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Lausanne, a small town in the Western part of Switzerland has emerged as a surprising melting pot of innovative technology, and the latest feather in the town’s tech nest will be hosting the first Swiss chapter of MassChallenge. A large Boston-based accelerator program that is rapidly expanding across the globe, MassChallenge is a non-profit and does not take an equity stake in… Read More... →

No more pop-ups asking you to agree to those murky “2.1x” (or some other “x” amount) surge fares on the Uber app. Soon Uber will just tell you the price of your ride up front. Uber told TechCrunch in May it was not doing away with surge pricing and denied an NPR report mentioning it would be killing surge. However, it seems Uber is doing away with the feature. Uber… Read More... →

We’re all a bit worried about the terrifying surveillance state that becomes possible when you cross omnipresent cameras with reliable facial recognition — but a new study suggests that some of the best algorithms are far from infallible when it comes to sorting through a million or more faces. The University of Washington’s Megaface Challenge is an open competition among… Read More... →

Маски из белорусского приложения MSQRD, компанию-разработчика которого Facebook приобрела в марте 2016 года, появятся в сервисе видеотрансляций Live соцсети «в ближайшие недели». Об этом заявил директор по продукту Facebook Фиджи Симо на конференции VidCon, пишет The Verge.... →

BMW i joins Tesla and Mercedes-Benz in bringing energy storage home with its new system, which has yet to be given a catchy name. The system uses new or used batteries from the BMW i3 electric car to store power from solar panels for later use. It integrates with the charging station users are likely to have in the garage, so the stored energy from the sun can power your i3 overnight.… Read More... →

During the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University today the AngelList, the equity fundraising platform, and activist Shiza Shahid announced plans to create a new venture firm, called NOW Ventures, to back what they’re calling “mission-driven” startups. That’s the latest label for businesses that want to make a positive social and environmental impact,… Read More... →

Не любой лендинг сразу станет приносить доход. Каким бы красивым он ни был, если не использовать правильный инструментарий, получится просто полосатый длинный сайт. На курсе «Landing Page: построение эффективных посадочных страниц» вы научитесь создавать лендинги, которые работают и приносят деньги. Преподаватели расскажут о том, как создать посадочную страницу без помощи дизайнера и программиста. В основе курса практика: вы не будете часами слушать теорию, а сразу вместе с преподавателями прямо в конструкт... →

It was on June 23, 1996 that the Nintendo 64 made its debut — in Japan, that is. We wouldn’t see it on this side of the Pacific for another three months. But today is its proper birthday, and 20 years is a significant enough anniversary that we should probably just take a moment to remember just how awesome this console was — and is. Read More... →

Today at VidCon Facebook pre-announced three new big product updates for Facebook Live, their live-streaming platform built into Facebook. Broadcast With a Friend The first upcoming update is the ability to stream a broadcast with two people in different locations – sort of like a remote interview. Essentially, you can invite a friend to “drop in” on your broadcast and join… Read More... →

Президент России Владимир Путин подписал федеральный закон, приравнивающий крупные новостные интернет-агрегаторы к СМИ. Соответствующий документ опубликован на официальном портале правовой информации. Закон обязывает владельцев новостных агрегаторов «проверять достоверность распространяемых общественно значимых сведений до их распространения». Еще одно требование состоит в том, чтобы «не допускать использование новостного агрегатора в целях распространения недостоверной общественно значимой новостной информ... →

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

Anyone who keeps up with the stock market is likely aware that Lending Club is in hot water. Anyone with professional lending experience is likely unphased by this. Even so, peer-to-peer services remain popular. Because of that, traditional lenders are finally feeling pressure to use technology to improve their own processes, and we’re already seeing substantial progress throughout… Read More... →

The use of Periscope to document the House sit-in has captured the hearts and minds of internetgoers, who proclaim the live-streaming app a necessity for liberty. Mark Zuckerberg would like to point out, though, that some people are using Facebook Live, too. Read More... →

Компания Mail.Ru Group оценила расходы на выполнение условий, перечисленных в «антитеррористическом» законопроекте депутата Ирины Яровой и сенатора Виктора Озерова, в сумму от $1,2 млрд до $2 млрд. Об этом сообщают «Ведомости» со ссылкой на внутренний документ холдинга. Обозначенная сумма составляет только разовые капитальные затраты, а дополнительные операционные издержки составят примерно $80-100 млн в год. Еще […]... →

Even though printing out photos is no longer is the only means of viewing and sharing them with others, people still often want to do something more meaningful with these images – especially those of their family and children – than simply sharing them via ephemeral social media posts. A new application called Storyboard, launching today from the Disney-backed startup… Read More... →

Back in November, TechCrunch took a look at former Startup Battlefield competitor Satago, a U.K. fintech startup that was looking to help freelancers and other small business owners get paid on time. Satago started an automated database that lets users see how well (or poorly) companies are at paying invoices in a timely fashion, and has tools such as automated invoices, reminders,… Read More... →

Число звонков в мессенджере WhatsApp превысило 100 млн в день, говорится в блоге компании.... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — площадка «Мы люди», с помощью которой видеоблогеры, дизайнеры, художники, писатели и создатели другого контента могут получать деньги от своих подписчиков. Передаем микрофон.... →

With the Columbus Dispatch (and many possible runner-up cities) reporting two days ago that Columbus was the winner of the Smart City Challenge, official word was silent until this afternoon. Today in Columbus, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was present to officially recognize and announce—to a full house at the Douglas Community Center in the neighbor of… Read More... →

Президент России Владимир Путин подписал закон, ужесточающий ответственность новостных агрегаторов с аудиторией более 1 млн человек в сутки Документ опубликован на официальном интернет-портале правовой информации, он вступит в силу 1 января 2017 года.... →