Libra’s co-creator had geopolitical motivations to build the digital currency
Concerns while building Libra weren’t limited to China, though.
How to Build Meaningful Connections in the Digital Networking Era
In a world of digital noise and curated personas, authenticity fosters a deeper, more lasting connection. Networking for today’s world (and tomorrow’s) will require a balance of technology and human touch.
September 2023
Auctoria uses generative AI to create video game models
Several years ago, Aleksander Caban, the co-founder of Carbon Studio, a Polish VR game developer, observed a major problem in modern game design. He had to create rocks, hills, paths and other basic elements of video game environments manually, which often turned out to be a time-consuming — and laborious — process. So Caban decided […]
Cruise CEO says winter version of Origin AV is two years away
Cruise is planning to build a winterized version of the Origin, the company’s autonomous vehicle model that is purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals. “A couple of years from now, we’ll have a new version of our vehicles coming out that is adapted for cold weather,” said Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt onstage at TechCrunch […]
GitHub CEO: Despite AI gains, demand for software developers will still outweigh supply
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke considers AI and software development to now be inextricably linked, powered by assistive tools such as Copilot and its associated Copilot Chat, which the Microsoft-owned company expanded to individual GitHub subscribers today. But speaking on stage at TC Disrupt today, Dohmke maintained that the snowballing AI revolution won’t be the death knell […]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Now Officially Cleared to Start Brain Chip Implants — Here’s Who Qualifies For the Trial
The billionaire’s company is beginning the first round of human trials.
PureSpace prevents spoiled produce by removing ripening gas
The UN estimates that about one third of all food produced goes to waste before it even gets the chance to decompose in your fridge. That abysmal stat explains is one key reason why leading VCs and celebrities have poured cash into companies that aim to prevent supply-chain food loss. There’s Apeel, which makes a […]
Betweened wants to teach kids how to use social media, not shut them out of it
Keeping kids off social media is idealistic at best, and giving them access to it opens a Pandora’s box of privacy concerns.
Power Changes The Brain (and Not in a Good Way). Use These Strategies to Counterbalance The Harmful Effects.
Power changes the brain (and not in a good way). Use these strategies to counterbalance power’s harmful effects.
MakersHub deciphers accounts payable data so construction companies don’t have to
MakersHub’s WiseVision technology extracts and contextualizes all data on bills and receipts, including every line item and data field.
J.B. Straubel talks Tesla, Redwood Materials and keeping a startup mentality at any scale
J.B. Straubel has worn many hats in his career: co-founder of Tesla, Tesla Board Member, and more recently, founder and CEO of battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials. But in his heart, he’s a engineer, he said during a fireside interview at TechCrunch Disrupt. “I think of myself first and foremost as an engineer. […]