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19:01 10.01.2016

The $79 Endless Mini aims to reach billions without PCs

There are still billions of people in the world who don’t have a personal computer. The Endless Mini is for them. The new ball-shaped computer from Endless is a $79 machine aimed at bringing the next four billion people into the information age, said Matt Dalio, chief executive and chief of product at Endless. He showed […]... →

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19:00 10.01.2016

Reimagining Internet.org

In the wake of the recent suspension and growing calls for permanently banning Internet.org’s app (called Free Basics) in India, it seems a course-correction is now unavoidable for the initiative. A step in the right direction was announcing the Internet.org developer platform in May 2015, allowing developers to submit their web apps for consideration. Read More... →

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19:00 10.01.2016

Saudi Arabian Startup NOMADD Looks To Clean Up Solar Energy Production

In Saudi Arabia, a country known more for its vast oil reserves than its commitment to renewable energy, a small startup called NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions has developed a new way to clean up the process of solar energy production — literally. Even the Saudi kingdom realizes that despite the attractively low prices of fossil fuels, solar energy is gaining momentum. Solar panels are… Read More... →

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17:55 10.01.2016

Telegram попал под частичные ограничения в Саудовской Аравии

Мессенджер Telegram попал под частичные ограничения трафика в Саудовской Аравии с вечера 9 января. Об этом на своей странице в Twitter сообщил основатель сервиса Павел Дуров.... →

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16:50 10.01.2016

Special Report: Massive Google Fluctuations Continue; Is It Penguin?

I rarely post about Google updates over the weekend, in fact, the last time I posted on a weekend was when Penguin 3.0 launched on or around October 17, 2014. Well...... →

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13:58 10.01.2016

«Приложение оказалось настолько затягивающим, что люди заставляли себя удалять его» — Вирусная популярность биржи Twitter-аккаунтов Stolen стала неожиданностью для её создателей

Компания Hey Inc. предпринимателя Сики Чена (Siqi Chen) запустила приложение Stolen — биржу Twitter-аккаунтов, на которой пользователи могут «приобретать» профили других людей и знаменитостей. Проект, который Чен рассматривает как последний шанс его компании на выживание, обрёл неожиданную вирусную популярность, поразившую даже разработчиков.Редакция vc.ru публикует перевод заметки журнала Fortune о проекте.... →

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10:02 10.01.2016

Digital advertising forecast for 2016: Brands cut back, agencies double down

VB INSIGHT: The headline sounds crazy, but some brands are not as enthusiastic about increasing digital media spending as agencies are, according to the 2016 New Year Outlook survey (registration required) from marketing services firm RSW/US. This puzzling finding suggests two things: Brands are still struggling with the complexity of digital, and agencies are finally figuring it out. Some […]... →

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07:37 10.01.2016

CES 2016 drew more than 170,000 attendees for tech’s biggest trade show

The Consumer Electronics Show drew more than 170,000 people to Las Vegas this week to view more than 2.47 million square feet of exhibits. The square footage for the 3,800-plus exhibitors was a record breaker, according to the Consumer Technology Association, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Association. The show drew to a close today. […]... →

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07:20 10.01.2016

Rocket Internet-Backed Easy Taxi Confirms Asia Exit, Doubles Down On Latin America

Easy Taxi, the Uber and GrabTaxi rival backed by Rocket Internet and among other investors, has confirmed that it has exited Asia in order to focus on the ride on-demand market in its native South America. Read More... →

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07:10 10.01.2016

What makes a great company? Let’s talk information flow

GUEST: A lot goes into creating a company, and a lot more goes into creating a great company that endures. The difference between the two comes down to one thing: investing in the people. It’s because people aren’t simply a replicable “perk.” They elevate work environments, attract talent and nurture innovation — they make or break […]... →

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07:00 10.01.2016

How Startups Are Solving A Decades-Old Problem In Education

In 1984, educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom published research on a new method of teaching, commonly called Bloom’s 2 Sigma Problem. The term “2 Sigma” comes from the results of the study, which showed that students who were provisioned with a combination of one-on-one mentorship and mastery learning performed two standard deviations (“sigma”) higher than… Read More... →

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05:19 10.01.2016

Google patents a wearable that tells you to take your medications when you eat

Google has applied for a patent for a device, potentially a smartwatch, that can remind you to take one or more ingestible substances, such as medications, when you eat. The device could also relay the notification to other devices by way of text message or email reminders. Two Google employees based in Israel, Asaf Zomet […]... →

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04:22 10.01.2016

Nest’s Smart Home Apps Are Back Online Following Outages

Nest users who depend on their connected products to monitor their homes experienced a hiccup in connectivity Saturday that left users scrambling to figure out what was happening. In the absence of any official details from Nest, many users flocked to Twitter to vent their frustrations with the company’s products, and also reflect on the risks inherent to trusting connected devices… Read More... →

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03:05 10.01.2016

C-Way Is An Apple Watch For Kids

While wandering the Eureka Park floor at CES, we ran into C-Way, a cool French startup that is making GPS-enabled smart watches for kids. So what exactly does a smart watch for kids do? Well first off, it helps parents keep track of their kid’s location. By embedding a GPS sensor in the device, parents can open C-Way’s app and see where your child is at all times, thanks to a… Read More... →

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03:01 10.01.2016

Netflix didn’t launch in China, but it’s still working there

This week U.S. streaming service Netflix surprised everyone by launching in almost every country with the notable exception of China. Viewers in 190 new countries can now now enjoy the subscription streaming services. Last September the company announced that China’s regional neighbors Singapore, Hong Kong Taiwan and South Korea would launch in early 2016 following Japan, […]... →

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03:00 10.01.2016

What To Know Before You Co-Invest

One of my investors candidly asked me recently, “Shelly, if I have an opportunity to invest with people I’ve just met, how do I avoid getting screwed over?” This is a good question; for most investors interested in startups, co-investing is the de facto way to invest. Just like you scrutinize the entrepreneur, the technology and the market opportunity before investing, you… Read More... →

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02:29 10.01.2016

Bonaverde Plans To Reinvent The Way You Drink Coffee

Bonaverde co-founder Hans Stier took the stage this week at CES to give us an update on his company. As a reminder, Bonaverde raised nearly $700,000 on Kickstarter a few years ago for a coffee machine that roasts, grinds and brews coffee in fifteen minutes. Read More... →

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01:13 10.01.2016

Tesla Model S Can Now Drive Without You

Well, authorities in Hong Kong aren’t going to like this one bit. Back in November, they told Tesla to remotely disable its semiautonomous driving technology until they can confirm that the features, released last fall, are safe. They were concerned (sort of understandably) by widely reported hijinks by drivers who were using Tesla’s Autopilot feature to shave and sit in the… Read More... →

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00:30 10.01.2016

Google And Amazon Talk About Managing Drone Traffic At CES

Figuring out how to manage drone traffic over the United States to allow for drone delivery services and other drone-based service is going to be critical if Amazon and Google ever want to deliver packages to the backyards of their customers. Earlier this week, Amazon’s VP of Global Public Policy Paul Misener and Dave Vos, Google’s lead of Project Wing, as well as… Read More... →

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00:15 10.01.2016

The 8 best brand uses of emojis so far

GUEST: Emojis have been around since the late ‘90s, but their surge in popularity among users is fairly recent, and brands are taking notice. In fact, some companies have even developed their own emojis, often cleverly integrating these brand-made symbols into marketing stunts and ad campaigns on social media. While emojis may have hit their stride […]... →

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