Sometimes insurance isn’t just money. Sometimes it’s equipment. That’s one way to think about direct air capture, a technology which uses machines to pull carbon dioxide straight from […]
‘Shōgun’ is a master class in period costuming
“Shōgun” costume designer Carlos Rosario breaks down the thousands of costumes onscreen in FX’s historical epic. Interview.
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This flash sale gets you the Nix Mini Color-Matching Sensor for just $59.97 through March 17.
Verve Motion’s robot backpack helps workers lighten their load
Wander the Modex floor long enough and you’ll stumble on some wearable robotics. The category has nowhere near the presence of AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) or storage and […]
Women in AI: Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed […]
‘Damsel’ review: Millie Bobby Brown goes full dragon slayer in this dark fairy tale
Millie Bobby Brown, Angela Bassett, and Robin Wright star in this Netflix film about a young woman sacrificed to a dragon. Review.
Saildrone’s first aluminum Surveyor autonomous vessel splashes down for Navy testing
Ocean intelligence company Saildrone has just put the first of a new generation of Surveyor autonomous vessels in the water: an aluminum version that the Navy is keen […]
Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with ‘privacy-first’ MC02 smartphone
Punkt first made a name for itself in the world of mobile with pared-down, monochromatic phones focused on voice, text, and not much else. Now, the Swiss company […]
Turns out you can use kombucha to make eco-friendly thread
It’s not everyday you come across kombucha playing a starring role in potential industrial disruption. But here at 4YFN in MWC we got chatting to Laura Freixas about […]
Lizcore’s sport tracking system is minimalist enough for indoor climbers to actually use
Lizcore, a sport tracking startup out of Barcelona, caught our eye on the 4YFN show floor at MWC this week. It’s done what this climber — frankly — […]