Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Goodbye Antares-230+ Layoffs at Planet and Astra By the way…We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt

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BrightDrop, GM’s commercial EV delivery business unit, announced Monday plans to expand sales of its flagship electric vans to Mexico.  The first two products coming to Mexico are the BrightDrop Zevo 400 and

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Lucid said Monday it will reveal its long-awaited all-electric Gravity SUV in November with production not kicking off until late 2024. The EV maker, which has experienced a drop in sales for its well regarded but

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Peacock is trying out a new strategy to promote its shows—posting full episodes on the popular short-form video app TikTok. As a first for the company, episode one of “Killing It” Season 2 will be available to watch

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Investors, we’re back with a reminder that TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 — happening September 19–21 in San Francisco — can help you pump up your pipeline and dial up your deal flow. Are you ready to hunt for future

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When search engines first emerged in the digital landscape, we all marveled that you could get answers to any question in a matter of seconds. And, to be fair, it was a marvel. But two decades later, it’s become

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Boeing and NASA managers are now estimating that the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will not be ready to fly astronauts until March 2024, one of the longest delays yet to hit this already very delayed space program.

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Feeding table scraps to chickens isn’t a new idea. But then again, neither were smoke detectors when Matt Rogers co-founded Nest in 2010, and that worked out pretty well. Rogers is back at it, this time with fellow

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Netflix updated its “Thumbs Up” feature to allow subscribers using the mobile app to like or dislike shows/movies in the middle of watching them. Instead of having to go back to a TV show or movie’s page to give it

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OAuth (Open Authorization) is the standard protocol of numerous digital platforms for delegated authorization. It’s the technology that enables users, for example, to click on a “Continue with Facebook” button on a

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