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Biden's crackdown on monopolies should include live event ticketing

Throughout the pandemic, many of us missed the opportunity to see our favorite musicians, sports teams, theater productions, and stand-up comedians. Now that live event

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After six months on Mars, NASA's tiny copter is still flying high

NASA's helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, was only supposed to fly five times, yet it has completed 12 flights and isn't ready to retire.Given its unexpected success, the U

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After six months on Mars, NASA's tiny copter is still flying high

NASA's helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, was only supposed to fly five times, yet it has completed 12 flights and isn't ready to retire.Given its unexpected success, the U

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Sanas aims to convert one accent to another in real time for smoother customer service calls

In the customer service industry, your accent dictates many aspects of your job. It shouldn’t be the case that there’s a “better” or “worse” accent, but in today’s glob

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Cheeterz Club wants to make reading glasses hip

Can reading glasses actually be cool? A new eyewear company called Cheeterz Club thinks so. The startup is working to change the perception of reading glasses from being just cheap, disposable items y

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A majority of tech workers support antitrust legislation enforcement

With the arrival of U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, breaking up Big Tech has reemerged as a major policy discussion in Washington. The issue seems to be bipartisan, with Republicans and

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The remote work argument has already been won by startups

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by what the weekday Exchange column digs into, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in

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Air conditioning is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th Century. It’s also killing the 21st

When did indoor air become cold and clean?Air conditioning is one of those inventions that have become so ubiquitous, that many in the developed world don’t even realize that less than a century ago,

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Can the world really just fall apart?

Books on climate change, as diverse as the library is, tend to fall into a couple of categories. There are the field guides and observational accounts that chronicle the destruction of our world and m

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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates challenges to U.S. healthcare system

According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to health, which has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the United States, there is no u

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Climate change made Europe floods more likely, intense: study

Climate change made the deadly floods that devastated parts of Germany and Belgium last month up to nine times more likely, according to an international study published Tuesday.At least 190 people l

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ICON lands $207M Series B to construct more 3D-printed homes after seeing 400% YoY revenue growth

Creating single-family homes for the homeless using 3D printing robotics. Developing construction systems to create infrastructure and habitats on the moon, and eventually Mars, with NASA. Delivering

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Back to the suture: The future of healthcare is in the home

The pandemic has highlighted some of the brightest spots — and greatest areas of need — in America’s healthcare system. On one hand, we’ve witnessed the vibrancy of America’s innovation engine, with n

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Elastic acquires build.security for security policy definition and enforcement

Less than a year after raising its $6 million seed funding round, Tel Aviv and Sunnyvale-based startup Build.security is being acquired by Elastic. Financial terms of the deal are not being publicly d

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Turkey installs militarized borders as G7 meeting planned for Tuesday

A group of evacuees before they boarded a flight at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Mark Andries/U.S. Marine Corps via Reuters The Afghan crisis is being felt by most NATO member