MIT, Google, Cisco and USPTO create Prior Art Archive for better patents | Haptx is bringing touch to VR with a pair of scary-looking gloves and a pneumatic suitcase | Upwork pops more than 50 percent in Nasdaq debut | Meet the woman leading Accel's consumer growth investments | Iron Ox opens its first fully autonomous farm | FEMA is about to send a 'Presidential Alert' to millions of U.S. phones | Product Hunt Radio: The evolution of Y Combinator, and counter-intuitive advice for founders |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 2018
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TOP HEADLINE | Brian Heater
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The patent system is broken — there are too many ways to list here, really. The problems surrounding prior art are certainly among them, and a team of high profile... Read More…
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Lucas Matney
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I haven't seen a virtual reality glove system that also includes a suitcase-sized pneumatic box accessory before, but then again there aren't too many VR peripherals that have delivered quite... Read More…
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Danny Crichton
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Upwork, the rebranded merger of oDesk and Elance, debuted on Nasdaq this morning, after dropping its S-1 about four weeks ago. Shares opened at $23.00, which represents a 53% jump... Read More…
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Kate Clark
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Accel has hired Maya Noeth to lead its consumer growth investing efforts. The firm typically promotes from within; Noeth is its first outside hire in over two years. Read More…
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Frederic Lardinois
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For the last two and a half years, Iron Ox has been working on perfecting its agricultural robots to tend its indoor farms. After first testing its systems on a... Read More…
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Zack Whittaker
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In a few hours, millions of Americans will get a test emergency "Presidential Alert" message sent to their phone — a simulation in case the president ever needs to reach... Read More…
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Ryan Hoover
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Ryan Hoover Contributor Share on Twitter Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt and host of Product Hunt Radio. More posts by this contributor Product Hunt Radio: Finding the... Read More…
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Sarah Perez
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Facebook is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its Craigslist competitor, Facebook Marketplace, with the launch of new features powered by A.I. Specifically, the social network says it's adding price range... Read More…
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Ron Miller
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Palo Alto Networks launched in 2005 in the age of firewalls. As we all know by now, the enterprise expanded beyond the cozy confines of a firewall long ago and... Read More…
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Sarah Perez
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At CES, media software maker Plex said it would this year add support for podcasts, web series and other digital media to its platform. It then rolled out podcasts this... Read More…
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