В интернете

The public’s taste in drones is growing more sophisticated. The industry is improving so quickly that major new features are released every year, if not every few months. If a company wants to sell to the increasingly savvy entry-level quadcopter space, it needs to build a drone that can do more than simply fly. Read More... →

Самые популярные и обсуждаемые тексты на vc.ru за неделю — в традиционном воскресном дайджесте.... →

Американский журналист Дэн Лайонс, работавший в Forbes и Newsweek, написал книгу Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble. В ней он рассказывает, как в возрасте 52 лет устроился работать в технологический стартап HubSpot, и как дико ему было наблюдать за происходящим вокруг. Журнал Fortune опубликовал отрывок из книги Лайонса. Редакция vc.ru приводит перевод текста.... →

GUEST: LinkedIn’s valuation has been hotly debated by everyone from technology publications to Wall Street insiders in recent months. According to Morgan Stanley’s analysts, “continued faster than expected deceleration and/or misexecution will likely cause the stock to be range-bound (best case) or trend toward our bear case valuation (US$60/share).” Some have argued that the mechanics of […]... →

TOKYO (By Thomas Wilson for Reuters) — A laggard in embracing the ‘fintech’, or financial technology, revolution, Japan is set to ease investment restrictions that could free up the flow of capital in an economy sitting on an estimated $9 trillion in individuals’ cash deposits. Strict regulation, easy access to credit due to rock-bottom interest […]... →

In the world of games, many of us have come to the conclusion that a faster framerate is always better. But it can sometimes ruin the look of something as iconic as lightsaber from Star Wars. Hollywood visual-effects studio Industrial Light & Magic is hopping into the world of virtual reality with the HTC Vive Star […]... →

I occasionally meet people who think the Internet is going to go away someday. Yes, some of its pieces do move around a bit. Bye, Friendster! Hello, Peach!* But its core benefit — your ability to find any information any time, and to build relationships around common interests at any distance — aren’t going anywhere. Ever. Read More... →

If you think working at a startup is as glamorous as what’s portrayed in “The Social Network” or even in HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” then you might be mistaken. For veteran journalist Dan Lyons, his experience wasn’t exactly a smashing success and he’s written all about it in a new book called “Disrupted: My Misadventure in […]... →

The last time Google has a special Google logo, aka Doodle, for Easter was in 2000, yes, 16 years ago. But every year, searchers are surprised not to see a Google Easter logo. Here is the logo from Google in 2000: The thing is, if you go to the competitors...... →

What are the ingredients necessary to turn a region into a hub for great game development? That’s a good question, and it’s an economic gold mine for any region that figures it out since games have become a $90 billion industry, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. That question isn’t so different from why Silicon Valley […]... →

REVIEW: HP’s new 15-inch Spectre x360 convertible laptop is great fun. It’s powerful and full-featured, it’s good looking, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going to break if I hold it wrong. It has the best attributes of the MacBook Pro — fast, easy on the eyes — and it also has things you just can’t […]... →

FRANKFURT (By Eric Auchard, Reuters) – Nearly a decade after the iPhone broke the mould for mobile phones the question being asked is whether the evolution of the smartphone has finally come to an end, as even Apple now treats older, smaller 4-inch screens as something new. Industry experts believe innovation in smartphones is giving […]... →

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer downplayed the threat posed by activist investors for more than a year, dismissing the danger as a noisy distraction and setting the stage for a showdown that could now cost Mayer her job. The fight between Mayer and activist investor Starboard Value took a dramatic turn on Thursday when Starboard publicly […]... →

Банк «Санкт-Петербург» планирует инвестировать в финтех-стартапы 1 млрд рублей в рамках инвестиционной программы на 2016-2018 годы. Первые сделки будут совершены в этом году. Об этом сообщает «Деловой Петербург». В инвестиционную программу банк вложил 3,9 млрд рублей в 2013-2015 годах, в 2016-2018 годах эта сумма будет увеличена до 5-6 млрд рублей и потрачена на развитие бизнеса. 54% пойдет на развитие IT-инфраструктуры и электронной среды, четверть из которой будет инвестирована во внедрение финтех-инновац... →

Генеральный директор «облачного» игрового сервиса Playkey Егор Гурьев написал о том, как компания оказалась на грани выживания. Для спасения бизнеса пришлось переосмыслить подход к развитию проекта. В результате удалось увеличить продажи в 20 раз за 10 месяцев.... →

You might have noticed that the new iPad Pro has a high-performance 12-megapixel camera that can record 4K video. Sure, you can use it to take photos and videos of your family vacation, but that’s not what it’s for. It’s for capturing super-sharp, high-res photos and videos, and working with them on the same device. […]... →

Обзор событий мира digital... →

One of the reasons Tinder has been such a resounding success is that it functions like a game. Even if you never go on a date, swiping this way and that, and seeing who thinks you’re attractive, is just inherently fun. But that’s a problem, according to Keisuke Kamijo, the CEO of Tokyo-based Mrk & […]... →

Most virtual reality experiences are over after about 20 minutes, so of course I just spent six hours doing my job inside of a simulated computer environment. Virtual Desktop is an upcoming PC program that will enable anyone with an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift headset to emulate their desktop inside of a VR world. […]... →

Source code bugs have been a constant in the software industry since the dawn of computers — and have ever been a major source of attacks, exploits and security incidents. With virtually every aspect of our lives and daily business becoming connected and dependent on software in one way or another, the potential destructiveness of software bugs has become orders of magnitude more… Read More... →