NYC MTA’s contactless fare system completes rollout, will phase out MetroCard in 2023 – TechCrunch
On the last day of 2020, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out …
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Goodbye Flash, goodbye FarmVille – TechCrunch
While much of what made 2020 such an absolute nightmare will still be with us on January 1 (sorry!), we …
Astronaut Anne McClain on designing and piloting the next generation of spacecraft – TechCrunch
NASA recently announced the astronauts who will be taking part in the Artemis missions, and among them is Anne McClain, …
BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital – TechCrunch
When the Los Angeles-based extended reality data visualization company, BadVR, first heard that one of its earliest benefactors, Magic Leap, …
Bose’s latest sleep-centric earbuds mostly do the trick – TechCrunch
It’s been a strange year for sleep. For me, levels have fluctuated between too little and too much, but have …
Sony to launch PlayStation 5 in India on February 2 – TechCrunch
Sony said on Friday that it will launch the PlayStation 5 in India on February 2, suggesting improvements in the …
Union Square Ventures and Learn Capital file paperwork indicating new funds – TechCrunch
As 2020 comes to a long-awaited end, a series of filings indicate that venture capitalists are ending the year with …
Extra Crunch’s Top 10 stories of 2020 – TechCrunch
I edited hundreds of stories in 2020, so choosing my favorites would be an exercise in futility. Instead, I’ve tried …
The Equity crew predicts what’s to come in 2021 – TechCrunch
What could go wrong? Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers …
An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow – TechCrunch
You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement …