How to Hire People for Technical Skills
Some jobs require specific technical or hard skills that can be difficult to measure. Learn how to hire people for in-demand positions that have traditionally been hard to fill.
Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…
May 2023
3 Lessons I Learned When I Made My Company Boss-Free
It might be time to say goodbye to traditional boss hierarchies and hello to a new color of leadership.
Taco Bell Is Fighting For the Rights to ‘Taco Tuesday’
The popular phrase was trademarked in 1989 by a rival taco chain.
How You Can Build Your Dream Team By Hiring When Everyone Else Is Firing
It may seem counterintuitive to hire when everyone else is firing, but here’s why doing so can be a smart move for entrepreneurs.
Telly, the ‘free’ smart TV with ads, has privacy policy red flags
Yesterday, we looked at a new hardware startup called Telly that’s giving away half a million of its new smart televisions for free. The catch is that the 55-inch smart television is fitted with a second display that sits underneath and displays ads while you watch your favorite shows. The trade-off for a free television […]
Telly, the ‘free’ smart TV with ads, has privacy policy red flags by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
How to Craft a Powerful Brand Narrative for Your Startup
Developing your startup brand with a compelling angle begins with solidifying your unique narrative and story.
‘Midjourney China’ launches – then its announcement disappears
After igniting a global obsession over generative art, ten-month-old Midjourney appears to be entering the Middle Kingdom, the world’s largest internet market. In an article posted on the Tencent-owned social platform WeChat late on Monday, a corporate account named “Midjourney China” said it has started accepting applications for beta test users. But the account soon […]
‘Midjourney China’ launches – then its announcement disappears by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Motherhood, mentorship, and management with Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan from Samooha
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, the co-founder and CEO at Samooha, a startup creating the infrastructure needed for data collaboration. Kamakshi talked about what it is like being a repeat founder in a male-dominated technical field. She talked about juggling being a parent and […]
Motherhood, mentorship, and management with Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan from Samooha by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Self-driving cars are taking ages to become a reality, but they won’t take forever
My dream of never having to drive again is far from dead. I just need to add five or ten years to my prior timelines.
Self-driving cars are taking ages to become a reality, but they won’t take forever by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Tangible wants to scale up construction decarbonization
The real estate industry is a bit of a greenhouse gas powerhouse, responsible for 40% of all global emissions. A quarter of that comes from building materials, and Tangible has had enough. The company is building a tool for finding, managing and reporting on lower-carbon, more sustainable, building materials, and just closed a $3 million seed […]
Tangible wants to scale up construction decarbonization by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch