TechCrunch Sessions: Space is back! Happening December 6 — our third dedicated space event. This is a live, in-person event featuring the most influential people in the space industry, across the public, private and defense sectors. This year saw the commercial space industry undergo a lot of change, including significant consolidation and new entrants in…
Eight months ago, this column asked if we were entering an NFT downturn. The answer, it turns out, was a giant yes. That NFT hype is behind us is something we could tell without even looking at any data. But we do love data, and backing up our hunches, so we’re going to take a…
Atmos, a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are…
For the last time: Call of Duty isn’t leaving PlayStation. At least, that’s the latest promise from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer. Appearing on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Spencer took time to reiterate and emphasize, once and for all, that the blockbuster first-person shooter franchise will not become exclusive to Xbox at any point in…
TL;DR: SAVE $70: The Apple Airpods (2nd Gen) are available through Nov. 15 at Amazon for $89.99 with a 43% discount. You want to indulge yourself and your loved ones with Apple products for the holiday season, but perhaps they seem over your budget. Fret not — a price cut on an iconic pair of…
From wearable gadgets to battery separators, the future of sustainable tech is starting to look like a mushroom. A team of researchers from the Institute of Experimental Physics in Linz have completed a proof-of-concept study, testing whether mycelium skin could substitute plastic in the production of soft electronics. The scientists used processed skin from the…
Save $100: As of Nov. 15, these Beats by Dr. Dre Beats Studio³ wireless noise-canceling headphones in matte black are on sale for $249.99. That’s 28% off. Music lovers, frequent travelers, and workers in noisy environments who’ve been waiting to try out Beats by Dre noise-canceling headphones: now is your chance! Best Buy is selling…
Digital workflows are seeing a marked increase in usage as businesses continue with hybrid working arrangements post pandemic. According to a report from Adobe, in partnership with Microsoft and Forbes Insight, two thirds of Chief Information Officers (CIO) planned to digitize their workplace and introduce office software beyond their current setup. Over 600 senior executives…
Starfield is finally within reach, which is no doubt excellent news for fans that have been waiting years at this point to play. It’s the first new Bethesda IP in 25 years, and is already being described as ‘Skyrim in space.’ It looks to be more than that from what we’ve seen, with detailed ship…
After 15 years on the front line protecting people’s online privacy, this VPN service has been showing some serious commitment to improve itself lately. A few months back, PureVPN’s major revamp equipped users with improved connection speeds and security features. These included manual configuration support for its secure WireGuard protocol, as well as a proxy…