During an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on Monday, Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague, partner Shaun Maguire, over controversial comments Maguire made earlier this year. Botha stated the firm is a believer in his partner’s right…
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes other companies working on autonomous vehicles need to do more to prove their technology is safe. She made these comments during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Mawakana had just been asked which companies she…
Waymo is currently the leader in the United States robotaxi industry. This leading status has resulted in their vehicles being targeted by vandals multiple times over the last year, including a recent incident in Los Angeles. At a technology conference,…
Waymo’s co-CEO, Tekedra Mawakana, delivered a clear message during her interview on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 stage on Monday. She stated, “It is imperative that we scale.” Mawakana was discussing how Waymo balances fundraising and spending with its goal of…
Kevin Damoa first encountered the complex challenges of moving freight from road to rail as a 17-year-old U.S. Army enlistee. His task was loading tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles onto railroad cars, an experience he describes as the beginning of…
Robots can be programmed to perform a wide range of tasks, from packing boxes to performing surgery. However, each specific movement or task requires its own dedicated training process, which makes it difficult for robots to adapt in real-world scenarios.…
Plastic recycling has fallen short. Only about 9% of all plastic is recycled globally, which sounds bad until you compare it with textiles. Only 0.5% of textiles are recycled. One of the biggest challenges is that textiles are seldom one…
Even before a building accepts its first occupant, it has already racked up a steep carbon debt. Worldwide, the materials and construction required to erect buildings contribute 11 percent of global carbon emissions according to the World Green Building Council.…
Pytho AI is coming out of stealth with an ambitious pitch to the Department of Defense. The company aims to turn mission planning that takes warfighters days into a process measured in minutes. The startup was founded by Michael Mearn,…
Another gripping allegation of corporate espionage has emerged from the world of employee onboarding platforms and 401(k) administration. All year, we have been following the ongoing legal battle between HR software titans Rippling and Deel, which are locked in litigation…
