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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 […]... →

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So much for Kanye West’s plans to make his new album, “The Life of Pablo,” a Tidal exclusive. The artist, who has changed his mind numerous times with regard to this latest release, has now put the album out on Tidal’s competitors, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music. The move is notable because West had originally promised fans the album would… Read More... →

Slack today announced that it has raised $200 million in funding at a post-money valuation of $3.8 billion. The company has now taken on $540 million in funding, a spokesperson told VentureBeat in an email. Thrive Capital led the round. Comcast Ventures, Accel Partners, GGV, Index Ventures, Social Capital, Spark Growth, and others participated in […]... →

betaworks doesn’t often launch games, but when they do, it tends to stick. Just take Dots, for example, which ended up spinning out of betaworks as its own game studio. Today, the startup studio is launching its second game in the form of CHKN. Imagine that Minecraft had a baby with a Tamagotchi from the 90s and you’ll have a pretty clear idea of how CHKN works. It’s a… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Back in 2008, there was an app that started a craze and produced a putrid cloud of copycats: iFart. That early start helped the infamous fart app gain the attention of the masses and, today, iFart is available on Android for the first time. Just how big a noise did the original app make? It was […]... →

Администрация президента в пятницу, 1 апреля, опубликовала указ «О национальном плане противодействия коррупции на 2016 – 2017 гг.», подписанный президентом России Владимиром Путиным. Как отмечают «Ведомости», в него входит рекомендация журналистам раскрывать свои доходы.... →

Reserve has announced its latest acquisition — Dash — which brings with it the technology for direct integration with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. This marks the fifth acquisition by the OpenTable rival. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. This news comes on the heels of Reserve’s announcement that it has received a strategic investment from Diageo, the beverage company […]... →