Goop, the lifestyle and e-commerce site startup up by Hollywood darling Gwyneth Paltrow, has settled a $125,000 lawsuit connected to false advertisements of a $66 vaginal Jade egg, which the company said balanced hormones, prevented uterine prolapse and more. Scientists begged to differ. According to the lawsuit, filed with the Santa Clara County District Attorney, the…
Disrupt SF has descended upon the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, and we have one helluva show in store for you. This morning we’ll hear from Cyan Bannister, Drew Houston, Anne Wojcicki, Ashton Kutcher and many more. In the afternoon, we’ll be joined by Sophia Amoruso as well as Lockheed Martin’s CTO Dr. Keoki…
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. We’re a little late for August’s Sturgeon Moon, but we’ll publish new patent round-ups every…
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge claim to have successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen at scale using just sunlight and biological enzymes, creating a potentially unlimited source of renewable energy. The process of semi-artificial photosynthesis could pave the way for hydrogen to be captured and converted into energy safely and at minimal cost,…
Calling all early-stage startup founders! Show of hands, please. Who among you wants to exhibit your outstanding technology — to thousands of influential tech leaders, founders and investors — at Disrupt Berlin 2018 on November 29-30? Here’s terrific news. We’re looking for exceptional startups to designate as TC Top Picks — and we’ll give each…
Indie app maker MacPaw updated its Mac cleaning software with a new major version called CleanMyMac X (which is different from MacKeeper). It’s hard to believe, but CleanMyMac currently has 5 million users. CleanMyMac X helps you remove unneeded files and get an overview of what is slowing down your computer. Most people don’t need…
Betaworks this morning revealed this list of six startups participating in its fourth Camp accelerator program. Launched in 2016, the program brings together a collection of young companies united under a single theme. This time out, things are focused on live-streaming, for a program fittingly titled, LiveCamp. Betaworks settled on the topic based on the…
GM is poised to build more all-electric vehicles as improvements continue at its recently expanded battery lab and a new LG Electronics plant in Michigan comes online, according to the automaker’s chairman and CEO Mary Barra . The LG Electronics facility in Hazel Park will start making battery packs this fall to supply GM’s Orion Assembly…
Wunder Mobility, the Hamburg-based startup that provides a range of mobility services, from carpooling to electric scooter rentals, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. The round was led by KCK Group, with participation from previous backer Blumberg Capital and other non-disclosed investors. The German company says the investment will be used to expand…
