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Karlie Kloss made headlines last year when she announced she was not only a high-ranking model but could also code in Ruby. Kloss, who says she’s always been interested in math and science, started learning to program a couple of years ago. The supermodel partnered with the Flatiron School in New York City last year to launch the #KodewithKarlie scholarship program for teen girls. Read More... →

Starting today, publisher Activision is kicking off the finals for the first stage of its Call of Duty World League competition, and the company has a new feature for Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PlayStation 4 to get more people watching. In early March, Activision and developer Treyarch launched the live-event viewer inside the PS4 version […]... →

I’m going to start by saying I’m actually a huge fan of SoFi. I think they have a great product, they’ve built an incredible business and their growth in a regulated and complex industry is impressive. And I say this even though I’ve had my student loan refinance denied by them — they still provide a great experience. However, some recent strategic choices at… Read More... →

Palaround began its life as one of what’s now many companies attempting to be the “Tinder for finding friends” – a list that now includes Tinder’s dating app rival, Bumble, in fact. But recently, the startup began rolling out a new product focused instead on bringing the Tinder swipe model to private organizations. A pivot from the earlier general purpose… Read More... →

Pre-natal genetic testing, VR drones, and fracking nanoparticles were a few of the products featured in Y Combinator’s first Virtual Demo Day. They come from the YC Fellowship, a program designed to let the startup school help idea- or prototype-stage companies, beyond the full-fledged businesses in its main accelerator. The 8-week full-time fellowship mostly offers remote guidance,… Read More... →

Managed by Q announced today that it closed a series B funding round with $25 million in its pocket. The office cleaning and managing startup, which has swept away some of the common practices of the freelance economy, was backed by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and Kapor Capital. “This is a hairy fund-raising environment, so we feel […]... →

We’ve got a Vive in the house. Here’s our unboxing video of the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. HTC will begin shipping the Vive next week to those who preordered it for $800. The Vive is one of the most highly anticipated VR headsets arriving on the PC, hot on the tails of the March […]... →

Ритейлер «Связной» 31 марта снизил цены более чем на 300 смартфонов и планшетов. Так компания отреагировала на действия своих конкурентов, пишет РБК — в частности, «Евросети», которая 30 марта также понизила цены на смартфоны. «Ведомости» ранее сообщили, что «Евросеть» и «Связной» увеличили объёмы закупок и начали готовиться к «ценовым войнам».... →

Less than a year after raising a hefty Series A, Managed By Q is today announcing the raise of a $25 million Series B round led by GV, with former TechCrunch writer MG Siegler joining the board. Managed By Q is a service that handle all the extra responsibilities that come along with running an office. From re-stocking toilet paper and soap to office cleanings to a fresh paint job on the… Read More... →

For better or worse, it’s April 1st again. Happy April Fools’ Day! The day when up becomes down, cats become people, and the Internet loses its collective mind for about 24 hours. As is tradition, we’re digging up all the best, worst, weirdest, and most ill-planned April Fools’ jokes from around the Internet and sticking them in one place for your easy perusal.… Read More... →

Business messaging service Slack has raised $200 million at a $3.8 billion post-money valuation, the company confirms to TechCrunch. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation by GGV, Comcast Ventures and Slack’s existing investors, including Accel, Index Ventures and Social Capital. This brings the total funding for the three-year-old company to a whopping $540 million.… Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: How do you break through the noise, gain zealous followers, and satisfy disgruntled users — that translate into business results? Join VB’s director of marketing technology Stewart Rogers for make-or-break social media tactics and tools in this packed hour of social media goodness.  Register here for free. Every business wants to be a social media master, but […]... →

In news that is not April 1-related, North Korea has this week begun to block access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other websites in the country. Read More... →

Генеральный директор научно-развлекательного проекта Artnauka Николай Новосёлов рассказал vc.ru о своем видении digital-отрасли, сформировавшемся после поисков маркетолога и столкновения с недобросовестными специалистами.... →

Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break video game for the PC and Xbox debuts next week, and we’ve already played it all the way through. You can find a lot of Remedy lore sprinkled as Easter eggs throughout the game. (See our full review here, and tips here). You’ll find a bizarre Remedy video in the very first […]... →

Anticipation for Tesla’s new “affordable” electric car reached fever pitch in the build up to the big unveil yesterday, with 115,000 people having paid $1,000 to get on the list to buy a Model 3 shortly after it was unveiled yesterday. After a full day taking orders, Elon Musk has now revealed that orders totalled […]... →

Мессенджер для корпоративных коммуникаций Slack, инвестором которого является Юрий Мильнер, привлек $200 млн при оценке $3,8 млрд. Об этом сообщает Venture Beat. Раунд возглавил Thrive Capital, также в сделке приняли участие Comcast Ventures, Accel Partners, GGV, Index Ventures, Social Capital, Spark Growth и другие инвесторы. Участвовал ли DST Global в сделке не сообщается. Всего Slack привлек $560 млн.  Фонд Юрия Мильнира DST Global вложился в  Slack в апреле 2015 года. Общий объем инвестиций в раунде сос... →

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we reviewed Microsoft exclusive Quantum Break, the Oculus Rift starts shipping, and we discussed how Muslims are portrayed in gaming. Happy reading, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion Watch us play Quantum Break Watch a stop motion video made entirely in Snapchat Dark Souls III […]... →

Корпоративный мессенджер Slack привлёк $200 млн при оценке в $3,8 млрд. Об этом пишет VentureBeat со ссылкой на представителей компании.... →

Tech giants Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon have submitted a joint brief to the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court in support of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions from power plants across the U.S. The CPP was blocked (for now) by the Supreme Court yesterday after “five separate stay applications were filed by […]... →