Uber’s CEO resigned today. Here’s a timeline of how the company got here.
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Google Glass, Google’s failed stab at augmented reality, is not dead yet. The heads-up display’s most recent update enhances Bluetooth support and upgrades the companion MyGlass app to work on newer devices.
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In a recent episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley, the VR goggles worn in the show are an actual real-world prototype. However, they do not do virtual reality but they are a product for immersive media viewing.
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Uber has been in trouble for a while. The company was built on a bro-tastic, anything goes attitude that goes way back to God View and the targeted harassment of journalists. In short, it was built on an original sin that was never washed clean. There are two takeaways circulated in the Valley this week regarding Travis Kalanick’s departure. The first is similar to this one: Travis… Read More
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Navya will deploy two of its driverless multi-passenger shuttles this fall at the University of Michigan, moving students autonomously between Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex and its Lurie Engineering Center across a two-mile route. The 15-passenger vehicles are being deployed in conjunction with Mcity, the University of Michigan-led partnership with autonomous private… Read More
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The Curiosity rover has gotten really good at automatically detecting rocks and blasting them with a laser.
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The Curiosity rover has gotten really good at automatically detecting rocks and blasting them with a laser.
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Investors, first and foremost, are concerned with the value of a company. So make no mistake, Uber’s investors have calculated the company’s toxic culture under Kalanick’s leadership is a risk to their long term investment… Read More
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Growbots uses machine learning to provide sales teams with the right leads to kickstart their outbound sales process. The service, which argues that its product can save each member of a sales team a few days of work every month, today announced that it has raised a $2.5 million funding round from Buran VC, Lighter Capital and a number of angel investors. This brings the company’s… Read More
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Y Combinator is officially adding three new team members to its roster this morning. Gustaf Alstromer, formerly product leader of Airbnb’s growth team, is joining YC as a partner. Meanwhile Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky is taking a visiting partner role and Jocelyn Robancho is coming on board to assist with organizing YC’s startup batches. Though Alstromer and Migicovsky… Read More
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