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United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports | TechCrunch

United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports | TechCrunch

United Airlines is updating its iOS and Android mobile apps with several new features, including estimated security wait times to give travelers a better idea of when they should arrive at the airport. The move comes as the ongoing partial government shutdown has left TSA checkpoints understaffed. In the “Travel” section of the United mobile app, travelers can now view …

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Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales | TechCrunch

Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales | TechCrunch

Tesla spent more than a year touting that “more affordable” cars were on the way, and they finally arrived last October, with stripped-down versions of the Model Y and Model 3 starting at $39,990 and $36,990, respectively. But the new vehicles are not moving the needle much for Tesla’s overall sales, first-quarter figures show. Tesla said Thursday that it delivered …

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue | TechCrunch

Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue | TechCrunch

Commonwealth Fusion Systems said on Thursday it would sell high-temperature superconducting magnets to Realta Fusion, the second in a string of deals that suggests the company will lean heavily on its magnet technology in the coming years to bring in much-needed revenue. “It’s the largest deal of this kind to date for CFS,” Rick Needham, the company’s COO, told reporters …

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From kelp pots to kilns: UW’s CoMotion Labs reveals 8 startups joining its newest climate cohort

From kelp pots to kilns: UW’s CoMotion Labs reveals 8 startups joining its newest climate cohort

Emily Power, CEO of Ocean Made, shows the difference in the root structure of tomato plants grown in the startup’s kelp-based pots, on the left, versus plastic pots. (Ocean Made Photo) The University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs has selected the second cohort of startups for its Climate Tech Incubator. The founders are tackling wide-ranging sustainability challenges including boosting EV adoption, …

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Diverse teams start with diverse VCs | TechCrunch

Diverse teams start with diverse VCs | TechCrunch

Startups are often quick to say they value diversity but are slow to implement hiring practices that reflect that. It is the path of least resistance for a growth-stage company to hire from the familiar Silicon Valley pipelines, but if a founder wants a diverse team, that value has to be put into practice from the very first hire.  Leah …

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Apple Arcade just got two indie gems

Apple Arcade just got two indie gems

Two fantastic indie titles just dropped for Apple Arcade. The platform has received versions of Dredge and Unpacking, both of which have been optimized for mobile devices. Dredge+ is the complete edition of the game, with all released DLC content. This is pretty much a that combines fishing with bone-chilling horror. During the day, you sail around and fish, which …

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Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro review: The king of party projectors

Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro review: The king of party projectors

Every now and then, I test a gadget so wild that I can’t believe a company actually made it. Soundcore’s $5,000 Nebula X1 Pro projector is the embodiment of that: an ultra bright projector and a 400-watt Dolby Atmos 7.1 speaker system combined in a massive enclosure. With a fast and flexible setup, it lets you screen movies or watch …

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Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon | TechCrunch

Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon | TechCrunch

Newsletter platform Beehiiv is introducing native podcast hosting, the company told TechCrunch. With this move, creators can now host, distribute, and monetize their podcast directly on Beehiiv. Users will be able to publish an episode, share it with subscribers, and track their analytics all on the platform. “Podcasting was an obvious move,” Beehiiv co-founder and CEO Tyler Denk told TechCrunch …

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The hottest EVs from the 2026 New York Auto Show (plus one brawny concept)

The hottest EVs from the 2026 New York Auto Show (plus one brawny concept)

With gas prices rising across the country, consumers are turning to electric vehicles as a way to save money on their commute. And while there weren’t a ton of all-new EVs on display at the 2026 New York International Auto Show, we did see some notable debuts from automakers including Subaru, Kia, Hyundai and more. So here’s a look at …

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Cash App launches ‘pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers | TechCrunch

Cash App launches ‘pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers | TechCrunch

Cash App, the peer-to-peer fintech app owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, has launched a new “pay-over-time” deferred payment feature that allows eligible users to pay for their everyday transfers over an extended period of time. Companies have increasingly offered deferred payments for relatively mundane and everyday purchases. About a year ago, DoorDash partnered with Klarna—allowing users to “micro-finance” their food …

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