More top reads SpaceX will launch the Starlab private space station using Starship: However, it won't be right away. Still, it's progress and comes as Voyager and Airbus finalized their Starlab joint venture earlier this month. Down in Africa: First, most African neobanks remain in the red despite some showing a profit. Learn what TymeBank, Carbon and FairMoney's numbers say about neobank profitability in Africa. Also Google's first Africa cloud region is now operational. The Johannesburg region will play an important role in providing the resources that businesses "need to scale, innovate and compete in the global marketplace," according to Google. Order up: The pandemic showed restaurants just how important it was to have an online presence. Owner.com's co-founders want to help with that and improve online guest experiences for mom-and-pop restaurants. Neurelo builds connections: The young company helps developers build links between their database and their programs. Score one for usage-based billing: Yesterday, we brought you the battle between consumption and usage-based billing. That one was a draw. Today, learn what happened when Metronome shifted to a usage-based business model. eBay gets a $59M fine: The marketplace giant was sued by the U.S. Justice Department on claims people could buy obviously illegal pill-counterfeiting gear. Now it’s hit with a $59 million fine. All about Apple Vision Pro: In this set of stories, we tell you how to preorder one and what the Apple Vision Pro's secret weapon is. Oh, and that Apple already had to release its first security patch to fix a vulnerability that "may have been exploited" by hackers. Going gaga over Ethereum: Over on TechCrunch+, read about the Ethereum developer interest that has hit new all-time highs in 2023, despite a bear market. | 
