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Glance Clock keeps your life together with subtle yet vibrant notifications
There’s something intriguing about low-fi solutions to high-tech problems and the Glance Clock is no exception. In today’s world, a missed Uber can be the difference between a confidence-inducing 5.0…
Highlights from Disrupt SF 2016
The doors to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 opened September 12 at Pier 48 in San Francisco. The three-day conference hosted over 5,000 attendees, with hundreds of thousands more tuning in online. In fact, Disrupt SF 2016 was the…
Meet Snugb Tulip, a smart baby cam to monitor your little one’s health
Tulip, a cute little gumdrop-shaped baby monitor from Snugb is outfitted with a versatile camera that gathers data on room temperature, humidity and air quality around your baby’s crib. The…
Anyone can prototype and build with Shaper’s Origin CNC machine
With side-hustles being all the rage these days, the new Shaper Origin makes it easier than ever to start building and selling cool gadgets in your free time. While you might not be able to…
We have been using the computer mouse for decades to interact with our technology. Touchscreens brought us a new way to input commands to our gadgets, but they rely on…
Shervin Pishevar: The first Hyperloop will likely be built overseas
Shervin Pishevar, well-known venture capitalist and co-founder in the two-year-old L.A.-based futuristic transportation company Hyperloop One came to TechCrunch Disrupt today to chat about shooting across the world people and…
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2016 is… Mobalytics
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech…
MegaBots debuts a trailer for its new web series, outlines its giant fighting robot kit
In the shadow of AT&T Park, two Bay Area-based engineers took to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF to showcase their plans for a new kind of sports league. Dressed…
Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert demos the Spot at Disrupt
The audience at Disrupt got a surprise visit from Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. While the company’s YouTube channel is quite popular, it’s even more impressive to see one of Boston…
MOTI wants to help build positive habits with a little glowing robot
It can take a lot to build a positive habit — whether that’s stretching every morning, drinking enough water or remembering to go on a run. Kayla Matheus and Laura Day…
Tuurnt connects you with friends with some unique social tools
Fabrice Mishiki wanted to create a social media tool to help connect influencers, fans, and friends together in a way that hadn’t been done before. He created Tuurnt. The app…
Former GV CEO Bill Maris is reportedly raising up to $500M for his own fund
Looks like that was fast. According to a report published this afternoon by CNBC, former Google GV CEO Bill Maris is talking with investors about raising his own fund, with “preliminary…
African technology training program Andela to invest in its graduates’ startups
Andela, a company working to bring the top 1% of African tech talent to engineering teams in need of capable, skilled developers, will eventually invest in the startups from those who…
Don’t break regulation — get a policy strategy now, startups told
The days of startups being able to hit the ignition and, Uber-like, accelerate away from the law are done. The regulation disruption party is over. That was the loud-and-clear message…
$29 will get you a Stilla if you act fast. The startup’s simple security system hit Indiegogo about a week ago, and it’s already managed to pull in around $44k,…
Facebook to roll out tech for combating fake stories in its Trending topics
Following the controversial firing of the editorial team who managed the Trending Topics that appear next to Facebook’s News Feed, the company is now actively working on technology that will…
How Apoorva Mehta hopes to build an Instacart empire with a promoted ad business
Instacart is one of the most well-known companies in what can be an extremely difficult on-demand delivery economy. It’s known for being one of the pioneers of a new age…
Cruise founder Kyle Vogt on why he joined forces with GM
General Motors snapped up Silicon Valley-based Cruise Automation for more than $1 billion earlier this year with plans to plant its self-driving tech inside its own car brands. It was…
Twitch co-founder discusses the site’s efforts to move beyond live gaming content
Twitch’s co-founder wants the site to reach beyond gaming as it seeks to capture the market on all live-streamed online media. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear discussed the future…
Facebook denies it’s a media company despite censorship decisions
Facebook makes value judgements about what can appear in News Feed and what’s censored, but insists its a tech company not a media editor. At TechCrunch Disrupt SF, writer Josh Constine…
Cruise has around 30 self-driving test cars on roads right now
Cruise’s Kyle Vogt was on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016, and the CEO of the self-driving car startup that GM acquired earlier this year shared some updates about the…
Watch the last day of Disrupt SF live right here!
[tc_unified_video code=”992e9b92-f331-3493-9e34-0cce21f65885″ autostart=”true”] The final day of Disrupt is upon us. Which means that I don’t have the energy for enthusiasm. That said, today’s lineup is absolutely killer. Alongside some…
These are the six finalists in the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 Startup Battlefield
Over the last two days, over 5,000 attendees (along with hundreds of thousands of people tuning in online) have watched 25 companies duke it out for the right to call…
Stephen Curry on social media, charity and robotic referees
Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry closed out the second day of Disrupt San Francisco by discussing his recent forays into technology investments and charitable organizations, kicking things off by talking…
Keeping close, quantified track of personal progress is absolutely imperative for one group of people: recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. And it’s this often isolated segment of society that the…
Chatbot Sensay wants to connect the world by sharing knowledge
Sensay, one contestant at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Battlefield, is aiming to be the first breakout cross-platform chatbot — but, unlike most that provide services and information at a convenience…
Giftbit lets retailers create their own e-commerce currency
Giftbit, a company that operates a digital gift card marketplace for online retailers, is launching a new product today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF that will enable merchants to easily create…
Affectiva and Uber want to brighten your day with machine learning and emotional intelligence
Your phone doesn’t know how you’re feeling — but you may want it to if that capability came with a few fringe benefits. Affectiva makes emotion-detection software, and CEO Rana…
Amaryllis Nucleics makes transcribing genes quicker, better and cheaper
The ability to read and record genes sits at the base (base pair, if you will) of biotech companies worldwide. So improvements to that ability are kind of like upgrading…
Sqreen’s security shield automagically blocks attacks on your web app
French startup Sqreen protects your web apps and services with little effort from your side. If you don’t want to deal with security yourself, Sqreen is a software-as-a-service product that…
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