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Streaming music service SoundCloud today announced that it has finalized a deal with Sony Music, confirming reports from earlier this week citing sources who claimed the deal had finally been done. The deal will increase the number of songs listeners can access via SoundCloud and will allow Sony Music Entertainment artists to make money off of their tracks hosted on SoundCloud’s… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Rapidly-growing smartphone brand Alcatel, manufactured by China’s TCL Corporation, showed off a pair of handsets from its flagship Idol sub-brand at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. But the Idol 4 and Idol 4S are only two of an expected four Idol-branded devices that the company is planning in 2016. According to material seen […]... →

We’re investigating the nature of these Innovation Engines in a series of What To Think podcasts, sponsored by Pivotal Tracker, and columns by VentureBeat editor at large Dylan Tweney. Tune in here to learn the secrets behind the tech world’s most successful platforms. In this week’s episode, we sit down with Ambarish “Rish” Mitra, the […]... →

Gillmor Gang – Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin MArks, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today at 1pmPT. Our live chat stream during the show broadcast Gillmor Gang’s Facebook page HERE G3’s archive on ustream G3’s Facebook page HERE Read More... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

Экс-топ "Яндекса" развивает платформу для создания чатботов Chatfuel.com — чатботами Ярошевский занимался и в последний год работы над поиском по картинками "Яндекса".... →

From Hercules to Superman, humankind has always been fascinated by characters who defy the natural limits of the human body. Scientists haven’t yet figured out how to give us flight, but we know that increased cognition, strength and motor function are all possible using neurostimulation. This technology, which carefully applies magnetic or electrical energy to the brain, can make us… Read More... →

Managed by Q, an office cleaning and management startup, announced today that starting July 1 — and over the next 5 years — it will set aside 5 percent of the company for its on-demand employees. It’s not unusual for startups to offer their employees equity, but on-demand companies like Uber, Lyft, and Postmates typically […]... →

If you’re a tutor looking to offer your services online, a startup called Coach aims to give you the tools you need. CEO Spencer Fry created a similar platform, in some ways, when he co-founded CarbonMade, which offers designers and artists an easy way to showcase their portfolios online. He said there’s a bigger challenge with Coach, though, because there are more pieces to… Read More... →

Once again, major browsers fell at the two-day security contest Pwn2Own. Security flaws in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari were all successfully exploited. A total of $460,000 was awarded for 21 vulnerabilities across the three browsers as well as Windows, OS X, and Flash. Last year’s total was $557,500. Pwn2Own has been held […]... →

We’ve had a busy time here at GamesBeat! We’ve been covering the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco all week, and you can find all of our coverage on all the news and virtual reality experiences from the show below. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! GDC 2016 The DeanBeat: GDC 2016’s blockbuster moments, VR […]... →

Microsoft hired a bunch of women wearing very little clothing to dance and socialize with people at the company’s official Game Developers Conference after-party last night in San Francisco, Business Insider reports. It’s crazy that Microsoft would so blatantly sexualize women for a few reasons. For one, don’t tech companies realize that it’s not okay to do that anymore? Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: It’s a tidal wave: Every day over 2.5 million Facebook posts, 277,000 Tweets and 216,000 Instagram photos are shared. If your social media strategy isn’t on point, your content is getting lost at sea. Find out how to surf the wave. Register here for the free webinar. Smule’s astonishing growth is a testimony for the power […]... →

EXCLUSIVE: API.ai, an intelligent speech interface company for apps, devices, and the web is announcing an integration with Slack that could be a major stepping stone in deepening Slack’s usefulness in the enterprise beyond chat. The AI startup has been around building speech products using machine learning for six years now and actually launched the first app speech assistant […]... →

Фонда Russian Ventures запустил расширение для браузера Google Chrome Pluso Watson. Приложение представляет собой универсальный сервис, который помогает пользователю подобрать товары в магазинах «Яндекс.Маркета», следить за новостями с помощью агрегатора «Молния», а также делиться просматриваемыми страницами в соцсетях.... →

For years, industry watchers speculated that Nintendo could rule mobile if it would only make games for smartphones and tablets. And based on how well Miitomo has done in its first week in Japan, we know have proof that the storied Japanese gaming company is primed to succeed on mobile worldwide. Miitomo hit No. 1 […]... →

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days with the folks at Nike, who were showing off a whole bunch of new and upcoming products at their Innovation for Everybody event. The big attention-getter was the HyperAdapt 1.0 — namely, self-tying shoes. Nike had already toyed with the idea of emulating Back To The Future Part II by announcing limited edition, self-lacing Nike Mags… Read More... →

Исполнять обязанности Ставинского будет управляющий директор компании по России и СНГ Ирина Шашкина.... →

Rumor has it that Apple is about to introduce a successor to the iPad Air 2 at next week’s press conference. According to 9to5mac’s Mark Gurman, the device could move away from the $499 entry-level price. Next week’s 9.7-inch iPad could start at $599 with 32GB of storage. Read More... →

Российская интернет-компания «Яндекс» вложился в американский разработчик роботов-собеседников для мессенджеров Chatfuel и стал совладельцем компании. Как сообщают «Ведомости», в сделке, лид-инвестором которой выступил «Яндекс», также приняли участие акселераторы стартапов Кремниевой долины YCombinator, 500 Startups, The Knight Foundation и несколько частных инвесторов.  Сумма сделки и полученные инвесторами доли не раскрываются.    Чат-боты от компании Chatfuel могут поддерживать беседу с пользователями, о... →