Russian TV Tried to Pass a Man in a Suit off as A High Tech Robot
Robotnik
Not all is what it seems on Russian TV.Government-owned TV station Russia-24 showed off a humanoid robot called “Robot Boris” on stage at a…
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The supertall skyscrapers boom is out of control
In 2008, developers around the world built a grand total of four “supertall” skyscrapers, a term that refers to buildings that shoot 1,000 feet or more into…
Future Family secures a $100M credit line to help more families
West Owens, Future Family CFO, and Claire Tomkins, CEOFuture Family is a startup (and a Disrupt Startup Battlefield alum!) that helps families…
Uber Could Have Prevented Self-Driving Fatality
Fatal Mistake
An email could have saved Elaine Herzberg’s life.On March 18, one of Uber’s self-driving cars struck and killed the 49-year-old Arizona…
Americans Now Officially Prefer Social Media to Newspapers
Going Digital
For the first time, more Americans report getting their news from social media than from a traditional print newspaper.Now about 20…
Innovation that inspires: small businesses tackling big challenges
When most people think about innovative companies, they tend to reference the tech giants such as Apple, Google and Amazon. Innovation is part of the DNA…
Lift Aircraft’s Hexa may be your first multirotor drone ride
We were promised jetpacks, but let’s be honest, they’re just plain unsafe. So a nice drone ride is probably all we should reasonably expect. Lift Aircraft is…
How self-driving cars will make our cities more charming
Everyone’s trying to get ready for roads that will be filled with more and more self-driving cars. But just as the first cars were imagined to be…
California Is Installing Chargers for a Type of Electric Car
Jumping the Gun
California is bending over backward to support electric vehicles — so much so that it’s setting up the infrastructure for futuristic…