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Фонд российского миллиардера Юрия Мильнера DST Global проинвестировал в китайскую компанию онлайн-бронирования билетов в кино и мест в ресторанах Meituan-Dianping. Среди других крупных инвесторов раунда интернет-провайдер Tencent Holdings и сингапурская инвестиционная компания Temasek Holdings. Общая сумма вложений в этом раунде составила рекордную сумму $3,3 млрд. Таким образом, Meituan-Dianping – первый стартап в истории венчурных инвестиций, которому удалось привлечь такую большую сумму, пишет РБК со ссы... →

Hello, VentureBeat readers! I am thrilled to join your community as editor in chief. My first encounters with VentureBeat date to its infancy in 2006, a time when natural language processing promised to revolutionize search, when Yelp raised its first $10 million in venture capital, and when YouTube’s “two kings” sold their startup to Google […]... →

UK-based Adestra has raised $7.2 million for its marketing technology, TechCrunch has learned. The new round of capital comes from the British Growth Fund (BGF) and will be used to help Adestra expand in the U.S. Founded in 2005, Adestra bootstrapped and was able to develop a profitable business without outside capital. The team created solutions for brands, including MessageFocus, a… Read More... →

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be offering replacement AC power cords to owners of Surface Pro tablets who have encountered problems with the cords that originally came with the devices. “As a result of damage caused by AC power cords being wound too tightly, twisted or pinched over an extended period of time, a […]... →

Facebook’s lead ads are getting an update. The company announced that several changes are coming to the ad format that lets people easily sign up for more information around a specific campaign. Starting today, advertisers can tweak their ads so that it’s more contextual, both with a new information card and images, thanks to its […]... →

Businesses make decisions based off of data, but for some it can be difficult to interpret since they don’t know what to look for. Popily has a solution that’s launching today which it claims could change how we interact with data. Instead of looking at the numbers, the company is focusing more on the automated […]... →

Крупнейшая испаноязычная американская ТВ-компания Univision приобрела 40% сатирического сайта The Onion, который специализируется на публикации фальшивых новостей. Сумма сделки составила чуть меньше $100 млн, сообщили источники Financial Times.... →

Google confirmed it’s now running a limited promotion in the U.S. dubbed “Tap 10,” which is aimed at increasing usage of its Android Pay mobile payments service, a rival to Apple Pay and others. Some Android users are being gifted rewards like a free Chromecast or free songs, movies or subscriptions on Google Play in exchange for using Android Pay at local stores. The… Read More... →

У Alibaba появилась новая любимая бирка - Made in USA.... →

The folks at #spkpgh have invited me to judge a pitch-off in Pittsburgh on January 28 and I’d like to see yuns there. As a CMU grad Pittsburgh is near and dear to my heart. From the O to the Beehive (RIP) some of my formative years were spent in a stupor of coffee and fat. I want to see what you guys are up to in PGH and want to eat some Primanti Brothers, in that order. You can get… Read More... →

A few months ago, project management tool Trello launched third-party integrations with tools like Slack, GitHub and Salesforce for its paying users. Now, it is opening this platform to more developers with the launch of its so-called “Power-Ups Platform” for developers who want to integrate their services with Trello. The company also today said it now has “12 million… Read More... →

ChatWork, a Japanese company that provides a business messaging service aimed at eliminating email and helping teams to work more efficiently, has raised $12.5 million in fresh funding to grow its presence in the U.S. and other markets. Read More... →

Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But tickets for this year’s three-day developer event, taking place March 30 to April 1, were even harder to get than usual. Microsoft said the event sold out in less than 20 minutes — hardly enough time to […]... →

According to Bitcoinity, Kraken is the largest EUR bitcoin exchange in the world with Bit-x and Gatecoin not far behind. But Kraken has one weakness — there isn’t much volume when it comes to other currencies. The company is trying to fix that by acquiring Coinsetter to expand to the U.S. and Canada — for real this time. Read More... →

After a big update in November, Microsoft is getting back to adding smaller features to the Xbox One. The publisher announced that it’s starting to roll out improvements for the Xbox One for anyone in the Preview program. This patch brings some community-requested features, like the capability to see who is in a party before […]... →

The virtual and augmented reality future draws nearer, and investors want in. AR and VR attracted $686 million in investment deals in 2015, according to Digi-Capital. This happened in a year when consumer VR finally became available thanks to Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR for smartphones. Most of that $686 million is for video services, […]... →

TechCrunch is hitting up Boston and Atlanta in February and we’re looking for the best and brightest new startups to pitch their products on our stage. The TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off is an opportunity for us to hang out with startups that aren’t from Silicon Valley, and as we do every year, we’re starting with Boston and Atlanta. Ten startups will be selected to hop up… Read More... →

SoftTech VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund founded 11 years ago by investor Jeff Clavier, has promoted two of its senior investors to full partners, a move seemingly geared to bolster the firm as it seeks to raise a $130 million in fresh capital. According to new SEC filings, the firm is targeting $100 million for its fifth fund, as well as an additional $30 million Breakout Fund… Read More... →

Apple very quietly released its most recent EEO-1 report, which breaks down employee data by race, gender, job categories, etc., over the weekend. This comes shortly after its predominantly white board of directors called the proposed adoption of an accelerated recruitment process to increase the diversity of its board of directors and senior management “unduly burdensome and not… Read More... →

Hiring the right developers is an issue for many startups in Silicon Valley, but Patreon CEO Jack Conte tells TechCrunch the speed he needs to hire is a major issue for his fast-growing subscription-based artist funding platform. “We need to bring in so many people so fast. We need to keep up with hiring and keep up with making all of the things,” Conte said in a recent phone… Read More... →