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It’s Fridaa… wait, Thursday? Come on, will this week ever end? Don’t worry, we are all right, just looking forward to our impending vacation mode. — Haje and Christine

The TechCrunch Top 3

• SpaceX employees seeing stars, and not in a good way: Thanks to a group of SpaceX employees, we now know that the company has a so-called no-asshole policy for employee behavior. This group, via an open letter, expressed their concern that leadership, in this case their fearless leader Elon Musk, should be held accountable for his Twitter behavior, Darrell reports.

• Everyone loves a good map: Not sure if you’ve caught on yet, but we enjoy reporting on map technology. Ivan reports that Google Maps will now show you live traffic around you in a new Android widget. Going to have to give that a try this weekend.

• The goat world tour begins: Goat Brand Labs has raised a whopping $50 million in fresh funding as the Indian direct-to-consumer brand aggregator looks to acquire more premium brands and help it scale globally, Manish reports.

Startups and VC

We’re pretty excited about the news that Google for Startups is deploying $4 million worth of grant funding to a collection of 40 black-led startups across Europe, as Mike reported today. More of that sort of thing, please.

On TechCrunch+, our subscription product, Dominic-Madori writes a fantastic piece on why a downturn is business as usual for minority founders. Well worth a read.

On the topic of downturniness, Connie wrote a great piece that includes an interview with Brad Feld and serves as a field guide for startup board members in an up-and-down market. It’s a must-read for startup founders and board members who’ve not seen the inside of a market wobble before.

More, always more:

• Blockchain? More like blockpain: Jacquelyn reports that falling valuations, pulled deals and market volatility are the norm for crypto founders at the moment.

• Buzz and beep: Wheeled robots can’t reach the high shelves easily, but Brian reports Corvus is using drones to track warehouse inventory. Neat!

• I’ve got a bridge to sell ya: Real estate tech may have seen a bunch of layoffs, but HomeLight raises $60 million and announces an acquisition, Mary Ann reports.

• Sorry, you’re on mute: Tl;dv built an extension for videoconferencing platforms. It bolts on a suite of capabilities that attendees can use to record, transcribe and timestamp key moments to quickly and easily (re)surface important info after the meeting has ended, Natasha L reports.

• Get a whiff of this. Or don’t: If you like an exasperated rant with your afternoon read, Haje has you covered, with his verbal shrug about Pzaz’s “eau de caffeine.”