

Ashes to Asteroids, Dust to Dust: Meet the Company Sending People’s Cremated Remains into Orbit
February 11, 2026 Ever loved someone ‘to the Moon and back’? Well, thanks to an American start-up, you can now pay to have their ashes shot into space. Space Beyond is a vertically integrated aerospace service that is on a mission to “democratize spaceflight”. The company’s flagship offering, Ashes to Space, enables earthside customers to send a portion of their loved one’s ashes into orbit around our planet for as low as US$249. As TechCrunch has reported , Space Beyond’s f
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Coast-to-Coast: Wing Expands Drone Delivery Partnership with Walmart
Wing, the Alphabet-owned company specializing in drone delivery of medicine, groceries and fast-food, has announced a major expansion of its partnership with Walmart to expand its grocery delivery service to new metro areas across the United States. Over the next year, Wing will add drone delivery capabilities to an additional 150 Walmart stores reaching markets such as Los Angeles, St. Louis, Miami and others nationwide. Walmart and Wing first partnered in 2023 through
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After Half a Century on Television, the Academy Awards are Moving to YouTube
As TechCrunch recently reported, YouTube has won the rights to stream the Oscars, Hollywood’s glitziest awards ceremony, exclusively on its platform beginning in 2029. For these rights, the online platform outbid other prominent entities from both network television and digital streaming, including ABC, the Academy Awards’ historic home since 1961. The initial streaming deal, signed between Google’s YouTube and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the “Academy”),
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Underwriting Music with Algorithms: Data-Driven Financing for Independent Artists
Xposure Technology Inc. (“Xposure Music”), a technology-driven financing and investment platform, leverages data analytics and artificial intelligence to identify and acquire music catalogs that it believes are positioned for long-term success. Founded in 2021 and based in Montréal, its goal is to unlock a “new front door” to the music industry by providing a platform that benefits both musicians and those looking to discover them. Xposure Music’s proprietary underwriting
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