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In an effort to show developers that their work matters to Twitter, the company has announced it will be traveling to nine cities around the world starting in February. This event is part of chief executive Jack Dorsey’s #HelloWorld campaign to show the community that the company is listening to their feedback and concerns. The #HelloWorld […]... →

French startup Botify just raised a $7.2 million Series A From Idinvest and Ventech. The company uses a software-as-a-service approach to make it as seamless as possible to crawl your website and give you insights on your search engine optimization strategy. Read More... →

People who don’t take Uber frequently take the bus. And those Europeans folks now include some rather high profile investors in London-based urban transport startup Citymapper — who have just poured $40 million into a new Series B round for its app which algorithmically knits together different transit options to help city dwellers quickly figure out how to get from A to… Read More... →

Курьерский сервис TopDelivery купил оператора пунктов выдачи заказов Maxima Express. Как сообщил Firrma сооснователь TopDelivery Глеб Никулин, сейчас идет процесс объединения. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Компании будут работать под брендом TopDelivery. «Для TopDelivery поглощение логичный шаг в период кризиса. Мы ожидаем, что экономическая эффективность операций возрастет на 20%. Основная синергия объединения в том, что TopDelivery в первую очередь курьерский сервис, а Maxima Express – оператор пунктов вы... →

Образовательная программа завершится хакатоном, на котором участникам предложат самостоятельно собрать беспилотник Центр прототипирования ВШЭ проведет в технополисе «Москва» образовательную программу «Drone Hack», посвященную разработке и сборке беспилотников-квадрокоптеров. Курс закончится хакатоном, на котором участникам предложат собрать собственный дрон.... →

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Google is expanding its Expeditions program, the company’s effort to bring virtual reality-based field trips to the classroom, with the launch of a dedicated Android application for schools and educators who want to take their students on virtual adventures by way of mobile devices. Additionally, Google says it’s rolling out two more “Expeditions” – that is,… Read More... →

Директор по контенту и сообществу венчурной фирмы Founder Collective Джо Флаэрти составил для издания Contently список с примерами контент-маркетинга, разрушающими миф о том, что этот вид продвижения связан с длинными материалами в корпоративных блогах.Редакция vc.ru публикует сокращенный адаптированный перевод заметки с дополнительными кейсами российских компаний, использовавших необычный подход к контент-маркетингу.... →

Merriam Webster definition of disruption: To cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way: to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something) The theme for this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos is “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, which is an attempt to frame the disruption happening everywhere today as part of a larger paradigm shift. This… Read More... →

You Android gamers no longer need an iPhone to win money from Apple-device owners in mobile esports tournaments. One of the bigger mobile-esports startups is working to bring everyone together. Skillz, a company that specializes in real-money mobile gaming competitions, is launching a crossplatform multiplayer system. This will enable people on iOS and Android to […]... →

Hyper is a new travel startup betting that the secret ingredient to a great travel booking experience is interacting with another human being. In other words, founders Minqi Jiang and Peter Zakin (who previously worked at Google and Venmo, respectively) are aiming to give users the experience of having a personal assistant who helps you book your flights and hotels, but via a chat interface.… Read More... →

Virtual reality has the attention of game developers. A survey by the Game Developers Conference shows that 16 percent of all developers are working on VR titles for 2016, compared with just 7 percent a year ago. In its fourth annual state of the industry survey, the GDC — the big game developer event that […]... →

Booking a business trip typically involves researching an endless number of options before coming to a decision. Hyper was created to make corporate travel more efficient by tapping into the latest technology trend: virtual assistants. The company launches today with a portable travel assistant you can communicate with by text. Started by Peter Zakin and […]... →

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В 2015 году магазин приложений Google Play увеличил отрыв от App Store по количеству скачанных пользователями приложений с 60% до 100%, следует из отчета компании App Annie, поступившего в редакцию vc.ru. В свою очередь, App Store сохранил лидерство по уровню доходов — в минувшем году App Store на приложениях заработала на 75% больше, чем Google Play.... →

TechCrunch has arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos to cover the intersection of technology, innovation and public policy. Watch us today (in just a few short minutes) as we interview luminaries like Arianna Huffington, Jimmy Wales, and Planet Labs co-founder and chief executive Will Marshall. We’ll be talking about the future of finance with MasterCard’s president of… Read More... →

Jopwell, the Y-Combinator-backed diversity and hiring recruiting platform dedicated to helping blacks, hispanics and Native Americans get jobs in tech, has raised a $3.25 million seed round from Magic Johnson Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital, Omidyar Network, Valar Ventures and others to scale its operations and product capabilities. This round brings its total funding to more… Read More... →

A new mobile application from a co-founder of Reputation.com wants to re-imagine how consumers interact with their smartphones. Instead of unlocking the device and launching apps for common actions – like replying to calls, texts and emails; making to-do lists; seeing what’s nearby; or reading the news, for example – an app called Defumblr will put this information directly… Read More... →

Геймдизайнер Nival Анатолий Шестов опубликовал в своем блоге перевод очередной лекции курса «Принципы игрового баланса» игрового дизайнера Яна Шрайбера, который работал над такими проектами, как Marvel Trading Card Game и Playboy: the Mansion.Редакция vc.ru публикует перевод с разрешения Шестова.... →

New York-based startup Jopwell announced today that it closed a $3.35 million seed round to help build its recruitment and hiring platform, which aims to increase diversity in the workforce. Backed by Magic Johnson Enterprises and Andreessen Horowitz, Jopwell wants to give members of minority groups a boost in their job application process. Once users complete 60 percent […]... →