Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s weekly news recap. The weather’s getting hotter — but not quite as hot as the generative AI space, which saw a slew of new models released this week, including Meta’s Llama 3. In other AI news, Hyundai-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled an electric-powered humanoid follow-up to […]
Astranis unveils Omega ‘MicroGEO’ satellites for beaming dedicated broadband down from high orbit
Astranis has taken the wraps off a new generation of communications satellites that will serve broadband to customers on Earth from geostationary orbit, but faster and smaller than any comsat up there. They believe the future of orbital communications is not just in higher orbits, but in the possibility of customers — government and commercial […]
AWS unveils new service for cloud-based rendering projects
In an announcement timed for the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas, which kicks off later this month, Amazon today announced Deadline Cloud, a new service that lets customers set up, deploy and scale up graphics and visual effects rendering pipelines on AWS cloud infrastructure. Using Deadline Cloud, customers in media and entertainment […]
Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites
Orbit Fab wants to build “gas stations” for satellites – which means it needs the gas cap, a mechanism for transferring propellant from an orbital tanker to the customer spacecraft. That docking mechanism, called RAFTI, is now flight qualified and on the market. The price tag for each port? Just $ 30,000. The Colorado-based startup […]
MLB The Show new game mode: Video game unveils 'Women Pave Their Way' option for 'Road to the Show'
MLB The Show is rolling out a new addition to its popular, “Road to the Show” game mode. Players of “MLB The Show 24” will now have the option to create a female player and take her to the majors. The new feature is called “Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way.” It is […]