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Mobile AR from Apple, Google and Facebook and computer vision/machine learning (CV/ML) are focusing the minds and wallets of VCs in Silicon Valley, China and beyond. The $2.5 billion invested in AR/VR so far this year was balanced across AR and VR, but now mobile AR and CV/ML are the new hotness. I spoke to a few friends about how the investment market has evolved. Read More... →

Has Amazon’s ‘one-click’ checkout on mobile looked a little different to you lately? A number of users of Amazon’s mobile applications have recently reported seeing a new checkout option that replaces the click – well, on mobile, the tap – with a swipe instead. As it turns out, the option is part of a fairly large-scale test Amazon has underway. Currently… Read More... →

Развитие и комфорт не могут сосуществовать... →

The first thing I download on a new Windows machine – after Chrome, of course – is PuTTY. This tried-and-true OpenSSH client has served millions of devs quite well for the past twenty years and I’m sure it will still remain a favorite but Microsoft has added its own ssh client to Windows, a move that points to more openness on the part of Redmond. The folks at ServeTheHome… Read More... →

In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, 39 Senators (all Democrats, though Republicans have also voiced concern) urge the agency to stop its plan to eliminate net neutrality rules. Where the objections have come in ones and twos before, this is the largest official complaint we’ve seen against the FCC’s proposal, which is due to be voted on tomorrow. Read More... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Redbox, the company behind the ubiquitous supermarket kiosks for renting DVDs, is moving into the world of digital streaming. Technically, Redbox On Demand is still in beta, but this marks the broader launch of the streaming service that Redbox was testing last year. It’s available on the web, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and LG and Samsung smart TVs. To be clear, this… Read More... →

Команда ВКонтакте сообщила о масштабном обновлении VK Admin для Android. В приложении для управления сообществами был полностью переработан рекламный кабинет. У объявлений появилась оценка релевантности, а ярлык кабинета можно вынести на рабочий стол телефона. Также в обновленной версии появился раздел уведомлений. Теперь администраторы сообществ смогут реагировать на действия клиентов максимально быстро. Знакомый по другим сервисам […]... →

Comcast has promised before that it does not and will not engage in paid prioritization, and today the company has reiterated that stance — after being called out for having apparently weakened it over the last year. Read More... →

Номер телефона — это счет в «Тинькофф Банке» с бесплатным обслуживанием.... →

We all love to share GIFs — and there are plenty of ways to do that, through online portals or keyboards — but often times because there is so much content, you’ll end up surfacing up a lower-fidelity GIF. There can be plenty of copies of the same video clips as a GIF, or maybe it’s just difficult to capture and upload, but Gfycat hopes that it can be solved at a… Read More... →

Is it worse if a robot instead of a human is used to deter the homeless from setting up camp outside places of business? One such bot cop took over the outside of the San Francisco SPCA, an animal advocacy and pet adoption clinic in they city’s Mission district, recently, to deter homeless people from hanging out there — causing some people to get very upset. Silicon Valley game… Read More... →

Для самой динамичной экономики мира будущее уже наступило... →

Краудфандинг-платформа запустила сервис для «легальной» продажи опционов на токены.... →

Вчера ночью на НТВ вышла первая серия бизнес-шоу «Идея на миллион». Это уже второе шоу про предпринимателей на ТВ за последние два года: в прошлом году на «России» показывали «Акул Бизнеса». Кроме того, у ФРИИ с «СТС Love» были планы запустить проект «Стартапы», но, возможно к счастью, дальше релизов дело там не дошло.  Жюри и проекты В первый день пять оценивало пять стартапов. В составе жюри первого дня были: Президент общероссийской общественной организации «Деловая Россия» и основатель группы компаний «... →

Loans can be the hardest to get for the people who need them the most. An estimated 45 million Americans don’t have a credit score and others have trouble bringing up their scores, even if they are in a better financial position than in years past. While most lenders would consider low-income families with bad credit scores to be too risky, a startup called INSIKT believes that it… Read More... →

Twitter has disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy six Brexit-related ads on its platform during last year’s European Union referendum vote. Read More... →

While some folks still head to the stores on Black Friday and throughout December, many of us are turning to the web for Christmas shopping. Just one complication: shipping tends to bottleneck during the holidays and some gifts simply don’t arrive on time. But we’ve sorted all that out for you. Here are the order deadlines for folks buying their gifts online who want them delivered… Read More... →

Основатель сообщества Business Family BINDX Алексей Жарков анализирует наиболее реалистичные сценарии применения искусственного интеллекта.... →

PepsiCo is the latest company to reveal that it’s placed orders for Tesla’s forthcoming electric semi-truck – and also the company with the largest order so far. The beverage company has ordered 100 of the trucks per Reuters, meaning it’s placed at least a $20,000 deposit for each of those since Tesla rose the downpayment amount for its original $5,000 starting… Read More... →