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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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Los poderes de Green Lantern se vuelven aterradores gracias a la ciencia de la vida real
Un detalle sutil sobre los poderes de Green Lantern se convierte en una gran preocupación para el héroe una vez que la ciencia de la vida real ofrece una explicación. Él Cuerpo de Linternas Verdes son uno de los grupos más poderosos del Universo DC, pero un pequeño detalle implica que podrían tener algunas debilidades…
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El reinicio de Buffy debería inclinarse hacia la ciencia ficción (como el spin-off de los cómics)
Poco se sabe sobre el reinicio de Buffy the Vampire Slayer, pero los nuevos showrunners deberían establecer la serie en el futuro, como el cómic derivado Fray. Susurros de un Buffy la caza vampiros reboot han estado circulando durante los últimos años, y esta nueva versión de Buffyverse debería tener lugar en un escenario futurista…
