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Serial entrepreneur discusses his journey starting up and exiting two tech companies in Silicon Valley. Read More... →

One by one, most software has succumbed to the cloud; Designers have Adobe, gamers have Steam, programmers have GitHub and now musicians have Splice. Splice is launching a rent-to-own pricing model for software synths. Starting today, musicians will be able to use Serum from Xfer Records, to their hearts content without any upfront fees.  The company likes to call their service a rental,… Read More... →

The human microbiome — meaning all of our microbes’ genes — will reshape the consumerization of personalized medicine and diet. Following the human genome project, technological advancements have brought us much closer to acute precision in disease diagnosis and treatment. The microbiome has the potential to change the way we diagnose and treat the most critical diseases of… Read More... →

As interest and investment continue to pour into the online education market, startups building platforms with a lot of traction are reaping the rewards. In the latest development, a company out of China called VIPKID — which has built a popular platform connecting children aged between five and 12 years with native English speakers for one-to-one online language lessons… Read More... →

Posted by Alex-T When it comes to brick-and-mortar storefronts, local businesses often struggle to compete with neighboring big brands. Statistics show that, even for a well-known local store that's established a strong relationship with its customers and built a community through the years, having such a neighbor can be detrimental. But what about a newly opened business? Does it have any chance of competing with popular brands? My experience has led me to believe there's only one way a locally owned busin... →

An Intel engineer just tweeted out a photo of a new VR sensor prototype and suggested that VR would play a large role in the company’s developer conference late this month. In the since-deleted tweet, Dimitri Diakopoulos, a senior prototyping engineer at Intel, showed off what he referred to as a depth-sensing prototype attachment for the HTC Vive. At least visually, the sensor… Read More... →

Posted by BeTopLocalHere’s a scenario that may be all-too-familiar: You’ve worked with your client to improve their SEO and optimize their pages for conversion. You've set up tracking software and done a great job of delivering qualified leads. Then your client complains they still aren't closing more deals. What gives? What if it's not the tech part of the funnel letting you down? What if your problem is of the human variety? “Hold up!” you’re thinking. “Not my problem!” Digital agencies often don't think ... →

Speedtest has released its mid-year broadband speeds report, and there’s actually quite a bit of good news in there. Speeds are steadily increasing despite machinations within the industry, and in fact the average in the U.S. just went north of 50 megabits for the first time ever. Read More... →

It’s been a rough couple of months for Amazon competitors. First Canada’s Shop.ca declares bankruptcy and essentially has a fire sale, then Jet.com, which accumulated big funding and big hype pre-launch, is apparently in talks with Wal-Mart re: an acquisition. A Wal-Mart exit isn’t the upstart victory against an industry giant originally foretold in Jet’s creation… Read More... →

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In light of Dollar Shave Club’s recent sale, I started thinking about other industries that haven’t yet rethought the customer relationship by leveraging the cloud. A significant majority of FDA-approved medical devices — and their associated business models — should be rethought around the idea that the cloud is a core feature of the product. Read More... →

Tesla news has been dominating Silicon Valley over the last few weeks and today’s earnings report released after the close of the market hasn’t shaken fundamental views about the company The energy company born out of an automobile company reported non-GAAP Q2 revenue of $1.56 billion up from last year’s Q2 revenue of $1.2 billion. The company came close but ultimately… Read More... →

В мессенджере Telegram Павла Дурова появилось облачное хранилище, в которое можно загружать фотографии, документы и другие файлы. Об этом говорится в описании обновления сервиса до версии 3.11.... →

Jack Dorsey really needs a hit. After Twitter’s weak second-quarter showing, and both stocks not performing well in the past year, Dorsey — as the lead of both companies — needs to show investors his strategies are working (and that he can run both companies). Well, he certainly got one today. Square reported its second-quarter earnings, where it brought in $439 million in… Read More... →

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Basis Peak, a fitness watch tracking your health and sleep habits, is now being recalled by the company after reports of overheating. The Intel subsidiary first sent a statement about the overheating issues mid-June and is now asking customers to stop wearing their watches and is shutting down service “immediately.” “We had hoped to update the software on your watch… Read More... →

The field of artificial intelligence is so huge, and the potential applications so numerous, that it would be folly to try to explain it all in one — no, wait, IBM just did. Read More... →

Lyft is seeing record ridership, including an all-time high of 13.9 million rides during July first reported by Recode and confirmed by TechCrunch via sources familiar with the matter. In addition to the total ride increase, along with a new record for monthly active riders of over 3 million, Lyft also saw significant growth in use of it Concierge service, a bulk booking service similar to… Read More... →

Google сообщил, что ошибки микроразметки на AMP-страницах были переведены в разряд примечаний. Теперь они не отображаются в отчёте по ускоренным страницам в Search Console. Отсутствие разметки, а также наличие непроверенных структурированных данных больше не считаются ошибками. Это изменение вызвано тем,  что в будущем AMP-страницам больше не будет нужна микроразметка для появления в результатах поиска. Напомним, что отчёт по ускоренным мобильным страницам появился в […]... →

Austin-based VR studio Owlchemy Labs just secured a $5 million Series A led by Qualcomm Ventures with participation in the round also coming from HTC, The VR Fund, Colopl Next and Capital Factory. “VR has been a deep passion of ours for many years and being at the forefront of designing new virtual worlds is truly a dream for our whole team,” Owlchemy Labs CEO Alex Schwartz said… Read More... →