On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that supplies up to 30% of the country’s helium. Once the deal is finalized, the buyer — which will likely be the highest bidder, the industrial gas company Messer — will claim some 425 miles of pipelines … Read more
A homebuilt aircraft crashed into the ocean just south of San Francisco on Sunday. Four people were reportedly on board the flight when it went down. The retired dentist who built the plane called the incident “traumatic.” A small homebuilt aircraft crashed off the coast of California on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. Federal investigators … Read more
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — People who were cleaning out a recently sold home in western Colorado found a human head and hands in a freezer, authorities said. The remains were found in a home in Grand Junction, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Denver, on Jan. 12, and an autopsy this week confirmed … Read more
Massachusetts didn’t claim Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot but there were two tickets sold in the Bay State that hit for smaller prizes. The numbers selected were 10-11-26-27-34 and the Powerball was 7. The multiplier was 4X. No one picked all six numbers, sending the jackpot for Monday’s drawing to $810 million — the fifth highest … Read more
A New Hampshire casino owned by a former state senator accused of buying luxury cars with a fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief loan will be shut down Jan. 1 but allowed to reopen in six months if sold to a new owner, the state lottery commission said in a decision made public Thursday The commission tried … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Costco has found a new hit with online shoppers — gold. The retail warehousing giant sold more than $100 million of the precious metal in its fiscal first quarter, which ended Nov. 26, Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told analysts during the company’s earnings call Thursday. The 1-ounce bars … Read more
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles, nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the US to date, to fix a flawed system designed to make sure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Rather than physically recalling vehicles, documents posted today by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) … Read more
The hype for Bronny James is REAL … the college basketball player is already sellin’ out games just like his pops, and before his big USC debut. Bronny and the rest of the USC Trojans are going up against Long Beach State on Sunday, but good luck gettin’ a ticket — ’cause every single one … Read more
With early Cyber Monday deals upon us, one item is unfortunately not available, and that’s the PlayStation Portal. It’s currently sold out at Best Buy, Target, Amazon, Gamestop and PlayStation Direct. Meanwhile, other retailers like Walmart and Newegg haven’t even listed the Portal yet. There is, however, at least one strategy that can give you a better chance … Read more
Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Take predictions and urban legends with skepticism: Luko is not France’s next unicorn, and Paul McCartney is not dead. Now rumor has it that … Read more