February 20, 2026 Cellar Insights Inc. (“ Cellar Insights ”), an agricultural technology company, is advancing post-harvest potato storage using sensor technology, data analytics and predictive modelling. Its system allows growers to remotely monitor storage conditions  and detect early signs of decomposition and other issues before crop quality is compromised. Stored potatoes are susceptible to rot and excessive shrink, with losses of up to 5 percent, creating material impa

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

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

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”),