Jonathan Shieber
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Congratulations 23andMe users, your genes are finally helping the company make drugs
All of that genetic material that 23andMe has been collecting is finally being used for commercial drug development — specifically dermatological drugs. The company inked an agreement with Spani
Together with portfolio company AMP Robotics, Sidewalk Labs launches recycling pilot in Toronto
Nearly a year after China stopped accepting the world’s garbage, cities around the globe are wrestling with what to do with all of their waste. China’s new policy, which once accepted 70
At CES, Schneider Electric unveils its own upgrade to the traditional fusebox
As renewable energy and energy efficiency continue to make gains among cost-conscious consumers, more companies are looking at ways to give customers better ways to manage the electricity coming into
Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence raised $5.4 million for its real estate marketing services
Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. The latest of these is Luxury Presence, whic
Investors and utilities are seeding carbon markets with new startups
While most of the world agrees that carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are creating a climate crisis, there’s little consensus regarding how to address it. One of the solutions that
NASA’s planet-hunting satellite found another potentially habitable Earth-sized planet
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered another Earth-sized, potentially habitable planet orbiting around a star in the range of distances where conditions could allow
Pachama launches to support global reforestation through carbon markets
The world’s forests are ablaze, under threat from illegal logging and disappearing due to the less dramatic environmental degradation wrought by drought and other signs of climate change. ItR
What’s beyond Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods in the future of food?
The age of alternative meats is upon us. Beyond Meat is a $5 billion public company selling burgers in Canadian McDonald’s and American Carl’s Jr., breakfast sausages in Dunkin, and even
China nears completion of its GPS competitor, increasing the potential for internet Balkanization
On Friday, China announced that it would complete its competitor to the U.S.-operated global positioning system network by the first half of next year, increasing the pace of its decoupling from U.S.
2020 will be the beginning of the tech industry’s radical revisioning of the physical world
These days it’s easy to bemoan the state of innovation and the dynamism coming from America’s cradle of technological development in Silicon Valley. The same companies that were praised fo
Burst adds a super high-tech dental floss to its dental care offerings
Burst, the subscription dental care service, with the pretty, pretty toothbrushes, has now added a sleek dental floss product to its monthly kits. The Los Angeles-based dental hygiene company, which h
St. Louis-based Summersalt raises $17.3 million for its direct-to-consumer clothing line
The Midwest may not be known as the fashion capital of the world (or even the U.S.), but its place in the consumer retail firmament is secure through L Brands and its Victoria’s Secret and Bath
Subscription-based social network MeWe launches premium features and a business product
MeWe, the subscription-based social network that emphasizes privacy and bills itself as the anti-Facebook, is launching a premium tier of its service and spinning up a business-focused product to take
Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction
Scott Wolfe, chief executive officer of Levelset, the New Orleans-based money management and payment startup for contractors in the construction industry, always thought he’d be in the grocery b
Medigate partners with Cerner to secure medical devices and networks
Medigate, an Israeli startup working to secure medical devices and manage assets inside a hospital, has partnered with the medical information technology juggernaut Cerner on services and support for
Tesla’s record stock price shows its investment in energy storage is finally paying off
A little over a year after sparking a legal firestorm for musing that he would take Tesla private for $420, Elon Musk is likely glad he didn’t. Tesla’s stock just hit a record high yesterd
Xilis believes cultivating micro-tumors may hold the key to more effective cancer treatments
Despite near-miraculous advances in the treatment of cancer in the U.S. and around the world, the disease remains the second leading cause of death in America. The problem is that every manifestation
Huel brings its nutrition bars to the US
Huel, the European purveyor of nutritional bars, supplements and meal-replacement shakes, is bringing its snack bars to the U.S. The company, which has been selling the bars in Europe for a while, is
Philadelphia’s Jenzy has a tool to size kids’ feet and a marketplace to buy them the right shoes
Of all the startup jawns that could possibly come from Philadelphia, perhaps none is as unexpected as Jenzy, the startup that provides an online marketplace and virtual sizing tool for kids’ sho
All tulips must wilt
It’s a bad day in the world of cryptocurrency. After recovering some during the summer, the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are sharply down over the last several weeks. Looking back