September 1, 2016
Blue Apron’s “Farm Egg” makes me question everything
Farm egg. It may seem as simple as just that. An egg. The food that Atkins and Paleo diets made popular once again. The food that draws one…
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August 31, 2016
DOE small biz voucher awards include vehicles and fuel cells
The US Department of Energy has awarded $8 million in Small Business Vouchers to 43 businesses, including ten projects aimed at making hydrogen fuel cells cheaper and more…
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Uber turns on electric vehicles in the UK, starting with 50 cars in London
The race for who will take the lead in the next generation of automotive technology is on, and today Uber is kicking off a program that it hopes will help…
Read articleAugust 30, 2016
More details on Audi’s Tesla Model S competitor emerge
Audi’s upcoming four-door luxury electric car will have a 311-mile range, along with Level 4 self-driving features (essentially full autonomy, for those keeping track) and three separate electric…
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MIT makes pesticide safer by making it sticky
Despite progress in creating bug-resistant crops, pesticide is still one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to ensure good produce yields. But the current approach actually involves…
Read articleAugust 26, 2016
Volkswagen’s 2019 electric car said to get 300 miles on a 15-minute charge
This year’s Paris motor show will host the unveiling of Volkswagen’s first all-electric car, according to an interview with company chairman Herbert Diess in German magazine WirstschaftWoche. The…
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Spiri’s on-demand carpooling service will use custom EVs and let drivers ride free
Danish startup Spiri believes urban transportation is still massively inefficient, and it’s setting out to tackle the problem from a few different directions. First, it’s building an on-demand…
Read articleAugust 23, 2016
The top 7 startups from Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1
In-flight VR entertainment and security guard drones were amongst our favorites from the 44 startups that launched at Y Combinator’s Summer 2016 Demo Day 1. After querying investors and…
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All 44 startups that launched at Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1
Farm drones, autonomous security guards and next-generation tampons were among the products presented at today’s Y Combinator startup accelerator Summer 2016 Demo Day 1. You can check out…
Read articleAugust 18, 2016
Jobless in the self-driving economy
Uber’s self-driving cars will hit the road this month, earlier than anticipated. That’s an exciting surprise…unless of course you’re a driver. They won’t be the only ones affected,…
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