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Apple made the bombshell announcement today that it has invested $1 billion in China’s top ride hailing app. Didi Chuxing (formerly called Didi Kuaidi) is often described in U.S. media as Uber’s Chinese rival, but it already dominates the market by far. The company claims it fulfilled one billion rides last year and holds 87 percent of the country’s private ride-hailing market. Read More... →

Our cities face a choice: find creative ways to integrate today’s technology into their DNA or have entire systems get left behind. Urban populations are growing, infrastructure is aging and needs are evolving (access to the Internet is as important as electricity). To keep up with the demands of modern urban populations, cities need ways to integrate new solutions into old ways of… Read More... →

Accion Systems, the company developing miniature space propulsion systems, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures. RRE Ventures, Founder Collective, and Slow Ventures also participated in the round. The company had previously raised $2 million from seed funding and $6.5 million from partnerships with the Department of Defense. While perhaps best known for their… Read More... →

Progressive women’s advocates doing controversial work are often at risk of physical violence and online harassment because of their online presence.  In order to help those advocates navigate social media safely, Tactical Technology launched to ensure that, in an increasingly digital age, they don’t end up more vulnerable than ever. “For some women who are politically… Read More... →

Posted by randfishOn-page SEO is no longer a simple matter of checking things off a list. There's more complexity to this process in 2016 than ever before, and the idea of "optimization" both includes and builds upon traditional page elements. In this Whiteboard Friday, Rand explores the eight principles you'll need for on-page SEO success going forward. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! Video Transcription Howdy, Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of ... →

When Rwanda’s socioeconomic turnaround is discussed, the country’s disciplined approach to economic growth and commitment to avoiding the pitfalls of corruption are usually highlighted. However, while these components certainly played a significant role, another key factor in Rwanda’s transformation is often overlooked. Read More... →

Researchers from MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology joined forces for a project that reads like something out of a William Burroughs novel. Crafted from dried pig intestines, the little origami robot is designed to hatch from inside a swallowed capsule and unfold like an accordion. Once inside the swallower’s stomach, the little meat ‘bot… Read More... →

In today’s digital world, everyday functions such as making dinner reservations or hailing a taxi are done at the touch of a button. Similarly, other, more complex and esoteric functions, such as wealth management, are also moving toward automation. This evolution is enabled by the creation of state-of-the-art software, which has helped make wealth management more consumer-friendly… Read More... →

Communication in the harsh, uninhabited and undeveloped environment of the Australian Outback is a huge challenge. That’s why Paul Gardner-Stephen, a senior lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide, has partnered with Toyota and the communications and advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi on a solution. The three partners are building a literal mobile network, using fleets of… Read More... →

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You know what to do at work today, but do you know why? Goals. Having clear goals is critical to keeping productivity and morale high on any team. Whether it’s a launch date, level of traction, sales quota, or hiring objective, teams perform better with well-defined motives. Lattice weaves goals into your workflow. Built by Y Combinator president Sam Altman’s brother Jack, Lattice… Read More... →

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

Google увеличил значимость mobile-friendly... →

NASA has announced that astronomers working with the Kepler space telescope have verified 1,284 new planets – more than doubling the number of previously confirmed planets from Kepler. In fact, this new batch was the single largest group of new validated planets to date. Astronomers used statistical analysis on a planet catalog of 4,302 potential planets gathered by the Kepler space… Read More... →

Artificial intelligence. It’s dominating headlines with the promise of self-driving cars and virtual assistants becoming more real every day. But despite all the talk around AI, no one seems to really understand what it is or how companies can use it. Read More... →

На глазок — китайский рабочий до сих пор обходится владельцу раз так в 200 или в 700 дешевле, чем рабочий в Европе. Конкурировать с Азией почти невозможно.... →

Управляющий партнер соинвестиционной платформы AltaClub Игорь Рабинович подготовил  обзор самых крупных израильских сделок за неделю со своими комментариями.  eyeSigh привлекла $20 млн от венчурного фонда Kuang-Chi Израильская компания eyeSight Technologies, работающая над технологией распознавания жестов для цифровых устройств, анонсировала привлечение $20 млн от китайской корпорации Kuang-Chi, которая не так давно объявила о создании $300 млн международного венчурного фонда в Израиле. Предыдущими инвестор... →

The team at Disney Research is up to its fun old tricks, this time finding some new uses for off-the-shelf RFID tags. Along with researchers from Carnegie Mellon, Disney’s laboratory wing has discovered a low-latency way to process RFID signals, making it possible to use the tags to turn cheap objects into simple wireless interative controls that don’t require battery power. The… Read More... →

Олег Тиньков выкупил с 19 апреля по 4 мая 2,3 млн депозитарных расписок своего банка по средней цене $3,93 за штуку, что составило 1,28% акционерного капитала. Доля Тинькова в Тинькофф Банке увеличилась до 53,38%. Об этом сообщает РБК. По данным издания, Тиньков приобретает бумаги банка в третий раз. С 12 октября по 16 ноября 2015 года Тиньков приобрел 2,5 млн депозитарных расписок в среднем по $2,72 за штуку, что составило 1,39% капитала банка. Также Тиньков приобретал расписки через принадлежащую ему ком... →