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    NASA Mars Helicopter Makes One-Way Flight to New Mission

    This time, NASA’s Mars robotic helicopter Ingenuity did not come back.That was intended.On Friday, Ingenuity, which last month became the first machine to fly...

    A huge fintech exit as the week ends – TechCrunch

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    Tesla refutes Elon Musk’s timeline on ‘full self-driving’ – TechCrunch

    What Tesla CEO Elon Musk says publicly about the company’s progress on a fully autonomous driving system doesn’t match up with “engineering reality,” according...

    Betting on upcoming startup markets – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free,...

    No, Covid-19 vaccines are not killing more people than the virus itself.

    Linda QiuReporting on viral misinformationExperts like Anna Kirkland, a professor at the University of Michigan, said the database was a useful tool to flag...

    How Duolingo became an edtech leader – TechCrunch

    The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful...

    Longevity startup Gero AI has a mobile API for quantifying health changes – TechCrunch

    Sensor data from smartphones and wearables can meaningfully predict an individual’s ‘biological age’ and resilience to stress, according to Gero AI. The ‘longevity’ startup —...

    Sennheiser sells off its consumer brand – TechCrunch

    Long-running German audio company Sennheiser today announced that it has found a buyer for its consumer brand. Swiss holding company Sonova — a giant...

    Autonomous vehicle pioneers Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson are coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 – TechCrunch

    Long before the multi-million-dollar acquisitions and funding rounds pushed autonomous vehicles to the top of the hype cycle, Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson were...

    Walmart’s Flipkart to cover insurance for all sellers in India and waive additional fees – TechCrunch

    Walmart-owned Flipkart is exempting storage and cancellation fees for sellers on its marketplace and also providing them with insurance coverage as the top e-commerce...

    What Square’s smashing earnings tell us about consumer bitcoin demand – TechCrunch

    Shares of Square are up more than 6% today after the American fintech company reported a staggering $5.06 billion in revenue in its Q1...

    Credit Karma reinvents cash back rewards with instant payback – TechCrunch

    Credit Karma Money, a new checking and savings account from the company best known for its credit monitoring service, recently launched a significant new...

    Mobility 2021 early bird price extended for one more day – TechCrunch

    “I feel the need — the need for speed.” That could be the official mobility startup founder credo, amirite? Speed and agility are important,...

    You Can Run From Archaeology, but You Can’t Hide

    Am I languishing? Am I flourishing? Who can say. What I do know is that, in the year since the pandemic began, I have...

    To buy time for a failing startup, recreate the engineering process – TechCrunch

    Jason Meller is the founder and CEO of Kolide, an endpoint security solution for teams that value productivity, transparency and employee happiness. In non-aerobatic fixed-wing...

    $99 passes to TC Disrupt 2021 disappear next week – TechCrunch

    TechCrunch Disrupt — it’s the must-attend conference for anyone and everyone connected to the global startup community. Don’t miss your chance to attend TC...