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The rules of the Game Of Oligarchs
Technology shrinks the world, makes geography less relevant. People find kinship, common cause, and community on the Internet, across nations and sometimes even languages. When
Week-in-Review: Is Samsung unfolding another flop?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Samsung tries to deliver a big innovation and fails miserably. A big story this week on TechCrunch
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Boston Dynamics showcases new uses for SpotMini ahead of commercial production
Last year at our TC Sessions: Robotics event, Boston Dynamics announced its intention to commercialize SpotMini. It was a big step for the secretive company.
3 fixes for Netflix’s “What to watch?” problem
Wasting time every night debating with yourself or your partner about what to watch on Netflix is a drag. It burns people’s time and good
Acquisitions, more than IPOs, will create Africa’s early startup successes
Africa has made its global IPO debut. Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia—a $1 billion-valued company—began trading live on the NYSE last week. The stock offering made
From lab-grown meat to fermented fungus, here’s what corporate food VCs are serving up
Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor A record $2.5B went to US insurance startup deals last year, and big insurers are in all
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs is developing visual cues to indicate when their tech is monitoring you
Alphabet’s subsidiary focused on urban tech development, Sidewalk Labs, is now trying to reinvent signage for smart cities. These signs aren’t to direct the flow
Apply now to be a TC Top Pick at Disrupt San Francisco 2019
Psst! We’re looking at you, early-stage startup founders. How would you like your startup to be a media and investor darling at Disrupt San Francisco
Prosper is the latest Silicon Valley company to get dinged by, and settle charges with, the SEC
Another Silicon Valley company is settling with the SEC: the online lending company Prosper, which the SEC had accused of “miscalculating and materially overstating annualized
