Rude Baguette’s Paris Founders Event

Three standouts from the French company's recent event showcasing super-smart startups

Rude Baguette—which began as a blog and a daily newspaper—is a French startup supporter that’s growing as fast as the needs of the creative community. The blog combines breaking news with analysis and opinion to cover startups, foreign companies operating in France and the government’s digital strategy. It’s built a strong and reliable relationship among readers and various stakeholders in the startup sphere since 2011 …

Charged: The Future of Flying

Until now, the friendly skies have largely been governed by World War II-era technology, but a bold new program is poised to revolutionize the industry

Early this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began rolling out an ambitious overhaul program targeted at streamlining the passenger experience. Called NextGen, the initiative aims to usher in the next generation of air travel. Drawing on the country’s National Airspace System enterprise architecture, everything from air traffic control to departure paths to weather systems are being redesigned in favor of smarter, greener technologies. The …

Interview: Vinay Venkatraman

The India-raised, Italy-educated and Denmark-based designer on his value systems and love for found objects

Vinay Venkatraman may not be your typical Danish product and interaction designer, but he’s an influential one. A quick glance at his CV shows that he was educated in India and Italy, co-founded the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design and is now the CEO of his own consulting firm, LeapCraft. Watch his TED talk at TEDxSummit, however, and you’ll see how Venkatraman is taking the …