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Former Google X exec Mo Gawdat wants to reinvent consumerism – TechCrunch

Mo Gawdat, the former Google and Google X executive, is probably best known for his book Solve for Happy: Engineer…

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The dreaded 10x, or, how to handle exceptional employees – TechCrunch

The “10x engineer.” Shudder. Wince. I have rarely seen my Twitter feed unite against an idea so loudly, or in…

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Powering the brains of tomorrow’s intelligent machines – TechCrunch

Shahin Farshchi Contributor More posts by this contributor Four ways to bridge the widening valley of death for startups Building…

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Congressional testimony reveals some faults in Facebook’s digital currency plans – TechCrunch

As Facebook continues to lay the foundation for getting some of the world’s largest payment processing and technology companies a…

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Asus was warned of hacking risks months ago, thanks to leaky passwords – TechCrunch

A security researcher warned Asus two months ago that employees were improperly publishing passwords in their GitHub repositories that could…

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The most important developments in Crypto 2.0 – TechCrunch

Something strange is happening in the world of cryptocurrencies. To the investor, the speculator, or the casual observer, the industry…

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Meet the Texas startup that wants to decarbonize the chemical industry – TechCrunch

Solugen, a startup that has set itself up with no less lofty a goal than the decarbonization of a massive…

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To fund Y Combinator’s top startups, VCs scoop them before Demo Day – TechCrunch

Hundreds gathered this week at San Francisco’s Pier 48 to see the more than 200 companies in Y Combinator’s Winter…

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U.S. rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants – TechCrunch

Big changes in DC could mean that more startups will need the government’s permission before foreign nationals do work at…

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Kenya’s BRCK acquires EveryLayer, Nigeria’s TeamApt eyes global expansion – TechCrunch

Kenyan communications hardware company BRCK acquired the assets of Nairobi based internet provider Surf and its U.S. parent EveryLayer in a purchase deal of an…