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Last week following volatility in global stock markets, I had the opportunity to check in with Tom Tunguz to discuss macro-economics and the public markets and explore the wider implications of their effects on early stage startups. Read More... →

Spanish multinational banking giant BBVA has acquired yet another online banking startup in the form of Holvi, a Finnish firm that specializes in providing online current accounts and related services for “makers and doers” — small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs. The news comes just over two years after BBVA paid $117 million in the U.S. […]... →

ANALYSIS: This is how civilization ends. While we were all distracted by nonsense like the rise of fascism in the U.S., murderous carnage in the Middle East, and a Biblical plague in Brazil, a U.K. company has flown in under the radar and delivered a product that is surely the real harbinger of the apocalypse. U.K.-based Firebox has […]... →

Lavabit, the former encrypted email provider that shut down its service in 2013 after the FBI demanded its encryption keys, has filed an amicus brief in support of Apple in its legal battle with the agency. Read More... →

When a market turns, everyone get socked to a certain degree. At our upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt conference, we’ll be sitting down with three pros on the front lines of a suddenly slowing tech economy to find out how they’re dealing with such circumstances — and, in some cases, taking advantage of them. In the one corner, expect to hear from Chris Douvos, a limited… Read More... →

Начиная с этой недели, Google приступает к более тщательному удалению ссылок, которые нарушают основы «права на забвение» в Европе.  Теперь настройки поисковой системы будут учитывать геолокацию пользователя на основе IP-адреса. Это делается для того, чтобы жители европейских стран не могли осуществлять доступ к заблокированному поисковиком контенту, меняя региональные настройки. «На текущий момент, если кто-то отправляет запрос на удаление того или иного URL через специальную форму, то в соответствии с пос... →

В Google теперь можно сразу узнать, какие звуки издают различные животные. В выдаче по запросу [звуки животных] пользователям предлагается послушать голоса 19 птиц и зверей, включая обезьяну, кошку, корову, утку, слона, коня, льва, лося, сову, свинью, енота, петуха, овцу, тигра, индейку, черепаху, гренландского кита, горбатого кита, волка и зебру. Нововведение заметили пользователи. Напомним, что на прошлой неделе в Bing появилась интерактивная карта солнечной системы.... →

Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks told Reuters on Sunday.... →

Google тестирует новый инструмент Posts. Он позволит брендам и знаменитостям публиковать заметки, которые поисковая система будет показывать в отдельном блоке в выдаче по соответствующим запросам. В январе 2016 года эту возможность получили участники президентских выборов в США. Заметки могут включать текст, видео и фотографии. Опубликованные посты мгновенно появляются в поисковой выдаче. Кроме того, ими также можно делиться в социальных сетях. Теперь Google начал тестирование этого функционала с представ... →

Ray Tomlinson, one of the men who pioneered email, has passed away at the age of 74, according to reports in Australia. Read More... →

As I sit in my hotel room in Virginia trying to fall asleep (and not succeeding), my mind has wandered to my trip here from Austin this morning and my trip home to Colorado tomorrow. During this contemplative moment, I’m fantasizing about teleportation. I would like to simply walk into a teleportation machine on this end and appear […]... →

В сервисе Google Мой бизнес появился инструмент массовой загрузки фотографий. Теперь пользователи смогут добавить логотип, обложку и фото профиля с помощью таблицы, а также настраивать фотографии для нескольких филиалов. Как добавить фото с помощью инструмента массовой загрузки, подробно описано в Справке. При выполнении массовой загрузки необходимо убедиться, что фотографии соответствуют следующим требованиям: Формат – JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF или BMP. Размер – не более 5 МБ. Разрешение – не менее 1000x1000 ... →

Каждое утро Rusbase рассказывает о трендах в мире бизнеса и технологий на цифрах.... →

GetLinks, a Bangkok-based startup focused on helping tech companies find and hire top talent, has closed a $500,000 seed round. Read More... →

There is a rising tide of concern in the U.S. This concern has always been front and center in Silicon Valley. It centers around the shortage of skilled IT workers and the threats modern technology poses to today’s blue-collar workers and those without a STEM degree. Read More... →

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and one of its most popular WWDC presenters) says the FBI’s demands on the company will make all iOS users more vulnerable to malicious attacks in an opinion piece for the Washington Post. Read More... →

You can now get paid tips for broadcasting mobile games. Kamcord, the mobile game livestreaming company that operates the Kamcord app for Android and iOS, has introduced a new way for viewers to directly fund their favorite streamers through donations. With Twitch and YouTube battling over traditional gamers on PC and console, Kamcord has stepped in […]... →

Since 2007, London-based Mubi has quietly built a reputation as a stellar streaming service for serious film lovers. While Netflix has grabbed the headlines, Mubi has survived and thrived, snagging a recent valuation of $125 million and sweeping into China ahead of its much-larger rival. Last year, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker and indie heavyweight, […]... →

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GUEST: Virtual reality is being hailed as the Next Big Thing, the newest tech trend that will upend all our lives and make a handful of Silicon Valley wunderkinds very, very rich (already happening as we speak). If you’re old enough to remember past high profile failures in VR like Nintendo’s Virtual Boy or the insanely […]... →