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Минэкономразвития предлагает на законодательном уровне запретить чиновникам и военнослужащим вести рабочую переписку через мобильные приложения иностранных разработчиков. Об этом сообщает «Коммерсантъ», в распоряжении которого оказалась копия доклада министерства с предложениями по приоритету закупок российского ПО президенту Владимиру Путину.... →

Чиновникам и военнослужащим хотят запретить использование иностранных приложений в служебных целях. Запрет коснется Gmail, WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber и Skype.... →

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Операторы ведут переговоры о создании единой сети в нескольких российских регионах... →

In the popular media, we talk a lot about robots stealing jobs. But when we stop speculating and actually look at the real world of work, the impact of advanced robotics is far more nuanced and complicated. Issues of jobs and income inequality fade away, for example — there aren’t remotely enough robots to affect more than a handful of us in the practical sense. Read More... →

Posted by Tom-Anthony[Estimated read time: 8 minutes] Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) are capable of radically disrupting the way we search for and consume information on the Internet. The convergence of several trends and technologies has resulted in a new interface through which people will be able to interact with your business. This will have a dramatic impact — if your long-term marketing/business plan doesn't account for IPAs, you may be in the same boat as those people who said they didn't nee... →

“Enjoy your com-FORT-able stay,” says a robot front-desk clerk at Japan’s Robot Hotel. Do you thank the robot for its awkward salutation? Or maybe you hesitate for a moment before shuffling off in silence. If our digital screens are separating us from human interaction, you better believe AI will further tear that tenuous social fabric. Read More... →

The fundamentally transparent nature of blockchain technology – with its unalterable public ledger – will force politicians to be more honest about themselves and their intentions. Blockchain, they promise, will eventually disinfect the American political system – exposing dishonesty and triggering a more accountable political conversation. Read More... →

It may slip our notice, but technological innovation is often reducible to an innovation in the marketing and conceptualization of technology. While there are undoubtedly many technological breakthroughs that can’t be reduced to linguistic and conceptual changes, it’s surprising how often apparent innovations depend on shifts in terminology and discourse. Read More... →

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This week on the Technotopia podcast I interviewed Jeffrey Martin, the creator of 360Cities and the maker of the Sphericam. Martin is a skilled 360-degree camera operator and has created amazing panoramas of cities around the world. “I’ve been working with VR since the days of CRT monitors,” he said and he explained the challenges and changes coming to us thanks to new… Read More... →

Livestreams start boring because broadcasters don’t want to begin the real action until more people have tuned in. That can take a few minutes, even with streams being rapidly distributed via push notifications, tweets, and the News Feed. But by that time, the initial audience may have bounced, and the recorded replay won’t entice viewers later. Facebook Live videos auto-play… Read More... →

Chatbots have been in the news a lot this year. First there was Tay, Microsoft’s racist love child, who just couldn’t keep herself under control. Then came Facebook with its messenger bots, which, by most accounts, didn’t start well. And now there’s news coming from Viv, which at first glance seems like Siri 2.0. Not surprisingly, it was built by the founder of Siri. Read More... →

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Иван Карманов, директор по маркетингу и PR цифровой платформы для настольных игр Tabletopia, написал колонку о том, как в компании боролись с поддельными запросами на доступ к проекту, чтобы бесплатно получить ключи и перепродать их по сниженной цене.... →

Иван Карманов, директор по маркетингу и PR цифровой платформы для настольных игр Tabletopia, написал колонку о том, как в компании боролись с поддельными запросами на доступ к проекту, чтобы бесплатно получить ключи и перепродать их по сниженной цене.... →

Сразу несколько крупных компаний изменили свои логотипы в прошлом году. Издание Business Insider собрало список лучших из них. Редакция vc.ru публикует перевод.... →

Сразу несколько крупных компаний изменили свои логотипы в прошлом году. Издание Business Insider собрало список лучших из них. Редакция vc.ru публикует перевод.... →

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It’s been almost 10 years since Apple unveiled the iPhone. Since that day, the smartphone has been the overwhelming driver of innovation in the technology industry. Many components have made stunning advances to keep up with consumer demand to have sleeker, more powerful devices every year. For chip makers, the pressure has been to produce smaller, more powerful components for each… Read More... →