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START-UPS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: 1st Edition

ElectricMotorShopJobs.com Targets America's Skilled-Trades Shortage with Specialized Electromechanical Job Board Four-plus years of niche recruiting, premium industrial domains and a no-login application process position the platform as a specialized marketplace...

The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping

While Silicon Valley is spending billions to make AI agents shop for us, the man who pioneered Apple’s...

India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos

India has extended its anti-spam regime to require caller-ID and call-management apps to share users’ spam reports with...

From Faraday’s Spinning Disc to Home Standby Power: The Remarkable History of the Generator

The modern generator is one of those machines that most people notice only when it stops working—or when...

Just How Far Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

When Jules Verne first published Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in 1870, the world had barely begun to understand the ocean’s vastness. The...

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of...

The Evolution of American Farm Equipment from 1900 to 1930

At the dawn of the 20th century, an American farm was still powered largely by animals. Horses and mules pulled plows, cultivators, wagons, reapers...

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say

Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according to two people with knowledge of...

Spinning Innovation: How Barlow’s Wheel Inspires Today’s Electromechanics

Electric motors are at the heart of modern industry, powering everything from household appliances to industrial machinery. But before the sleek, efficient motors we...

Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors

As Harvard Business School seeks to expand its reach, it’s leaning on AI avatars to provide individual feedback. These avatars were created by a startup...