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TechCrunch May 30, 2026 at 13:00 Startups Rising Hot

TikTok’s road to becoming a super app

TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.

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SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO

SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.

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