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Halo is building a wearable to make athletes better, stronger, faster
Halo Neuroscience wants to build a new category of wearable. Not for passively tracking human activity, as so many existing wearables are, but for actively and positively influencing physical abilities — or that’s the claim — using an existing neurostimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation. The team demoed their wearable on stage today, here at… Read More
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Scoutible says its video games will find you a job
What if finding a job were as easy as playing a game? Scoutible thinks its smartphone games have what it takes to assess the aptitude and traits required for certain professions. The company launched at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York on Monday. With work experience at the White House, Goldman Sachs and a JD/MBA from Harvard under her belt, Scoutible CEO Angela Antony thinks she has what it… Read More
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Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year
Practically everyone who has ever considered a tattoo knows the old parental refrain of “you’ll have it forever.” It’s a fairly stark warning tinged with the regret of a generation covered in inked relics of disco and popular culture past. Some temporary solutions do exist, including the relatively recent phenomenon of the two-week tattoo (along with some other… Read More
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Carissa Romero to talk diversity and inclusion inside Silicon Valley at Disrupt NY
We’re excited to announce that Carissa Romero, a partner at diversity consulting startup Paradigm, will be speaking on the TC Disrupt New York stage in May. She’s going to share what it’s been like working with top tech companies like Airbnb, Slack, Pinterest and Dropbox around improving diversity and inclusion in their respective workplaces. Before joining Paradigm,… Read More
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Join Us Wednesday In Barcelona For A Mini-Meetup And Pitch-Off During MWC
Hello startup friends! We’re less than a week away from our annual mini-meetup in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Needless to say that we’re very excited to meet you. So whether you’re attending MWC or not, you should come, have a drink and say hi on Wednesday, February 24 near Sagrada Família . Read More
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Apply Now! The TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Coming To Boston And Atlanta
We’re one short month away from TC’s first regional Pitch-offs of the year, and I couldn’t be more excited to be hitting up a couple of my favorite cities, Boston and Atlanta.
On February 23 and February 25 respectively, TechCrunch will be visiting Boston and Atlanta to host our world-renowned Meetup + Pitch-off. Read More
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The Best Apps For Finding Events
Bored? These apps will tell you what to do tonight. From concerts and art gallery openings to street festivals and wine tastings, these apps know where the action is. Lightning Is Twitter’s Plan To Be ‘Event Central’ For Users And Non-Users Alike
Twitter’s plan to expand its reach doesn’t require that it also grow its user base, something which it has not done at a pace investors have found satisfactory since going public in 2013. A new report from BuzzFeed’s Mat Honan details ‘Project Lightning,’ a new initiative at the company that’s designed to reach both logged in and non-member audiences,… Read More
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Google Accidentally Reveals Its Own Mobile Events App
Google has published a new mobile events application on Google Play called “Interactive Events,” but the app doesn’t appear to be ready for prime time. Instead, it looks like the app has been published early by accident, as it advises users who download it to their phones that it’s a “confidential” app being tested internally at the company, and warns users… Read More
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SocialTables, A Collaborative Event-Planning Service, Raises $8 Million Series A
DC-based SocialTables has announced its latest raise, an $8 million Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with Thayer Ventures joining. The company previously raised $1.6 million to help streamline event planning with collaborative tools. Founded by Dan Berger, a programmer and event-planner, we’ve been following this company since 2012 when I was impressed by their clever… Read More
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