Max Q: Firefly Aerospace is making moves

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Firefly’s making moves with summer launches and a new acquisition Layoffs at Ursa Major News from NASA and more... Read more »

FTC reportedly seeks injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has received a mixed response from regulators around the world, but the Federal Trade Commission may be its biggest critic. The agency... Read more »

See where six crypto whales’ wallets are putting their assets

The crypto market continues to waver as we transition toward the second half of the year amid a regulatory crackdown in the U.S. But as trading volume continues to... Read more »

Amazon Freevee to get 23 free ad-supported TV channels, including ‘Cake Boss,’ ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and more

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and MGM have reached a deal with Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) to bring 23 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to the streaming service, the... Read more »

EV charger networks are turning to Tesla standard as support accelerates

Support for Tesla’s charging connector and charge port — called the North American Charging Standard — has accelerated in the days since Ford and GM announced plans to integrate... Read more »

Paid acquisition: The #1 way to find product-market fit

Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More... Read more »

Apple M2 Ultra Mac Studio: Same shell, more firepower

“This completes the transition to Apple silicon,” Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus noted during last week’s WWDC keynote. Apple never promised the process would happen overnight.... Read more »

Hyper raises $3.6M from Amazon and more for its iPhone-based, VTuber-friendly avatar platform

VTubers — online personalities who use motion-capture-powered manga- and anime-inspired avatars to interact with the world alongside games, over YouTube, and in other places — have become big business,... Read more »

Cava boosts its IPO price range, highlighting appetite for growth stories

How about we kick off the week with some good news? This morning, American fast-casual restaurant chain Cava raised its IPO price range from $17-$19 per share to $19-$20... Read more »

Meta open sources an AI-powered music generator

Not to be outdone by Google, Meta has released its own AI-powered music generator — and, unlike Google, open-sourced it. Called MusicGen, Meta’s music-generating tool, a demo of which... Read more »
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