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Virgin Galactic debuts design of future Mach 3 high-speed aircraft, signs deal with Rolls-Royce

Virgin Galactic is making strides towards its goal of creating high-speed commercial aircraft that operates a little closer to Earth than its existing passenger spacecraft. The company revealed the in

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The iron rule of founder compensation is dead

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.We had the full team this week: Myself, Danny, and Na

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Watch NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover launch live

NASA is set to launch its newest rover to Mars later this morning. The liftoff is set for 7:50 AM EDT (4:50 AM PDT), with a broadcast beginning at 7:00 AM EDT (4:00 AM PDT). This mission will launch

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Tech giants' top executives grilled by lawmakers in antitrust hearing

Top executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on Wednesday testified virtually before the U.S. House Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee, which hit them with tough qu

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VC Garry Tan shares 3 ways founders screw up their startups

There are many painful ways for a startup to fail — including founders who ultimately throw in the towel and turn off the lights.But assuming a founder intends to keeps moving forward, there are a few

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‘Tenet’ will get an international release before hitting U.S. screens in September

Tenet has long been expected to be a bellwether for filmgoers’ readiness to return to theaters. Director Christopher Nolan is a blockbuster machine, and if anyone can get butts in seats amid the worst

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Without desks and a demo day, are accelerators worth it?

As a result of the pandemic, accelerators have moved operations fully remote to abide by social distancing. The shift has forced well-known programs like 500 Startups, Y Combinator and Techstars to go

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EU watchdog: Companies need immediate rethink on U.S. data transfers

VCG Companies seeking to transfer data to the United States must revert to new arrangements with immediate effect after the Privacy Shield transatlantic pact was declared invalid last week, a

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Apple begins assembling iPhone 11 in India

Apple’s contract manufacturing partner Foxconn has started to assemble the current generation of iPhone units — the iPhone 11 lineup — in its plant near southern city of Chennai, a source

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Short on change: U.S. running low on coins

02:21 Coronavirus restrictions in the U.S. have disrupted people's lives in many ways.One consequence of the pandemic that may seem a little surprising, is a nationwide shortage ofcoin

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Chinese FM talks over phone with Egyptian counterpart on Libyan issue

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a telephone conversation on Thursday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, mainly exchanging views on the Libyan issue. Shoukry said E

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China deeply concerned about reports of plan to annex part of occupied Palestinian territory: envoy

A Chinese envoy said Tuesday that China is deeply concerned about reports of the plan to annex part of the occupied Palestinian territory. "Such a plan, if implemented,

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How analyzing wastewater can control localized COVID-19 spikes

02:32 From swab tests and track-and-trace apps to therapeutic drug trials and the ongoing search for a vaccine, developing ways to fight and control COVID-19 continue apace.Analyzing w

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Nielsen is revamping the way it measures digital audiences

Audience measurement company Nielsen announced today that that it plans to change the methodology behind its digital products, including Digital Content Ratings, Total Content Ratings, Digital in TV

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Eco-friendly laundry goods subscription service smol raises £8M from Balderton

Smol is a startup that delivers eco-friendly laundry capsules and dishwasher tablets on subscription through letterboxes, which undercut the price of the leading brands, to people’s homes. It’s now ra

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UK music magazine Q to close after 34 years due to coronavirus

CFP British music magazine Q is folding after 34 years in business as the coronavirus epidemic accelerated a downturn in the media sector, forcing the publication to cease operations.The month

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Oxford University COVID vaccine 'induces immune response', trial shows

A coronavirus vaccine being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford induces an immune response to the disease, the first phase of human trials has revealed.Doses of the vaccine, called AZ