Smartphone data from drivers could help spot when bridges need urgent repairs

November 4, 2022
Smartphones could be used to monitor the safety of bridges much more quickly and cheaply than currently possible, providing engineers with data they can use to fix the structures before they become dangerously unstable. Usually, bridges’ state of repair is monitored in one of two ways: either engineers visually inspect them for cracks and faults,…

The Download: updates from our flagship EmTech event, and cleaning up the grid

November 4, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The latest news and announcements from EmTech 2022 Which technologies are creating new opportunities for our planet, our bodies and our businesses? That question was at the forefront of yesterday’s EmTech 2022—MIT Technology…

Major Layoffs At Twitter After Musk’s Takeover

November 4, 2022
Elon Musk’s radical decisions seem to be a new series that the tech tycoon has commenced. Recently an internal email was sent to employees at Twitter saying that in “an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path” they will be informing them about layoffs on account of Musk taking over.

Hear NASA’s science and tech ambitions from Carolyn Mercer at TC Sessions: Space

November 4, 2022

TechCrunch Sessions: Space returns on December 6, and among our distinguished guests is Dr. Carolyn Mercer, chief technologist for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, who will share the agency’s tech and science ambitions and priorities in the Artemis era. Mercer is a NASA veteran and started as a research engineer at Glenn before ascending through the […]

Hear NASA’s science and tech ambitions from Carolyn Mercer at TC Sessions: Space by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts

November 4, 2022

Education options during and after incarceration have never been particularly extensive, despite the best intentions of educators. Emerge Career is working on changing that, and its early success in putting formerly incarcerated folks to work is attracting investment from both VCs and government programs. It was only August when Emerge first appeared as it came […]

Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch