Day: September 14, 2022

Morpheus Space’s satellite thrusters are propelled forward with a $28M Series A • TechCrunch

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The booming satellite industry has been a boon for Morpheus Space, which produces a modular, electric propulsion system for small satellites. Morpheus has raised a $28 million Series A, with which it intends to build a factory in Dresden, Germany, where it’s based, and to increase headcount. That will allow the company to ramp up production of its propulsion systems to meet exponentially growing demand in the smallsat market; since 2019, the number of small satellite launches has increased by nearly 450%. In 2020, Morpheus launched its Nano Field Effect…

Buffs travel to Minnesota, hoping for their first win of the season

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Football players for the University of Colorado Boulder run off the field at the start of halftime on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Io Hartman/CU Independent) The University of Colorado Buffaloes will travel to Minnesota this weekend to take on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday, Sept. 17, to close out the non-conference portion of their schedule. Coming off a blowout loss last weekend to the Air Force Academy of 41-10, Colorado will face the daunting task of grabbing their first win of the season against the very talented…

Twilio to lay off off 11% of company’s workforce

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How to fast travel in Disney Dreamlight Valley

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Dreamlight Valley is quite an expansive world that already boasts a total of eight different biomes players can traverse through. Considering the massive amount of characters already leaked for the future of Disney Dreamlight Valleyit’s likely that even more biomes may be added to the already massive world alongside them. While it can be helpful to walk all the way to each biome in Disney Dreamlight Valley so you can gather important resources along the way, it can also sometimes be tiring, and players may find that they wish to…

This couple stopped flying because of the climate crisis and found a more rewarding way to travel

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(CNN) — Will and Claire Stedden tied the knot in 2017, but their “honeymoon phase” was longer than most. “We called it a honeymoon with interest,” Will told CNN. Because of other commitments, the Steddens didn’t honeymoon until three years after their wedding. While dreaming up the trip, they thought about flying to New Zealand to go backpacking. But once it was time to book, the Steddens had grounded themselves. They had to limit their options to places they could get to without flying. The ball and chain tethering them…

Quad-City agents busier than ever as global travel resumes | Business & Economy

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The number of travel agents in the United States has been slowly dropping over the past two decades. But that’s nothing a global pandemic couldn’t fix. The US Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported a peak of 124,000 travel agents in 2000. By 2019, that number dropped to 82,000 agents. The paradox of a pandemic increasing travel agent’s business is unusual, but true. After global travel was halted, consumers began looking into vouchers to schedule their vacations for when restrictions began to lessen. Others chose to save. Subscribe today and…

Travel photographer puts iPhone 14 Pro new 48MP camera to test

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Every year, travel photographer Austin Mann surprises people by putting the new iPhone cameras to test. This time, with the iPhone 14 Pro revamped camera system, it’s no different. Mann traveled through Scotland to capture 48MP ProRAW shots while sharing his experience with the smartphone and his impressions of the new cameras. Head down as we highlight some of the photos and quotes of his review. From the start, the photographer says how excited he was about the new 48MP resolution since “I crop 100% of my images. Whether by…

Tinder-Like App OfftheGrid Helps Travelers Meet And Experience New Destinations

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Last week a new app called OffTheGrid was launched which is targeted to give travelers a Tinder-like experience. Users will have the ability to swipe and chat with travelers who have similar interests and discover new destinations to visit. You can share photos and videos of your travels as well as post about upcoming trips. The most notable feature on the app is its “Discover” tab, which allows users to vote by swiping left or right. Similar to a lot of the other dating apps on the market. Founder, Ethan…

Aztecs Travel to No. 1 UCLA Thursday Night

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Story Links SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women’s soccer hit the road Thursday night for a matchup at No. 1 UCLA. The match will take place at Wallis Annenberg Stadium at 7 p.m. PT. The Season So Far – San Diego State earned their third draw in a row last Friday when they played Saint Mary’s to a 2-2 draw on the Sports Deck. In rainy conditions the Aztecs got goals from Deinse Castro and a penalty by Emma Gaines-Ramos to earn a point. The…

Codi lands $16 million, led by a16z, to prove that we never really actually liked co-working • TechCrunch

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We know that long-term leases aren’t the move anymore, but San Francisco-based Codi has a hotter take: neither is co-working. The company, co-founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, began in 2018 to create more flexible office space for companies whose employees want private, flexible workspaces. These days, the startup’s most disruptive belief is one that disagrees with the co-working model popularized by WeWork. Unlike WeWork, which sold desk space in a shared floor to workers, Codi thinks that people want a private space to go to, just a couple…