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One million dollars. A student will earn that much more in life with a four-year college degree as opposed to just a high school diploma. That’s according to a recent study from Georgetown University, which offers just such a degree. But most students need financial aid. And when it comes to financial aid, there are basically two kinds: the kind you pay back and the kind you want. You want… Read More... →

Even though several huge data breaches have recently exposed hundreds of millions of social media login credentials online, users aren’t re-setting their passwords — which means you’ll probably continue to see celebrities’ social media accounts getting hijacked. Racial justice activist DeRay Mckesson became the most recent example of a high-profile account breach… Read More... →

Gawker files for bankruptcy, Verizon inches closer to buying Yahoo, what to expect at Apple’s WWDC conference next week and more headlines to stay on top of this week’s tech news. Read More... →

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

Since the dawn of technology, we’ve been afraid of technology eliminating our jobs. Look at the birth of the steam engine. When it was invented in the late 1700s, people believed its arrival signaled the end of manual labor and thousands of hardworking individuals would be out of jobs. Instead, it created completely new jobs in new industries. Nearly 250 years later, in a world defined… Read More... →

Сайт The Long and Short опубликовал колонку британского журналиста и музыканта Родри Марсдена. Автор рассуждает о том, какое влияние оказывают технологии на творческие процессы. Он полагает, что доступность многочисленных простых инструментов для занятий творчеством снижают его ценность.... →

Matt Cutts, the currently on leave Googler, who is one of the most well known Googlers to our audience, has spoken up about the claims that Google manipulated their search suggestions for Hillary Clinton. He did this on Twitter...... →

In March, we told you that Andreessen Horowitz was targeting $1.5 billion for its fifth and new fund. This morning, the seven-year-old, Sand Hill Road firm is confirming that it has closed on that amount, having secured the capital commitments from its previous investors. The announcement comes a little more than two years after that the firm closed its forth, multi-stage venture capital… Read More... →

Издательский дом Gawker Media 10 июня подал заявление о собственном банкротстве, пишет The New York Times (NYT). По данным издания, компания уже выставила на продажу все свои активы, чтобы сохранить издание и избежать увольнения сотрудников.... →

Attention. Project code-name Electrolysis is a go. Mozilla’s long running project to bring multi-process architecture to hundreds of millions of Firefox users has finally met release criteria for a full scale rollout. Nearly every other browser on the market has adopted multi-process architecture, splitting tabs and extensions into separate processes. For the average non-technical… Read More... →

Google let the world know that bogus spam reports are a pretty dumb idea this week. Turns out that they have policies in place for identifying bogus reports and the users who frequently submit them. So if you’re falsely reporting your competitors, don’t be surprised when Google starts ignoring you! We’ve also got some good stories from WebmasterWorld to share, including Google’s latest legal battle, testing a new version of... [Read More...] The post Google Says, “Don’t Be Bogus, Dude”: Weekly Forum Update ... →

Apple is about to kick off its annual developer conference in San Francisco on Monday. As usual, the company will get things going with a good old keynote filled with secret and not-so-secret announcements. Here's what I expect to see. A good chunk of the conference should be about iOS and OS X updates. Usually, Apple showcases some of th Read More... →

Chat and collaboration app Slack is experiencing serious outages today, but we’re not sure of the nature or extent of the disaster, because status.slack.com is also inaccessible! What? This is like a fire station burning down! Read More... →

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Основатель «Тинькофф банка» Олег Тиньков запустил сервис для аренды жилья премиум-класса La Datcha, предназначенный для людей, которые «разделяют его стиль жизни». Все дома, которые участвуют в проекте, принадлежат предпринимателю лично.... →

Gawker Media filed for bankruptcy today, according to documents filed in a Southern District of New York court. The filing comes as Gawker’s legal battle with the wrestler Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) drags on. Hogan sued Gawker after the site published a clip of his sex tape and a blog post analyzing it. According to the filing, Gawker’s assets are valued between $50 and… Read More... →

Looking forward to seeing you all in Warsaw and Krakow. There will be much rejoicing and smalec. It is my understand that you all are watching “football” matches in the “Eurozone Cup” (Americans know nothing about “soccer”) but I think it’s a great opportunity to network in Polska and practice your pitching. The Warsaw event will be held on June 13… Read More... →

Facebook is continuing its heavy-handed push to get users to install its private photo-sharing app Moments. The company’s latest move – warning people some of their photos will be deleted if the app isn’t installed – has managed to make Moments the number one app in the App Store. Users are being given a deadline of July 7th to move to Moments or download their… Read More... →

Холдинг Booking Group инвестировал в свой сервис для совместных путешествий Boombilla 400 тысяч евро (около 2,9 млн рублей по курсу евро на 10 июня). Об этом сообщает Rusbase со ссылкой на гендиректора Booking Group Алена Байбекова и главу Boombilla Виктора Василенко.... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — площадка UXCrowd, которая позволяет удаленно протестировать юзабилити сайта, выбрав группу респондентов по нужным параметрам, и получить видео с записью пользовательского опыта. Передаем микрофон.... →