The first SpaceX Dragon capsule is taking its final flight: Jonathan Shieber
Last night, SpaceX launched its first generation Dragon capsule on its twentieth — and final — resupply run to the International Space Station. The launch marks the Dragon’s last mission as the capsule makes way for SpaceX’s updated and improved Dragon 2 caps…
Startups Weekly: Remote-first SaaS products boom as workers stay home: Eric Eldon
Silicon Valley companies had already been going remote-first when the coronavirus became a global pandemic. This means there are lots of great software tools already on the market, that are seeing a huge amount of new usage now. And not just Zoom. Alex Wilhel…
GM reveals an EV for (almost) every purse and purpose: Ed Niedermeyer
GM is bringing back a strategy that once defined its success and reshaped America's automotive landscape.
VCs warn coronavirus will impact fundraising for the next 2 quarters: Sarah Buhr
As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed more than 3,400 people around the globe and the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands more. But its impact has gone much further, causing major disruptions in public markets and leading corporations to pull out of …
This Week in Apps: Google I/O canceled over coronavirus, App Store gets updated rules, TikTok's owner launches Spotify rival: Sarah Perez
This week, we're looking at the further impact of the coronavirus on the app industry, which is now leading to more major event cancellations — including Google I/O and SXSW. Will WWDC be next?
Stanford cancels classes in response to novel coronavirus outbreak: Danny Crichton
Following on the heels of several major cancellations of events the past few days, including the SXSW conference in Austin and the tech conference SaaStr, Stanford University, which is located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California, announced…
Facebook bans face mask ads to fight coronavirus price gouging: Taylor Hatmaker
On Friday, Facebook announced that it would further attempt to limit coronavirus-related chaos on its platform by banning commerce listings and advertisements for medical face masks. “We’re monitoring COVID19 closely and will make necessary updates to our pol…
Watch SpaceX launch the last of its original Dragon spacecraft to resupply the ISS tonight: Devin Coldewey
SpaceX is launching its 20th resupply mission the International Space Station tonight, but this one has a bittersweet twist: It’s the last such mission that will use the first iteration of the Dragon spacecraft that has flown on all of the company’s missions …
Trying to make up for lost time, the CDC will distribute 1.1 million COVID-19 tests this weekend: Jonathan Shieber
In a press conference late on Friday, Vice President Mike Pence said that the government will finally have the capacity to provide over 1 million tests for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Joined by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration, the Cen…
New funding round values catering marketplace Hungry at $100M+: Anthony Ha
Hungry, a catering marketplace that connects businesses with independent chefs, announced this week that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Hungry tells me that the funding valued the company at more than $100 million (pre-money). The investors we…
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