Compared to last year, this year’s TechCrunch AI and Robotics Sessions at UC Berkeley seemed to be more informative and engaging. I felt that there was also a wider variety of topics discussed on the panels as well. Robotics Start-Ups One of the first panels that interested me was about building a better robotics company. […]
Ever since the introduction of modern smartphones in the early 2000s, the world has become increasingly more Internet-connected. To do this, mobile carriers had to develop data services so that people could browse the web when not connected to Wi-Fi. In the beginning, data speeds were incredibly slow. As time progressed, both mobile carriers and […]
With 2018’s sudden spike in the value of Bitcoin, many investors and entrepreneurs saw their profits go through the roof. Masses of average people hurried to follow this trend, in hopes of themselves hitting the jackpot. However, this process created a large misconception about Bitcoin to the general public. Many considered Bitcoin to be a […]
Nowadays, most people in the U.S are familiar with Tesla. However, the Palo Alto, California-based company has been struggling as of late. In 2012, Tesla introduced the Model S. This was the company’s second production car after the Tesla Roadster in 2008. The Model S was built to compete with the industry’s best luxury offerings […]
One week ago, on Friday, March 29th, ridesharing giant Lyft began its life as a publicly-traded company. Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) was the first of several major tech companies expected to go public to actually do so in 2019. Among notable others, this is including Lyft’s main competitor, Uber, who Lyft has apparently beaten in the supposed […]
The introduction of the Passbook app to iOS in 2012 marked the start of a new movement for Apple. Later, when Apple Pay came to the iPhone in 2014, it showcased Apple’s vision for the future: quick, secure, and effortless payments. However, Apple Pay wasn’t without its downsides. At launch, only a handful of retailers […]
For 80 years, humans have been traveling six-hundred miles per hour in metal tubes. Today, Elon Musk is doing the same thing. However, instead of putting these vessels miles into the air, he’s planning to bring them back to Earth. Basic Concept The Hyperloop system consists of an aerodynamic pod that travels on a bed […]
In past months, a plethora of tech startups have hinted at going public in 2019. But, concerns regarding trade, the longest recorded government shutdown in history, and general uncertainty regarding the fate of the American economy and stock market may have hindered these IPOs from being filed in the past months. Not to mention, recent […]
On May 6, 2010, the Dow Jones cascaded into a nine percent plunge. Down nearly 1000 points, the markets were in an absolute frenzy. Blue chips with solid fundamentals and no surprises in the news were shocked with losses as high as 40%, in just 30 minutes. Then, equities climbed right back up as fast […]
In 1908, Henry Ford revolutionized transportation by bringing the Ford Model T, the first mass-produced automobile, to market. Today, we are in the midst of another revolution in transportation: autonomous driving. It’s a buzz-phrase that has been around for a while but is only recently truly coming to fruition. Car companies and tech giants alike […]