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In-depth profiles of the most interesting people, places, and companies in tech.
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The owner of a small boot shop in Barcelona, Spain explains why makers are looking to Bitcoin and how Bitcoin is currently falling short.
Using ultra-simple RFID tags, Ragtagd makes sure your kid never loses stuff at school.
Nailab incubates startups in the African tech ecosystem, giving them $25,000 to scale their businesses. The startups focus on anything from the gig economy to sexual health.
Tito Hamze sat down with Bahtiyar Duysak, the Twitter employee who shut down President Donald Trump’s Twitter account for 11 minutes. Link to Article: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/29/meet-the-man-who-deactivated-trumps-twitter-account/ Reporting: Tito Hamze and Ingrid Lunden Filming: Veanne Cao Editing: Tito Hamze and Veanne Cao Producers: Tito Hamze
NASA's Cube Quest Challenge has amateur spacecraft builders aiming for the moon and beyond. Their homemade, breadbox-sized cubesats will be launched into space with the chance of earning millions in prizes as they go further than any small spacecraft has ever dared to go.
Outside Hacks is a hackathon in partnership with Outside Lands that is specifically focused on highlighting teams that are building technology for use by attendees at music festivals.
1TechCrunch sat down with The RealReal CEO Julie Wainwright and learned about what's in store for the luxury resale e-tailer. We also got a tour of the warehouse, where they verify that all the products are in good condition and "real."
While in Israel TechCrunch Reporter Jordan Crook met with Flytrex founder and CEO Yariv Bash to discuss how his company is solving the need of ultra fast delivery with his drone company.
Earlier this week, the world’s biggest startup campus officially opened. Around 3,000 people are going to work in this huge building in Paris. TechCrunch went on a tour of Station F and met with Xavier Niel, the billionaire behind it.
CMU's Biorobotics lab looks to the natural world for its diverse army of modular robotics.
Fingervision is robot skin made from cheap, off-the-shelf components. The setup uses clear silicone wrap, 3D printed grippers and a $50 camera.
Humotech’s robotic feet make it easier for amputees to test drive a bunch of different prosthetics. The Pittsburgh-based robotics company has developed a system that lets people try out various prosthetics before they buy.
Pittsburg based robotics company RE2 has developed a control system for military robots designed to mimic human motion.
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon demonstrate how drones can fly together without pre-programming and how to help drones fly safely in heavy winds.
Sarah Buhr visits Adobe's bay area headquarters to talk design and experience the office culture.
With 647 hp, its a blast to take on the road, but the track is where it really shines. Put it in track mode, and it lifts its tail and drops to just 2.8 inches above the ground. Ford also built an app that records your laps and lets you race against your ghost times.
DevMountain is a two-month coding course, not unlike many others. However, the school offers free housing for out-of-state students, which is a huge perk. We spent an afternoon at their headquarters in Pravo, UT to talk to the team about classes offered and job placement after the course.
GE explores the latest technology and looks for creative ways to integrate it into its existing products.
Commercial travelers haven't had a supersonic option since the Concorde stopped flying in 2003, ending 3.5 hour trips from New York to Paris. Boom thinks it can make supersonic passenger jet flight cost-effective for any airliner, across more routes.
Pluralsight is a developer training platform that teaches over 6,000 courses on software development and technology skills in 150 countries throughout the world. We went to chat with founder Aaron Skonnard about what's next.
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