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What Tesla’s new Gigafactory means for electric vehicles
Jussi Pikkarainen Contributor Jussi Pikkarainen is marketing project manager for Skeleton Technologies, a pioneer in the ultracapacitor energy storage industry. Tesla‘s new Gigafactory opened at the end of July in Nevada, with much excitement from both the media and the general public. Only 14 percent of the massive structure has been built, with the rest of the…
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All 44 startups that launched at Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1
Farm drones, autonomous security guards and next-generation tampons were among the products presented at today’s Y Combinator startup accelerator Summer 2016 Demo Day 1. You can check out write-ups of all 44 below. And here are TechCrunch’s picks for “The top 7 startups from YC Demo Day 1”, plus writeups of the 48 startups that…
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The 50 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 1
Hardware took the spotlight at today’s Y Combinator Demo Day, reflecting a major shift of the accelerator beyond the cliche mobile app startup. Out of the 50 companies from the Summer 2015 batch that demoed on the record today, 20 featured hardware. What was formally the Demo Day lunchroom has become an expo hall for…
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Turning Water Problems Into Business Opportunities
California Governor Jerry Brown recently imposed mandatory water restrictions to combat severe drought that “demands unprecedented action.” Many investors have grown familiar with the global trends changing in the way water is supplied, transported, treated and used. Those mega-trends, however, have not translated into much action from the venture community. The current drought in California…
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Speakers At The Europas Conference And Awards Reflect Europe’s Diversity, June 16, London
More posts by this contributor Allseated raises $15M to expand beyond event visualizations into corporate metaverses Late-stage tech backer Liquidity raises $775M for its fintech platform from Apollo and MUFG The Europas Conference & Awards for European Tech Startups, on June 16 in London, is an annual celebration of Europe’s brightest tech companies. From a…
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Apple’s Trade-In Program Now Includes Non-Apple Smartphones And PCs
Apple has expanded its trade-in program, which offers credit towards new device purchases in exchange for older hardware, to non-Apple smartphones and PCs (via 9to5Mac). News of the program expansion comes from changed language on Apple Store pages describing the reuse and recycle initiative on Apple’s U.S., UK, Canada and some other European store sites.…
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He’s Electric — Will A Revolutionary Black Box Turn Dale Vince Into Europe’s Elon Musk?
Dale Vince sits in a spartan office in the corner of Ecotricity, one of the UK’s few green energy electricity networks, and taps away on an Apple Mac at his standing desk. The office is bare, other than a normal desk, a couple of chairs and a Union Jack flag hung on the wall. But…
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The Long Hard Road To The Edge
A Year In The Life Of An Entrepeneur 1. July 2010: Ready: Set: Delaware, the state with the lowest highest point. David Argentar, a biochemist by training and bioinformaticist by trade, has launched a startup. Of sorts. Well – more of a hobby, he’d be the first to admit. He has no business plan, no…
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El CEO de Bedrock se sumerge en la exploración oceánica y las soluciones de tecnología ecológica que se encuentran en el lecho marino
Ayúdanos a ganar un Webby votando por nosotros aquí. esta semana en Encontrado hablamos con antonio di mareel cofundador y director ejecutivo de Base, una empresa que ha desarrollado vehículos submarinos autónomos (AUV) para estudiar y cartografiar el fondo marino de una manera mucho más eficiente y asequible que el método tradicional de “gran barco…
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Cómo hacer que los árboles sean mejores
jesse klein es un periodista de ciencia, actividades al aire libre y negocios que ha escrito para New Scientist, GreenBiz, The New York Times y WIRED. Habiendo trabajado anteriormente dentro de empresas emergentes del Área de la Bahía, tiene un profundo conocimiento de los problemas apremiantes que enfrentan las empresas del mañana. Más publicaciones de…