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This week on The TechCrunch Podcast our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington talks with TC’s Amanda Silberling about VidCon and the creator economy coming of age. He also speaks to […]
Rocket Lab’s CAPSTONE mission to the moon is key to establishing a lunar space station
It may look like Rocket Lab is just launching a microwave-sized hunk of metal to the moon — but it’s crucial for our future in space Aria Alamalhodaei 9 hours […]
A brutal week of layoffs
Hi friends. In case you missed it last week: I’m Greg, and I’m handling Week in Review now that Lucas is off with Anita building their new crypto-focused podcast/newsletter, Chain […]
Max Q: Mapping the moon
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. Happy to have you with us and happy belated Earth Day. In this issue: No more ASAT operations for the U.S. NASA gives […]
When fundraising, New Zealand startup founders should play the ‘Kiwi card’
New Zealand, a country of 5 million people in the South Pacific, has witnessed a shifting tech startup landscape over the last couple of years. While some major global companies […]
Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win
As a remote island nation in the middle of the South Pacific, New Zealand is experiencing the stirrings of a burgeoning startup scene. The country has historically been capital-starved, but […]
Foreign investors, mature startups redraw New Zealand’s VC funding landscape
Over the last two years, New Zealand’s startup scene has seen record venture and early-stage investment. Despite the pandemic, 2020 saw $158 million invested into 108 deals, representing the third […]
Bold visions and solid fundamentals are driving investor interest in space
Investors are excited about the opportunities in the space market that are being unlocked by exit events and continued interest and private investment in the biggest and most successful space […]
Max Q: Elon Musk talks Starship, envisions first orbital launch in January 2022
Hello and welcome back to Max Q, your very favorite space news digest. A ton happened this week — launches, financing deals, contract awards, etc., etc. — so let’s dive […]