users can now follow writers. The new feature gives users a to keep up with what a … Continue reading
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Vlad Tenev shares Robinhood’s next chapter at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Robinhood launched a decade ago as a stock trading and investing app. During that time, it’s become a retail investment behemoth — but not without its share of controversy, including the GameStop trade freeze of 2021 and two rounds of … Continue reading
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Setapp announces plans to launch an alt app store for EU users
App subscription service Setapp is preparing to launch as an alternative app store, as soon as new EU regulations come into effect next year. The company is betting on the EU’s Digital Markets Act’s (DMA) rules that should allow users … Continue reading
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ElectraMeccanica to merge with electric truck startup Tevva
ElectraMeccanica, the maker of the tiny three-wheeled Solo electric vehicle, will merge with UK-based truck manufacturer Tevva in a bid to grow their combined market share for electric trucks, the companies said Tuesday. The merger represents a pivot for ElectraMeccanica, … Continue reading
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Catchup is a simple app for reminding yourself to check in with friends and loved ones
In the age of social media, you may feel like you’re keeping up with your friends and family, but the reality is that “liking” their posts isn’t the same thing as reaching out directly to say hello and check in … Continue reading
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US lawmaker says FBI notified him of email breach linked to Microsoft cloud hack
U.S. House lawmaker Rep. Don Bacon said the FBI warned him that China-backed hackers who used a stolen Microsoft key to raid the email accounts of senior U.S. government officials also accessed his email accounts. In a tweet, the Republican … Continue reading
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VC associates, this AI is coming for your jobs
The unfortunate reality of being an investor is that the vast majority of inbound pitch decks are completely irrelevant to the investor. All VCs big and small have an investment thesis that outlines how they invest: Market size, founder profile, verticals, … Continue reading