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Atlassian today announced that it has acquired StatusPage, a Y Combinator-incubated service that allows online businesses to keep their users updated about the status of their online services. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. This marks Atlassian’s first acquisition since going public last December. Adding a service like StatusPage, which launched three… Read More... →

Pretty much every PR agency under the sun has had a meeting this week trying to determine how they can get a slice of the Pokemon GO popularity, and, to be fair, so has every newsroom. BUT now it’s time for T-Mobile to bask in the sunshine with its contribution to the media lightning storm. T-Mobile announced today that as a part of its “T-Mobile Tuesdays” promotion… Read More... →

Your next colleague could be an industrial robot: Ford has a pilot project which could pave the way for humans and robots to eventually work hand-in-hand together in all of the automaker’s assembly lines worldwide. The automaker currently has new collaborative robots, known as co-bots, helping workers fit shock absorbers to Fiesta cars in Ford’s assembly plant in Cologne, Germany.… Read More... →

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

Еврокомиссия выдвинула в адрес Google новое антимонопольное обвинение. В этот раз претензии ведомства касаются рекламной деятельности компании. Сегодня Еврокомиссар по вопросам конкуренции Маргрет Вестагер (Margrethe Vestager) провела пресс-конференцию, во время которой заявила о новых претензиях к Google. Компания обвиняется в использовании главенствующего положения на рынке онлайн-рекламы для ограничения показа рекламных объявлений конкурентов на сайтах-партнёрах AdSense for […]... →

Is nothing sacred? The rugged trails that over history have been trod by cowboys, gauchos, ranch hands, and in Australia, swagmen, are now to be presided over by cold, calculating machines. SwagBot is the vanguard of our incoming steer-driving overlords, its independent all-wheel drive churning carelessly the mud in which once toiled our manly forbears and their snorting charges. Read More... →

In a surprise federal court ruling, Microsoft has won its lawsuit against the United States government over a warrant for a customer’s emails. The company has been fighting since 2013 to resist turning over the emails, which are stored in an Irish data center. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled today that Microsoft is not required to comply with a warrant for the… Read More... →

Дизайн-агентство Pentagram представило редизайн логотипа платежной системы MasterCard. Это первое обновление символа MasterCard c 1968 года.... →

500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure took the stage at Startupfest in Montreal on Thursday to chat with festival co-founder Phil Telio, and while a lot of what he covered was the McClure Classic Hits playlist you might recognize if you’ve ever seen him speak, he also shed some light on what he sees as 500 Startups’ competitive advantage in the field of high-profile… Read More... →

Reading the links your friends share with you in Messenger is getting a little easier, starting today. Facebook says it’s beginning to roll out support for “Instant Articles” – the fast-loading, distraction-free versions of publishers’ sites – in its popular mobile messaging app. The Android version of Messenger will be the first to receive this… Read More... →

Was Tesla’s Autopilot mode too much autonomy, too soon? Consumer Reports seems to think so. On Thursday, the publication called for the automaker to disable its hands-free operation until the system can be made safer. Consumer Reports came to this decision after its experts concluded that some Tesla owners believe that the vehicles can drive themselves, creating the hazardous situations… Read More... →

Microsoft wants more data scientists in the job market. But some young people need to acquire their knowledge starting completely anew, while mid-career professionals need to build on their previous experience. To plug the skills gap for both categories, Microsoft launched a series of classes in data science through edX.org, the nonprofit online learning destination founded by Harvard… Read More... →

Акселератор iDealMachine запустил собственную номинацию в рамках российского конкурса стартапов GoTech... →

Long before there was a Dyson V8 Absolute vacuum, a bias existed about the pricing and overall effectiveness of Dyson products. While I am not trying to prove or disprove that, I am going to share my impressions of their latest (expensive) household appliance: the V8 Absolute vacuum. After all, you need to know if it sucks or not. Spoiler: it does a bit of both. Price as Reviewed: $599 at… Read More... →

Pinterest today said it was acquiring the team behind Math Camp, the creators of Highlight, and will be sunsetting its applications Roll and Shorts in the next few weeks. The acquisition shouldn’t seem like a twist — Highlight captured a ton of buzz at SXSW a few years ago, but the reality is Highlight and Math Camp’s later applications never really blew up in such a way… Read More... →

It feels like we keep saying it year after year, but Flash’s days really are numbered — and one of the largest Flash video streaming sites on the web, Twitch, is about to hit the button and switch to HTML5. But first: a beta! Read More... →

51% пользователей считают, что имеют право блокировать рекламу и видеть свой интернет таким, каким они хотят. Это показали результаты исследования, проведенного компанией HubSpot, совместно с блокировщиком рекламы Adblock Plus. Исследование подтверждает рост популярности блокировщиков в связи c увеличением количества назойливой и агрессивной рекламы на сайтах. 78% респондентов положительно относится к использованию блокировщиков, а 63% пользователей […]... →

A Los Angeles judge has dismissed former Hyperloop One CTO and co-founder Brogan BamBrogan’s restraining order against the company’s former head of legal Afshin Pishevar in “all of 30 seconds,” according to a lawyer for the defendant. BamBrogan and several other former employees are suing Hyperloop One for harassment and claims of failure toward fiduciary duty.… Read More... →

Today, ISI Technology announced the closing of their $5 million Series A led by Wade Equity Partners. ISI is the maker of the Heatworks technology — a fully electronic water heater. It happens every morning in households across the US: Turn the water on then check your email, brush your teeth or just wander around the bathroom for several minutes, waiting for hot water to arrive.… Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Digift, который позволяет выпускать и обслуживать электронные подарочные карты или создавать корпоративные мультибрендовые карты в фирменном стиле компании. Передаем микрофон.... →