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Компания переходит полностью на формат HTML5 с января 2017 года... →

There’s been plenty of speculation around the future of browser maker Opera, and now that looks like it will soon be resolved. Today the Norway-headquartered company confirmed that it has received a $1.2 billion acquisition offer from a group fronted by Chinese consumer tech companies Kunlun Tech and Qihoo 360. The deal is for 100 percent of the company, and it presents a 53… Read More... →

Facebook today announced it paid out $936,000 to 210 security researchers for 526 valid reports in 2015 as part of its bug bounty program. The company has now given over $4.3 million in rewards to over 800 researchers for making over 2,400 submissions since the program launched back in August 2011. 2015’s sum is actually […]... →

First View хорошо заметен и привлекает внимание аудитории, уверяет сервис... →

U.K.-based fintech startup WorldRemit has raised $45 million from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. This takes WorldRemit’s total funding to $192.7 million, after the company raised a whopping $100 million almost exactly a year ago. Founded out of London in 2010, WorldRemit is a money-transfer service aimed at helping migrants send […]... →

Роман Саркисов обновляет команду медиахолдинга... →

The Google Cloud Platform, the public cloud infrastructure from Google that developers can use to build and run their own apps, last night released a fascinating service called Google Cloud Functions. The tool, which allows developers to set up functions that get triggered in response to certain events, is notable because it’s quite similar to […]... →

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (By Paul Lienert and David Shepardson, Reuters) – U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step toward ultimately winning approval for autonomous vehicles on the roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Google, a unit […]... →

Slack is growing up and to the right and as such a rapid climber won a Crunchie last night for Fastest Rising Startup at TechCrunch’s 9th annual awards show. Slack also claims to have a more diverse workforce than any other startup and smartly chose to send four of its engineers – all of them black and female – to accept the award on stage. One of the women Slack sent to… Read More... →

GUEST: DraftKings and FanDuel are capping off what’s been nothing short of an astonishing NFL season for daily fantasy sports. These companies hit the ground running in early 2015 with ad campaigns promising fun, excitement, and the chance to win millions of dollars. Heading into the fall and winter, the frequency of these ads intensified dramatically. […]... →

If Mad Men is to be believed, the difference between a successful brand and a failure is the perfect ad: one witty line, the perfect image; an overall feeling that captures and captivates the target audience and converts them into customers. The world hasn’t changed that much since the Mad Men days (though we’re thankful for somewhat more egalitarian work environments). Read More... →

GUEST: Spoiler alert for early stage growth companies: If you do not have a business plan that will allow you to reach profitability/scalability with current capital, then get ready for the Mike Tyson punch in the face that is coming in 2016 Mike Tyson’s quote, “Everyone Has a Plan Until They Are Punched in the Face,” […]... →

Welcome to the next generation of broadcasting. New York-based Anchor, which launched today for iOS, is offering a new, easier way to record and transmit interactive audio content. The company’s two co-founders Nir Zicherman and Michael Mignano, who previously worked at the photo-editing toolkit developer Aviary, hatched their new company over a shared love of radio. And have even… Read More... →

Public cloud infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting snarky. And it’s not even April Fool’s Day. In conjunction with the launch last night of the free Lumberyard game engine and the GameLift game backend service, AWS updated its Service Terms — the document that spells out how people can use its tools — […]... →

In what is probably one of the most unique studies involving iBeacons, music, and sex anyone has ever done, a researcher (in connection with Apple Music and Sonos) has found that music in the home increases togetherness, closer “proximity,” and leads to 67% more sex worldwide. Now before you say “Hey, this is just Apple and Sonos trying to sell us product” understand… Read More... →

GUEST: This January, five global tech startups raised a total of $858 million to become the latest members of the Unicorn Club. The one making the biggest leap was Shanghai-based Dada ($1 billion valuation), which raised $300 million in Series D financing from DST Global, Sequoia Capital, and other sources. Dada, a sort of Uber for […]... →

GUEST: Nowait CEO Ware Sykes joins VB analyst Jon Cifuentes, TaskEasy CEO Ken Davis, and Upstart CMO Mike Osborn in a not-to-be-missed webinar on making data work. Whether you’re a startup or legacy brand, it’s not the size of your data stockpile that matters — it’s how you use it. Register here for free. “In God we trust; all others […]... →

Microsoft today confirmed that it did in fact acquire Groove music app that was available on iOS from the startup Zikera. The news comes several months after Microsoft somewhat mysteriously changed the name of the Xbox Music app to Groove. “Microsoft acquired Zikera’s Groove music app. We have nothing more to share,” a Microsoft spokesperson […]... →

Posted by NickRebuildNationTo help a dental client with 11 locations better compete in multiple locales, we created “City Service Pages” (CSPs) for two of their locations. Completely distinct from the existing service pages, these CSPs are engineered to drive niche traffic from local users by utilizing more specific long-tail searches. Instead of simply listing the services offered, as is often done on location-based landing pages, we were able to optimize individual landing pages based on their targeted co... →

The 9th Annual Crunchies took place at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco last night. Host Chelsea Peretti had us laughing before our presenters came on stage to announce the winners of this year’s Crunchies. Follow along for some of the highlights of the show, including an operatic musical number, our favorite speeches and some of your social media posts. Read More... →