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You’ve probably heard quite a bit about social networking/messaging app Peach. Some say it’s dumb, some say it’s great, and a lot say something in between. What do I feel about it? It feels fresh. Fresh in a way that Twitter, Path, WhatsApp and Messenger doesn’t feel. Mind you, it’s on a massive hype-train right now so take it all with a grain of salt. But by… Read More... →

Here’s our set of favorite photos from the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week. We browsed the show floors across multiple convention centers, with tech products from more than 3,800 exhibitors covering 2.47 million square feet of space. We were among more than 170,000 attendees. We walked for […]... →

GUEST: How do you get people to play games? If you were a gamemaker in 2015, one of the go-to answers was apparently to advertise on television. A lot. Ad dollars spent on TV by the video game sector increased 47 percent last year vs. 2014, according to research firm iSpot.tv’s data. During 2015, 65 brands placed […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

EXCLUSIVE: AtScale, a startup with software for improving the performance of business intelligence (BI) tools when they’re taking in data from the Hadoop open-source big data software, is announcing today a new technology partnership with publicly traded data visualization software company Tableau. AtScale was already a certified Tableau partner, but now the companies are getting closer. […]... →

Slack just slated a former Palantir exec for its new Chief Security Officer position and an Ex-Facebook employee, who worked on the company’s AI efforts, for its newly created role of Chief Architect. Scott Belknap will be filling the role of Chief Security Officer at the popular office chat client. He previously worked as the Chief Information Security Officer of Palantir… Read More... →

Google is planning on reintroducing its Play Services to China sometime this year, according to Chen Xudong, head of Lenovo’s smartphone division. His comments, reported by Sina Tech (via 9to5Mac), echo a report from Reuters late last year. Google Play Services, a required component for Google apps such as the Play Store, Google Maps, and […]... →

Just like the Super Bowl, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl has become a tradition in my household. Every single year we’re treated to the most fluffy, cuddle-up-to-ity pups of all time. This year, Puppy Bowl XII will be broadcast partially in 360 degree video. Long live virtual reality. It will feature 84 puppies from 44 rescues across the United States and will represent “Team… Read More... →

Apple released its latest iOS developer-only preview today, introducing a feature called Night Shift that “automatically shifts the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum.” Apple says its goal is to make your screen feel “easier on your eyes” at night. If the feature sounds familiar, that’s because Apple isn’t first to the punch on this one; Night […]... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Healthline Media gets $95M from Summit Partners, breaks away from Healthline Newtworks Healthline Media, a company providing users with health, wellbeing, and fitness information, announced today that it took in a $95 million funding […]... →

Amazon is said to be working on a smaller and cheaper version of its voice-activated Echo speaker, which could be released in “the coming weeks.” No specific launch date has been provided and it’s said that it could cost less than $180, which is what the current version is priced at. According to the Wall Street Journal, the […]... →

ANALYSIS: It’s too early to know if BlackBerry’s Priv Android smartphone will save the company’s hardware division, but the few crumbs of evidence we’ve seen so far are encouraging. And the first victim of this potential success will be the company’s own homegrown platform, BlackBerry 10. Until earlier this week, it wasn’t clear to me if this […]... →

Happy Monday from Apple! The company has just rolled out new software betas for each of platforms, including the desktop (El Capitan 10.11.4), mobile (iOS 9.3), Apple TV (tvOS 9.2), and Apple Watch (watchOS 2.2). Beta releases for Apple Configurator 2.2 and Xcode 7.3 also became available at the same time. Among some of the standout features in the upgrades is the new ability to support… Read More... →

Еженедельная подборка новостей о российском венчурном рынке, которая на этот раз из-за праздников охватывает сразу три недели.... →

Ford announced a number of new initiatives today that all aim to make driving and owning a car a little bit easier for Ford and non-Ford drivers alike. At the core of these new programs is FordPass — which at first glance looks like it’s an OnHub on steroids (with an additional smartphone app). Among other things, this program will let you call so-called FordGuides for help with… Read More... →

The 9th Annual Crunchies are right around the corner, and some of the best and brightest startups, companies and leaders are vying for the chance to win the coveted Crunchie award in one of the 12 categories up for grabs. As the event draws closer, we’ll be featuring the finalists in each of the 12 categories up for grabs, starting with the nominees for one of the most prolific awards… Read More... →

Remember when HBO’s CEO said the company was cool with users sharing their HBO GO passwords? Well, apparently, Netflix feels the same way. In an under-the-radar announcement from last week’s CES – likely dwarfed by news of Netflix’s global expansion – Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that consumers sharing Netflix account information was “a positive… Read More... →

Fitbit is already not having a good week. After unveiling a new smartwatch at CES last week, the stock tanked 18% over the course of the day. But things have only gotten worse for the fitness tracking device-focused company, with its shares dropping another 10% in trading today. The stock fell as much as 13% during the day, bringing it to an all-time low. As we noted Friday, this seems to be… Read More... →

In a major structural change at Indian e-commerce behemoth Flipkart, cofounder Binny Bansal has become the new CEO of the company. The company’s previous CEO and other cofounder, Sachin Bansal, stepped down to assume the position of executive chairman in a strategic and mentorship role. The change comes at a crucial point for Flipkart, which […]... →

Российский поставщик IT-решений и сервисов, компания Softline привлекла финансирование от Совкомбанка в виде мезонинного кредита на 4 млрд рублей, говорится в сообщении компании.  Средства пойдут на поглощение IT-компаний на рынках России, стран СНГ, Латинской Америки и Юго-Восточной Азии.  Также Softline планирует провести первичное размещение акций (IPO). Мезонинный кредит был выбран как оптимальная форма финансирования для обеих сторон. С точки зрения Совкомбанка, такой формат обеспечивает минимальный ри... →