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Facebook has to train people how to make great video if it wants it “at the heart” of its services like Mark Zuckerberg promised, so today it launched a slew of new video analytics. Creators can now see the audience demographics of their video viewers, what moments were most engaging in their live broadcasts, and how shares and crossposts boosted their view counts. But most… Read More... →

Silk‘s co-founder and CEO, Salar al Khafaji, announced today that private data analytics unicorn Palantir would be acquiring the company. The transaction appears to be an acqui-hire, with members of the Silk team directly joining Palantir in new roles. Founded in 2010, Silk helps data journalists, activists, NGOs and businesses produce data visualizations in the cloud without the need… Read More... →

Service-level agreements (SLAs) are key when it comes to choosing a service that is going to play an important part for your own service. Cloud hosting services have an SLA, software-as-a-service products have an SLA, even airlines have SLAs. Software-as-a-service startup Algolia just revamped its SLA, and it’s interesting to see how the company is wording its policy. SLAs are simple: if… Read More... →

The Flex Company, the makers of a disc-shaped tampon alternative, has raised $1 million from Y Combinator, Amplify.LA and several others and acquired menstrual disc competitor Softcup for an undisclosed amount. Flex now owns all of the market’s menstrual disc products, which the company says are ultimately easier to use than tampons and menstrual cups. The discs, which have not… Read More... →

Издание РБК опубликовало интервью с генеральным директором авиакомпании «Победа» Андреем Калмыковым. Руководитель раскрыл финансовые показатели, прокомментировал жалобы пассажиров и рассказал о развитии сети национальных и международных авианаправлений. Редакция vc.ru выбрала наиболее интересные фрагменты интервью.... →

Гаджет позволяет улучшить память, обучаемость и другие когнитивные способности пользователя, заявляют авторы проекта... →

Listen up, would-be TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 attendees. Time is quickly running out to get your hands on tickets to the best startup show in the Bay Area at the deeply discounted, early-bird price point of just $1,995 apiece, so get on over to our ticketing page today before prices jump on Saturday, August 13. Read More... →

Издание UploadVR опубликовало материал о причинах популярности VR-кафе в Китае. Редакция vc.ru выбрала главное из текста.... →

Американский Forbes опубликовал рейтинг 100 самых богатых людей планеты, занятых в сфере интернет-технологий. Состояние миллиардеров из топ-10, в который вошли создатель Facebook Марк Цукерберг и основатель Alibaba Group Джек Ма, выросло на $64,9 млрд.... →

Since news broke of the fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S that was on “Autopilot,” the media and various experts have been locked in high-speed Socratic dialogs on the pros and cons of self-driving cars. To date, most questions have focused on three key areas: liability, the technology and ethics. Read More... →

IFTTT made a name for itself as a platform for people to easily build (or pick up pre-built) scripts to automate tasks in and between various apps — say, to turn on the air conditioner using your home’s smart thermostat when you car tells it that you are 20 minutes’ drive away. Now, as part of the company’s bid to grow in ubiquity, it is taking the next natural… Read More... →

Уважаемые пользователи! Мы постоянно улучшаем наш сервис и рады сообщить о нескольких заметных нововведениях в нашем сервисе, которые были реализованы за последнее время. 1) Общаться в процессе выполнения заявки стало еще удобнее. Мы создали новую страницу для работы с комментариями:… Читать далее →... →

It is, sadly, just for businesses, so slow your roll before you start daydreaming about what you’ll load onto yours. The company showed off a few new products at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, but nothing quite as jaw dropping as what the company is calling “the largest SSD ever demonstrated.” The 60TB SSD is firmly in demonstration mode, meaning it’s sort of… Read More... →

Общее количество приложений в App Store в 2020 году составит 5 миллионов. Это увеличит ассортимент магазина на 2,9 млн. приложений или на 73% в сравнении с 2016 годом. К такому выводу пришли исследователи из Sensor Tower, проанализировав динамику роста Apple App Store с 2008 года. К концу 2008 года число приложений в App Store составило […]... →

I’ll be in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, August 10, to hold a night of pitches and open mic shenanigans so bring your guitar and pitching shoes. The event will be at O’Toole’s 4796 W Broad St, right off I-270. We’ll start at 7 p.m. sharp with pitches, so get there after work. And at 8pm or so we’ll have an open stage with live music – I’m going to… Read More... →

"Роем!" ознакомился с документами, которые стартап Workle рассылает потенциальным инвесторам. Компания хочет привлечь до 50 млн рублей за 5-13% своих акций.... →

BMW is working on an Alexa skill for its new BMW Connected app, which will arrive later this year and let car owners do things like check their remaining fuel levels and lock their car doors via voice commands to their Echo speaker. The new BMW Connected app arrived in the North American App Store in April, and will roll out in the UK.  It’s able to connect to any car with… Read More... →

Sending a letter to the White House is getting a digital upgrade today. In addition to accepting hand-written missives by postal mail, the public can now send a note to President Obama via Facebook. On the the White House’s Facebook page, you can use Messenger to “speak” to the administration by way of the newly launched White House Messenger bot. To use the bot, you… Read More... →

Фонд Starta Capital назвал 10 проектов, попавших во второй набор его американского акселератора. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде.  Ими стали: Insense Pro – площадка для публикаций рекламы в аккаунтах Instagram-блогеров, Bnesis – маркетплейс и PaaS, где любой разработчик может выбрать сторонние сервисы, например, облако, платежные технологии и интегрировать в свое приложение/службу в течение нескольких часов,  Aerostate – стартап занимается прогнозированием качества воздуха для улучшения климатических услови... →

JD.com, Alibaba’s closest rival in China, is targeting profitability after reported its Q2 2016 earnings which, while on target with expectations, saw revenue growth continue to slow. Read More... →