Kevin Damoa came face-to-face with the challenges and dangers of moving freight from road to rail as a 17-year-old U.S. Army enlistee tasked with loading tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles onto the railroad. It was — as the mechanical engineer and founder of Glīd Technologies puts it — the beginning of his love story with […]
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Glīd is building an autonomous shortcut to move freight from road to rail — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Damoa pinpointed the problem: the complex, multi-step process moving a container from a ship to a freight train. He founded Glīd Technologies to t...
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Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes the robotaxi company can increase road safety by reaching scale.
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Waymo's co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely | TechCrunch
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes the robotaxi company can increase road safety by reaching scale.
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Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government surveillance requests.
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Waymo co-CEO on robotaxi vandalism: 'We're not standing for it' | TechCrunch
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government su...
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Waymo co-CEO Takedra Mawakana urged rival autonomous vehicle companies to be more transparent about their safety data during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. She said that companies removing human drivers from vehicles have a responsibility to prove their technology makes roads safer.
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Robotaxi companies must do more to prove safety, Waymo co-CEO says | TechCrunch
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana urged rival autonomous vehicle companies to be more transparent about their safety data.
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Amazon could be planning to cut up to 30,000 corporate positions starting on Tuesday.
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Amazon reportedly plans to cut around 30,000 corporate jobs | TechCrunch
Amazon could be planning to cut up to 30,000 corporate positions starting on Tuesday.
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OpenAI released data on just how many of ChatGPT's users are facing mental health challenges, and how its addressing them.
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OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly | TechCrunch
OpenAI released data on just how many of ChatGPT's users are facing mental health challenges, and how it's addressing them.
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Fitbit’s Gemini-powered health coach is rolling out to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on Android.
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Fitbit’s revamped app, with Gemini-powered health coach, rolls out to Premium users | TechCrunch
Called “Coach,” this feature is designed to be your all-in-one fitness trainer, sleep coach, and health and wellness advisor.
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Two 401(k) management unicorns, Human Interest and Guideline, are squaring off in federal court with allegations so brazen that they're embarrassing.
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New corporate espionage claims emerge, centered on two highly valued 401(k) admin startups | TechCrunch
Two 401(k) management unicorns, Human Interest and Guideline, are squaring off in federal court with allegations so brazen they're embarrassing.
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Large enterprises routinely buy more electricity than they use. COI Energy has a patented platform that lets them sell and share.
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COI Energy solves a conundrum: Letting businesses sell unused electricity — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Large enterprises routinely buy more electricity than they use. COI Energy has a patented platform that lets them sell and share.
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The company's so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly match it to a database and generate real-time navigation.
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Skyline Nav AI's software can guide you anywhere, without GPS — find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
The company's so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly mat...
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