My own personal method for following election results mostly revolves around curling up in the fetal position under my bed with a bottle of whiskey and a security blanket. But for those who want to be a little more engaged without having to immerse themselves fully the 24-hour cable news cycle, Alexa’s got a few […]
Simple Contacts, a new startup launched by a former Techstars entrepreneur in residence and the co-founder of the 3-D printing startup Sols, is looking to make the process of refilling contacts cheaper and more affordable. The company started from a pain that founder Joel Wish felt all too acutely. A lifetime wearer of contact lenses, Wish […]
Tesla‘s new Gigafactory opened at the end of July in Nevada, with much excitement from both the media and the general public. Only 14 percent of the massive structure has been built, with the rest of the $5 billion project to be concluded by 2020. According to Tesla, battery cell production will start in 2017; by 2018, […]
As the Internet of Things (IoT) evolves toward becoming one of the fastest expanding sectors in the tech industry, a lot of focus is being given to greenfield development, the process of creating new devices from scratch. Many companies and startups are rushing to ship new connected products to store shelves in order to secure […]
TrendKite announced today that it has raised $16.3 million in Series D funding. The company says it helps businesses understand the impact of their news coverage and public relations strategy — like which articles are driving the most awareness of their brand, the total audience that’s being reached by the coverage and the sentiment of that coverage. TrendKite […]
Expectations were incredibly low for GoPro this go around and yet somehow GoPro managed to out do even analysts worst fears. The company’s stock trading has been halted as it missed revenue expectations by nearly $75 million. Prior to the actual release of this quarter’s earnings results, investors had been focused on one thing — projected sales […]
Facebook had a wildly successful Q3, earning $7.01 billion in revenue and $1.09 EPS from 1.79 billion monthly users, which grew 4.67% this quarter, speeding up from 3.63% last quarter. Daily active users rose to 1.18 from 1.13 billion last quarter, and up 17% year-over-year. Facebook now has 1.66 billion mobile MAUs up 5.7% from 1.57 billion […]
The first whole human genome sequencing cost a whopping $2.7 billion. That didn’t bode well for making any breakthroughs on genetic disorders. Luckily, the cost has dropped dramatically since then, leading to a new breed of consumer genetics startups taking a deeper dive into all the double helix’s that make up you Genos is one of […]
Just like Airbnb, ride-hailing startups Uber and Lyft are not immune to racial discrimination on its respective sharing economy platforms. It turns out that black people have to wait longer for rides in Seattle, according to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The study, which researchers conducted in Seattle and Boston, looked at […]
Armin G. Schmidt is founder and CEO of Advanced Telematic Systems, designing and guiding the development of software solutions for the mobility industry. Schmidt has held a variety of positions at innovative technology companies across Asia, Europe and the United States. How to join the network The Cité de l’Automobile in Mulhouse, France, is an […]