The construction industry has a slow payments problem. Studies have found that it takes anywhere from two to three months on average for construction companies to get paid, due to factors such as delays, multiple payment layers and cost overruns. The cost of sluggish construction contract payments climbed to $ 273 billion in 2023, representing […]
Space diversity initiative builds steam with new leadership and K-12 focused National Space Day
A growing effort to attract more women and people of color into the space industry has shared some of its first results and a new occasion to rally around: National Space Day, May 3, when thousands of students will learn that not only can they do space stuff, but they really should start now. Space […]
Uber hits a profit milestone, Ford builds an EV skunksworks and Fisker fumbles
TechCrunch Mobility is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility – your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This week was a busy one with […]
Lego Fortnite’s debut builds momentum with 2.4M people playing at once
If you still think of Fortnite as a colorful, cartoony battle royale game, you might be surprised to learn the extent of Epic’s true ambitions. Fortnite’s big, chaotic fight to the death matches may still get top billing, but Epic has steadily been expanding the horizons of its marquee game to be more of a […]
WAX Builds the Largest Cross-Blockchain Ecosystem for NFTS, Gaming, and GameFi With Binance
sponsored “Blockchain Brawlers” NFT Collection Launches Later this Month WAX, (Worldwide Asset eXchange), co-founder William Quigley has a vision for the future. One in which an NFT bridge – built by the company – would enable blockchain and NFT marketplaces to thrive despite their different chain types. Quigley’s vision took a giant leap forward recently […]