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Pinterest believes it can reinvent the wheel when it comes to discovering things online, both for users and advertisers alike.
Moderna Therapeutics aims to turn human bodies into factories that make proteins to fight infections and disease like the Zika virus.
Spotify's acquisition of start-up Niland indicates the music streaming service wants to make better content-based music recommendations.
It's entrepreneurs, not nations, that are poised to solve the world's biggest problems, unlimited by boundaries.
One in 8 couples will experience fertility issues. Progyny believes providing infertility benefits and services will keep employees happy.
Female-led Drawbridge aims to upend the Big 3 ad tech giants with its machine-learning technology that discerns user behavior.
Elon Musk plans to send a robotic mission to Mars by 2024, way ahead of NASA's timetable. A public/private partnership may be in the offing.
The relationship between the IPO and the most-valuable tech start-ups is frosty.
Billion-dollar start-ups make the CNBC Disruptor 50 list every year. A look at those posturing for an IPO — and those biding their time.
To boost returns, some mutual funds are investing in unicorn companies like SpaceX and Uber. Part of the reason is firms are nixing an IPO.
The real reason there's an all-out price war taking place among online brokers: They know you now can pay nothing to trade.
Uber is facing a federal investigation and has engineered a few big deceptions. Its CEO also said Uber's 'beaten' Lyft. Don't trust him.
CNBC 2017 Disruptor number 41, Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise, discusses the popularity of eSports.
Airbnb is now worth more than all but one hotel company. Its next big market to upend may be air travel, and your flight booking.
Live from Lyft headquarters, Julia Boorstin talks with Taggart Matthiesen, Lyft Director of Product. Lyft is #2 in CNBC's Disruptor 50's list.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy inked a deal with Uptake Technologies to use its analytics for its fleet of wind turbines to boost productivity.
Coming in at number 11 on this year's Disruptor 50 list is cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. Co-founder & CEO George Kurtz discusses the current cybersecurity threat environment and the trajectory for the company.
U.S. start-ups such as Houzz, Ezetap and Udacity are entering the burgeoning Indian marketplace, which has a middle class of 300 million.
CNBC's Julia Boorstin reveals the top five companies on CNBC's 5th annual Disruptor 50 list.
Fifth place on CNBC's Disruptor 50 list, Brad Keywell, Uptake Technologies co-founder & CEO, discusses his predictive analytics company's business model and
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