| Get that moon revenue, SpaceX. That and more in The Daily Crunch for February 28, 2017. Plus Uber's crisis management continues, and Hyperloop One eyes new markets. 1. SpaceX already sold two tickets to a trip around the moon in 2018 How do you fund an ongoing endeavor to build space technology? You could sell tickets to the moon. Or around the moon – nearish the moon. SpaceX already sold two such tickets, for a trip around the moon that will take place next year if all goes to schedule. The company announced the news yesterday, out of nowhere, without revealing either the price paid per ticket or who the lucky two individuals will be. 
2. Uber SVP departs just months after joining due to sexual harassment complaint Uber SVP Amit Singhal joined the company after coming "out of retirement" in January, but he's already gone – he resigned after Uber found out about a sexual harassment claim made against him perviously that it deemed "credible," and that also proved the real reason for his departure from Google to begin with. One thing Uber does not need at the moment are more problems with sexual harassment than those apparently embedded into its culture. 3. Boston Dynamics' new robot has wheels, can jump After originally leaking via a low-quality video shot by a conference attendee, Boston Dynamics' new Handle robot with wheels and the ability to jump is much more impressive in these official demo videos. It's got a 4-foot vertical, which is more ups than you or I can claim. 4. Hyperloop One looks to India next Hyperloop One is in talks with the Indian government about whether or not a hyperloop systems makes sense for the country, and would be feasible in terms of infrastructure and economics. It's a big step for Hyperloop One, which is exploring a short list of 35 global project proposals for use of its tech. 5. Apple's next iPhone could go USB-C The Lightning connector is not that old, but Apple might be doing away with it regardless: A new WSJ report says it's going with USB-C on the next iPhone, and that's ultimately for the best, even if you're going to be mad about having to buy new cables right now. Let's get behind USB-C and make it the actual one cord to rule them all. 6. The FCC's net neutrality rollback is coming The FCC has so far only taken small steps to roll back net neutrality, but now it's getting set to do the real deed. That sucks. 7. YouTube now serving 1 billion hours daily Good god people watch a lot of YouTube. Those Let's Play videos are long as heck though, and easy to leave on in the background, so take this number with about 1 billion grains of salt. | 
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