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. After...
Leia Finds a Pint-Sized Battle Partner in the Latest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Short
The latest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures short takes us to the forest moon of Endor, where Princess Leia gets separated from the rest of the...
If you watch one celebrity-filled, anally obsessed charity video before Earth Day, make it this one
Lil Dicky, the white comedy rapper with questionable taste but an impressive rolodex, has come up with a millennial’s Earth Day answer to the 80s celebrity-studded,...
Caterina Fake is known for her trend-spotting; here’s some of what she’s chasing now
Roughly a year ago, entrepreneurs Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström decided to form a traditional venture outfit called Yes VC. Fast forward, and the duo has...
Tesla’s board is about to get a lot smaller
Tesla is cutting its board down by more than one-third, to seven directors, by 2020, a move that includes the loss of some of CEO Elon...
Fastly, the content delivery network, files for an IPO
Fastly, the content delivery network that’s raised $219 million in financing from investors (according to Crunchbase), is ready for its close up in the public markets....
Amazon Will Force Its Flex Delivery Drivers to Snap Selfies for Face-Recognition Authentication
Amazon’s internal delivery service, Amazon Flex, will require its drivers to take photos of themselves to be validated with facial recognition. Read more… Source : Amazon...
Equity Shot: Pinterest zooms into the public markets (and yet another tech company files for an IPO)
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is a relaxed, Friday, Equity Shot. That means...
Medical Files of 145,000 Vulnerable Rehab Patients Carelessly Leaked Online
The leaks are never-ending; but naturally, some are more sensitive than others. Read more… Source : Medical Files of 145,000 Vulnerable Rehab Patients Carelessly Leaked Online
USDA Is Forcing Its Researchers to Label Their Peer-Reviewed Studies as Only ‘Preliminary’
The peer review process for scientific publications is a tedious and trusted mechanism by which papers are determined credible sources of information or not. While “peer...
