NASA’s latest space station cargo includes a 3D printing system for lunar soil

Jon Fingas

NASA has come one step closer to building lunar and Mars colonies from the earth of the celestial bodies. Universe Today notes that NASA’s latest replenishment mission to the International Space Station included a machine designed to demonstrate the 3D printing of regolith (i.e., loose earth or rock) on the moon and similar alien surfaces. … Read more

Wall Street goes to pot, and to the dogs — and that’s a good thing for Seattle’s startup scene

Wall Street goes to pot, and to the dogs — and that’s a good thing for Seattle’s startup scene

Images via Canva Pro An online marketplace that facilitates trade between marijuana sellers and buyers will soon own shares on Nasdaq. acted. Another that connects pet owners with walkers, boarders and other carers his first profits as a public company. and a 3 year old biotech company based in Redmond with just 25 employees, has … Read more

Edtech’s next mission: Go everywhere – TechCrunch

Edtech’s next mission: Go everywhere – TechCrunch

Thank you for reading Startups Weekly. Would you like the weekly summary in your inbox every Saturday? Login here. Last week, edtech entrepreneurs, investors and analysts gathered at ASU + GSV, an annual global edtech conference, to reflect on the sector’s newly-discovered limelight following the massive shock of COVID-19. Aside from the masked excitement of … Read more

iRobot’s high-end Roomba i7+ and S9+ are up to $150 off at Wellbots

Valentina Palladino

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We all could use a little help keeping our homes clean, and a robot hoover can do … Read more

How I got this photo of the Perseids meteor shower over Mount Rainier — and tips for watching more

How I got this photo of the Perseids meteor shower over Mount Rainier — and tips for watching more

A Perseid meteor and the Milky Way galaxy over Mount Rainier. (Photo by Kevin Lisota) For star gazers, this time of year is always fun when the annual Perseid meteor shower puts on a show. That year the moon phase played along, leaving dark skies for the best viewing conditions, and I drove to Mount … Read more

Storytelling for startups, early-stage influencers, retail media spend – TechCrunch

Storytelling for startups, early-stage influencers, retail media spend – TechCrunch

“I like to think of successful branding as creating a company where customers would be annoyed to part with their identity,” growth marketing expert Julian Shapiro told us earlier this week. “For example, they would stop being the man with Slack stickers on his laptop. Or the woman who no longer wears Nike shoes every … Read more

Twitter has paused verification applications again

Igor Bonifacic

Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but again Twitter temporarily stopped accepting new user verification requests. This most recent hiatus comes after the company briefly opened the process to the public in May and then closed it again about eight days later. We have temporarily paused in introducing Access to Request Review so we … Read more

Ranked: The states where Amazon has invested most in jobs and infrastructure in the past decade

Ranked: The states where Amazon has invested most in jobs and infrastructure in the past decade

New statistics from Amazon show the company’s total spending on jobs and infrastructure in each US state from 2010 to 2020 – and show where the tech giant has made its biggest stakes over the past decade and where there are still major gaps to fill. Amazon released the numbers to show its positive impact … Read more

YC-backed Tablevibe’s customer surveys help restaurants reduce their reliance on delivery apps – TechCrunch

YC-backed Tablevibe’s customer surveys help restaurants reduce their reliance on delivery apps – TechCrunch

Grocery delivery apps provide convenience for customers, but a lot of headaches for restaurants, like commissions of up to 40% and very few tools to build customer loyalty. Singapore-based Tablevibe aims to help restaurants reduce their reliance on third-party delivery apps, helping them get more direct orders and returning customers. The startup is part of … Read more