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Another day, another 3D-printed gun. This one comes to us from a carpenter from West Virginia who calls himself Derwood. His gun is “95 percent” 3D printed which means the important bits – springs, firing pins, etc. – are handmade or repurposed (the barrel comes from a Glock) while the stock, magazine, and upper and lower receivers are printed on a Fusion F306 3D… Read More... →

YouTube, eager to capture cord cutters with original content since 2011, is about debut four shows exclusive to the company’s Red subscription service and Google Play. We’ve known this was coming since at least October and now, one week until release, YouTube has posted the final trailers for the shows to drum up hype. We present them to you below. A […]... →

Many traditional Hollywood execs may have missed news that Netflix, arguably their biggest bête noir, is creating a series with YouTube star Miranda Sings. Those execs should take a closer look and ask why one of the most analytical companies in entertainment just made this move. Read More... →

U.K.-based startup Sonovate announced today that it closed a $22 million (£20 million) series A round. Dawn Capital led a $5.5 million investment for Sonovate, while Shawbrook Business Credit provided the remaining $16.5 million in debt. The startup, which offers “contract management for recruitment businesses,” said it will use the capital to further develop its product […]... →

We’re a week and a half away from Valentine’s Day, one of the biggest days for flower purchases everywhere and probably the best time for The Bouqs, an on-demand-ish flower startup to announce it pulled in $12 million in Series B financing. The Bouqs is not a name that rolls off the tongue, but it promises better pricing and next day shipping with flowers that last longer. The… Read More... →

Over the weekend, Samsung added support for content blocking plugins to the browser preinstalled on its Android phones. The first plugin available for Samsung’s browser was Adblock Fast, a free and open source solution available on Google Play. Today, the Android plugin has disappeared from the app store. Ad blocking on mobile devices is gaining […]... →

С апреля по сентябрь 2015 года Adidas работал над проектом «Разбуди свой спальный район», мотивирующий жителей Москвы на пробежки. В кампании приняли участие больше 15 тысяч человек, а беговые кроссовки Adidas Ultra Boots удалось распродать в первый месяц проекта. Представители бренда и агентства TBWA\Moscow рассказали vc.ru, как проходила подготовка к проекту и каких бренд-результатов им удалось достичь.... →

EXCLUSIVE: China’s stock market has had a bad year, but the country’s game industry remains strong and on track to grow dramatically over time. That’s the underlying belief behind Chinese game market analyst firm Niko Partners’ annual predictions for the digital games industry in China for 2016. Lisa Cosmas Hanson, founder of Niko Partners, passed along […]... →

Handshake announced today that it has raised a $10.5 million Series A round for its college career network. Led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), the investment will be used to help the company build additional university partnerships, as well as boost engineering and product support. Additional participants in the round include True Ventures, […]... →

Square has created a publication that’s not centered around payments, transactions, or commerce, but rather on women engineers. The company wants this “book” to be a guide for other businesses that have an interest in supporting a diverse workforce. But recognizing that it doesn’t have all the answers, Square has open sourced the handbook by […]... →

Google has revealed that it’s giving away its high-speed Fiber Internet access for free to all residents living in all public housing properties that have Google Fiber available. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as a number of local partners, the news follows the initial announcement made by […]... →

When Amazon rolled out the next generation of its set-top box, the Fire TV, last year, one of the standout features was the addition of Amazon Alexa to the platform. Today, the voice assistant is making its way to owners of Amazon’s original Fire TV and Fire TV Sticks, the company announced this morning, thanks to an over-the-air update arriving shortly. The free download will begin… Read More... →

Уже пять лет руководитель портальной дизайн-команды Mail.Ru Group Юрий Ветров публикует в своем блоге регулярные обзоры свежих статей по теме интерфейсов, новых инструментов и коллекций паттернов, интересных кейсов и исторических рассказов. Из лент нескольких сотен тематических подписок он отбирает примерно 5% стоящих публикаций, которыми интересно поделиться среди экспертов. Специально для vc.ru Ветров собрал выжимку из 20 самых интересных ссылок января.... →

Lunch breaks! They’re great, right? But they can also turn into a huge time sink — I’ve definitely had moments where I’m frantically flagging down a waiter because everything’s taken longer than expected, leaving me to try to pay the check and get to my next meeting in just a few minutes. One (sad) solution is to eat your desk, but Allset is taking a different… Read More... →

Холдинг «Е-генератор», в состав которого входит рекламное агентство «Е-Генератор», новостная сеть СМИ2 и рекомендательная социальная сеть «МирТесен», начал поиск стартапов для инвестирования в них. Об этом Firrma рассказал акционер и член совета директоров «Е-генератор» Павел Власов-Мрдуляш.  Предполагаемый средний чек вложений составит $100–300 тысяч деньгами и целевой рекламой. За год «Е-генератор» планирует инвестировать в 3–4 проекта. При этом холдинг не собирается заниматься поглощениями, за основателя... →

Сеть показала «модерацию по-киевски». Против распространения фильма ранее высказалась украинская власть.... →

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In case you needed another reason to buy Amazon’s Internet-connected speaker, the Amazon Echo: the device can now order pizza for you, following your verbal command. Have all my dreams come true? Yes. Yes, they have. The feature is actually being made available by way of a third-party application from delivery chain Domino’s, which has been experimenting with new digital… Read More... →

It’s safe a safe bet that Jonathan Blow will be able to work on games in the future and deliver his latest indie gaming hit to new platforms. The creator of The Witness puzzle game said yesterday that the game sold more than 100,000 units in its first week and generated gross revenue of more […]... →

Last November, Square began rolling out its new chip card and contactless payment reader to select merchants. Until now, this $49 device was only available through the company’s website, but today it’s available at Apple.com and the tech giant’s retail stores across the country. Built to accept the new Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) credit […]... →