Hard Tech

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Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.

Ross Pomeroy

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Batteries

Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.

Kristin Houser

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Employment

“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030

The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.

Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum

AI can translate normal written text to code

Codex, from OpenAI, can turn normal, conversational commands into programming, taking text to code.

B. David Zarley

Series| Challengers

Shipping is broken. Flexport’s CEO has a plan to fix the supply chain

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Supply chains are collapsing under pressure. Can new technology make them resilient?

Freethink Team

Aerospace

Bullet-shaped plane promises to slash air travel costs

Otto Aviation has finished phase 1 flight testing of its Celera 500L, a highly efficient airplane that could cut the cost of air travel.

Kristin Houser

Agriculture

Self-driving electric tractor startup to boost production eight-fold

California startup Monarch Tractor has raised $61 million to increase production of its self-driving electric tractor.

Kristin Houser

Languages

Startup breaks through “accent barrier” with real-time translator

Three Stanford students have launched Sanas, a startup developing the world’s first real-time speech accent translator.

Kristin Houser

DIY

Apple finally agrees you have a right to repair its tech

In a reversal of its previous stance on the right to repair, Apple is now giving customers access to parts and tools for DIY repairs.

Kristin Houser

Immersive technology will revolutionize our daily life

Extended reality technologies are quickly becoming better and cheaper, suggesting they may soon become part of daily life.

Stephen Johnson

Robotics

Powered exoskeletons may be the ultimate fitness machines

Enhanced Robotics is selling a powered exoskeleton to help people achieve their fitness goals, and it doesn’t cost thousands of dollars.

Kristin Houser

Wearables

Wearable robot helps people with paralysis sing

Seoul National University researchers have built a wearable robot that helps people with spinal cord injuries breathe, cough, and sing.

Kristin Houser

Apps

Speech impairments aren’t a problem for Google’s new voice app

Google’s Project Relate app makes it easier for people with speech impairments to communicate and use speech-recognition tech.

Kristin Houser

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