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Самый дорогой в мире стартап обновил логотип и айдентику... →

В США появится омбудсмен, который будет работать с жалобами от европейцев... →

Actor Robert Kazinsky plays the role of Orgrim Doomhammer in the upcoming Warcraft movie, but he’s spent plenty of time in Azeroth before working on the film. The performer, who previously played the role of Sean Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, said that World of Warcraft saved his life. In an interview on Conan, Kazinsky said that […]... →

Владимир Ханумян закрыл сделку с американской Sony Pictures Television... →

Popcorn Time, an app for streaming video torrents, just got a new web version: Popcorn Time Online. Unlike other attempts to bring Popcorn Time into the browser, this one is powered by a tool called Torrents Time, which delivers the movies and TV shows via an embedding torrent client. Oh, and the developers have released […]... →

Eventually the whole Shoedazzle / Birchbox etc business model (get outfits, try them out, keep what you like, return the rest) would make it to the men’s market and we’ve seen many such models launch. The twist is that this time is personal, with (I never really believe this, but let’s go with it) an online personal shopper picking out a style for you every time. But I digress. Read More... →

When Salesforce announced it was buying quote-to-cash vendor SteelBrick for $360 million at the end of last year, it came as a surprise. CEO Marc Benioff offered some insight into why he made the purchase at today’s Salesforce Lightning CRM launch event. The move has to be seen in the light of comments made at a Dreamforce press event last fall with Keith Block, who was named COO today. Read More... →

Healthcare investments are booming, and don’t seem to be slowing down. According to CB Insights, digital health funding hit nearly $5.8 billion in venture funding last year, surpassing the previous record of $4.3 billion in 2014. One of the top venture firms, GV (previously known as Google Ventures) recently came out with their year in review, revealing that more than one-third of… Read More... →

Augmented reality could change the way humans interface with everything. And Microsoft knows that, for Americans, football is everything. The Windows company released a promotional video today that reveals its vision for how the HoloLens AR head-mounted display might expand the way people enjoy content like professional football. The Super Bowl is Sunday in Silicon Valley, and […]... →

Microsoft is understood to be acquiring London-based Swiftkey, the startup which employed artificial intelligence to create a ground-breaking predictive smartphone keyboard, according to sources. The Financial Times is reporting that the deal is “around $250m”. TechCrunch understands the figure is just under that amount. The companies are understood to have been in talks for a… Read More... →

Legacy Republic is removing a big hurdle in its photo digitizing process — putting photos in the mail. YesVideo launched its Legacy Republic initiative back in 2014. The idea is to recruit a freelance workforce of so-called Legacy Makers who help families digitize their photos. Through digitization, the company says it can preserve memories and make it easier to share those pictures… Read More... →

Super Mario Maker is a blockbuster hit for the Wii U home gaming console, according to Nintendo. And maybe that is because the create-your-own Mario game is so powerful that you can even build a computer inside of it. Mario Maker player Trousers designed a level called “Run a Tiny Computer!” using the popular Nintendo […]... →

Microsoft has acquired SwiftKey, a company that built an intuitive keyboard for iOS and Android (but not Windows Phone) devices, according to a new report today. Microsoft paid around $250 million to do the deal and is set to announce it later this week, the Financial Times said. SwiftKey announced a $17.5 million funding round […]... →

Watching sports could soon be a very different experience — at least if it’s up to Microsoft and the NFL. Before you know it, a holographic player could be charging through your walls and replays could play in 3D on your coffee table. Microsoft today released a new concept for its HoloLens augmented reality goggles that shows off its vision for what the combination of sports and… Read More... →

Posted by alehbarysevichUsing Google’s rich snippets in your e-commerce store is one of the best tactics for increasing the visibility of your products, enhancing your click-through rates (CTR), and driving more revenue. This tactic is not only effective, but quick and easy to implement as well.In this article, we’re going to examine what the five essential rich snippets for your online store are and how to add them.What are rich snippets?Rich snippets are a form of structured data which help website owners... →

“No cuts. No color. Just blowouts.” It’s the DryBar promise and has made the beauty chain one of the largest blowout bars in the U.S. But an L.A.-based startup called Treat hopes to tackle DryBar where it believes it is weakest – more blowouts for the same price. Think of it as a sort of ClassPass for getting your hair done. Treat hooks customers up with an unlimited… Read More... →

Here’s a bit of breaking news for your Tuesday afternoon: ZAGG, best known for its line of Invisible Shield screen protectors, is acquiring Mophie, makers of the popular JuicePack line of smartphone battery cases. Zagg will pay $100M for Mophie up front, plus a flexible 12-month earn-out based on Mophie’s performance over the next year. ZAGG says they expect the deal to close… Read More... →

ANALYSIS: Blizzard is sending a major storm in Hearthstone’s direction. When it launched, the free-to-play digital card game was accessible to everyone because we all started on the same playing field. We all had the same basic cards, and our collections slowly grew as we bought card packs (either with real money or in-game gold). Two […]... →

Pinterest. Instagram, Tumblr. The future of the web is visual, but how does anyone make money on that? By understanding what’s in the images people post and connecting them to where you can buy what you see. That’s Curalate’s job. The image recognition marketing startup just raised $27.5 million led by NEA, bringing it to $40 million in total funding. If a picture is worth… Read More... →

Well, we sort of expected this one to happen. After its core Internet business has continued to flounder, Yahoo says it is now exploring “strategic alternatives,” which could imply a number of things — including selling off its core business to another company, as was previously reported. “The Board also believes that exploring additional strategic alternatives, in… Read More... →