Jonathan Shieber
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NASA, FEMA and International Partners are planning an asteroid impact exercise –
When it comes to planning for a potential asteroid strike on planet Earth, The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency don’t want to miss a thing. → Read More
Airbnb wants to get into streaming media… because why not? –
Airbnb is looking to book a place in the streaming media business. The company best known for its controversial marketplace of on-demand accommodations is now plotting a foray into becoming a production studio, according to a report in Reuters. → Read More
Momentus seeks up to $25 million as it inks deals to transport cargo beyond low Earth orbit –
Just nine months after launching from Y Combinator with a new propulsion technology, Momentus has inked its first customers for its transportation technology that can take cargo beyond geostationary orbit — and ultimately to a lunar orbit. → Read More
A new Tesla Model S or X can now drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco on a single charge –
Tesla has announced that it has extended the range of its Model S vehicle to 370 miles and Model X to 325 miles on a single charge — extending the range of its cars to make the trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco on a single charge. → Read More
China is reportedly using US satellite technologies to bolster its surveillance capabilities –
The Chinese government has been using a private company jointly owned by a U.S. investment firm and its Chinese counterpart to expand its surveillance and telecommunications capabilities using American technology, The Wall Street Journal reports. → Read More
Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 million –
Less than a month after rebranding as Canoo, the startup electric vehicle company formerly known as Evelozcity is on the hunt for $200 million in new capital. → Read More
Led by LA-based March Capital, Astound raises $15.5 million for employee help desk automation services –
Astound, a company selling automated employee help desk services, has raised a new round of $15.5 million from investors led by the Los Angeles investment firm March Capital Partners. → Read More
Blueland launches with a suite of eco-friendly cleaning supplies designed to reduce plastic waste
Sarah Paiji had the idea to launch the eco-friendly refillable cleaning supply retailer Blueland after hearing about the abundance of microplastics in the water she was using to dilute her child’s baby formula. → Read More
Beyond Meat files for a public offering
Beyond Meat, the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has filed for an initial public offering. → Read More
Corporations and private investors are backing new “green” deals as climate worries mount
In the nine years since private equity and venture capital investments into sustainable technologies last crossed the $6 billion threshold, the problems caused by global carbon emissions have only intensified. → Read More
Original Content podcast: On ‘Guava Island,’ Donald Glover mixes music and politics
It was hard to know what to expect from “Guava Island. → Read More
If you watch one celebrity-filled, anally obsessed charity video before Earth Day, make it this one
Lil Dicky, the white comedy rapper with questionable taste but an impressive rolodex, has come up with a millennial’s Earth Day answer to the 80s celebrity-studded, charity hit “We are the World“. → Read More
Fastly, the content delivery network, files for an IPO
Fastly, the content delivery network that’s raised $219 million in financing from investors (according to Crunchbase), is ready for its close up in the public markets. → Read More
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs is developing visual cues to indicate when their tech is monitoring you
Alphabet’s subsidiary focused on urban tech development, Sidewalk Labs, is now trying to reinvent signage for smart cities. → Read More
Netflix to open a production hub in New York and invest up to $100 million in the city
Start spreading the news. Netflix is coming to New York City in a big way. → Read More
‘Child’s Play’ trailer gets a smart home makeover, giving a Chucky control over connected devices
Oh golly does the new trailer for “Child’s Play” look good. → Read More
Add Craigslist to the tech platforms Russians used to manipulate the 2016 election
In one of the weirder revelations to come out of the Mueller report released this morning, it seems that Craigslist was yet another tech platform used in Russia’s election influence campaign. Facebook? Sure. Instagram? Yup, that too. → Read More
Digital health investments slide in the first quarter to $2 billion, according to Mercom Capital
Venture investors, private equity, and corporations funneled $2 billion into digital health startups in the first quarter of 2019, down 19% from the nearly $2.5 billion invested a year ago. → Read More
Soylent now sells solid snack bars
Soylent is leaving liquids behind as it journeys deeper into the packaged food business with a selection of snack sized bars. The 100 calorie bar has 5 grams of plant protein, 36 nutrients and probiotics for digestive health. → Read More
Samsung responds to reviewer complaints about its Galaxy Fold phone
Samsung has issued a statement about its new, folding phone as early photos of tech reviewers with their shiny new toys were replaced on social media (and in numerous columns) with complaints from those same tech reviewers about problems with the phone’s screen. Apparently a number of reviewe… → Read More