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12:00 07.01.2016

PushDoctor, The U.K. Video-Based Doctor Service, Scores $8.2M Series A

PushDoctor, the U.K. ‘on-demand’ service that enables you to have a video consultation with a doctor, has raised $8.2 million in funding — money it plans to use to develop the data side of its offering to improve the way it integrates with other healthcare providers and to significantly bolster marketing. Read More... →

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11:27 07.01.2016

Тим Кук оказался самым низкооплачиваемым топ-менеджером в Apple

В 2015 году Apple заплатила своему генеральному директору $10,3 млн... →

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11:25 07.01.2016

Alibaba’s 2015 year in review — and its plan for 2016

Alibaba’s CEO Daniel Zhang — not to be confused with its better-known founder and executive chairman Jack Ma — this week vaguely laid out the Chinese ecommerce titan’s expansion strategy for 2016 during a speech to employees at its Hangzhou headquarters. “Global import, rural e-commerce, and top-tier cities are the three key battlefields for Alibaba in 2016,” Zhang […]... →

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10:41 07.01.2016

Now That Netflix Is Global, You Should Go Buy A VPN

Netflix shocked the tech word (and excited investors) with an unprecedented global expansion into 130 countries yesterday. That move means that the video streaming service is now available in 190 countries, so the chances are you, dear reader, are eligible to use right now — unless you happen to live in China, North Korea, Syria or the Crimea. Read More... →

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08:43 07.01.2016

Meet H. Moser & Cie., The Swiss Watch Company Apple Is Probably About To Sue

Oh, Switzerland, you seem to have it all: fine chocolates, fondue, goats with bells around their necks. But what you don’t have is a sense of how to beat smartwatch makers without looking silly. To wit: meet the H. Moser & Cie. Swiss Alps watch (they probably meant the “alps” to be a play on “apple,” if you catch my drift.) This watch is supposed to be a… Read More... →

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08:39 07.01.2016

Tim Cook is sitting on $310M of unvested Apple stock at today’s market value

A regulatory filing from Apple on Wednesday revealed that CEO Tim Cook earned just $10.3 million in 2015, versus about $25 million for Apple’s other executives. Meanwhile, as of September 26, Cook is sitting on about $310 million of unvested Apple stock, based on today’s trading price of about $100 per share. That stock is due to […]... →

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07:31 07.01.2016

Yahoo reportedly will lay off more than 1,000 employees

It’s been a doom-and-gloom week for Yahoo. First it shuttered its premium video hub, Yahoo Screen, and then we learned that it’s facing a class action lawsuit for sending unsolicited text messages to users. But as of late Wednesday, reports are flying that Yahoo is preparing to lay off 10 percent of its workforce — […]... →

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06:23 07.01.2016

Palmer Luckey apologizes for Oculus Rift pricing: ‘I handled the messaging poorly’

Today was a historic day for Facebook-owned Oculus VR as the virtual reality company began accepting pre-orders for its inaugural headset. Within hours, the first shipment of Oculus Rift devices sold out with preorders being delivered a month or so after the initial March 28 ship date. In an effort to capitalize on the attention […]... →

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05:55 07.01.2016

AmpMe Syncs Multiple Devices To Become A Portable Speaker System

There are plenty of services out there that promise to sync up your devices to form a surround sound speaker system. But AmpMe, an app that launched out of Montreal three months ago, claims to be the only one that can work across both iOS and Android. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur and angel investor Martin-Luc Archambault and has grown to over one million downloads in… Read More... →

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05:39 07.01.2016

Sphero’s New Wristband Will Let You Control BB-8 With Gestures — And Also The Force

“We’re giving every Star Wars fan the power of the Force,” said Sphero CEO Paul Berberian. He stopped by the TechCrunch stage at the Consumer Electronics Show today to show off the company’s Force Band, which will allow people to control the company’s BB-8 robotic toy with gestures. When pressed on how it worked, Berberian first said that “the Force works… Read More... →

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05:39 07.01.2016

Today On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Oculus Rift, Wearables And We’re Live From CES

This week, we’re bringing you not one, not two but three episodes of the TechCrunch Gadgets podcast, live from CES. Every morning, we look back at the news coming out of the show. In case you missed it this morning, have a look at this morning’s show to get our take on the Oculus Rift pre-orders, the new Fitbit Blaze and other wearables, and a preview at the interviews we’ll… Read More... →

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05:32 07.01.2016

L’Oreal’s Sensor Will Warn You If You’re Getting Sunburned

No more getting red at the beach! L’Oreal has come out with a new product that will warn you if you’re about to get sunburned. The new skin sensor, known as My UV Patch, was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It looks like a heart sticker and it can be worn for several days. It’s also free. The sticker was made by L’Oreal’s… Read More... →

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05:13 07.01.2016

Oculus Co-Founder Confirms The Rift Will Be Sold At Cost

The Oculus Rift will be sold with a $599 retail price. And Oculus is taking a wash on the hardware. Oculus Co-Founder and VP of Product, Nate Mitchell, revealed to TechCrunch’s Jordan Crook earlier today that the company is selling the hardware at cost in an effort to kickstart the VR ecosystem. This is on top giving away 7,000 Oculus Rift units to early Kickstarter backers. At $600,… Read More... →

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04:53 07.01.2016

MyFitnessPal Makes It Easier To Order Healthily At Restaurants

I’m in Las Vegas for this whole week, which means two things. One, I hate myself. Two, I’m constantly out at restaurants, which makes it even harder than usual to eat healthily. MyFitnessPal, the popular nutrition and fitness app that was acquired by Under Armour last year, is unveiling a new feature today that should help. The app already allows you to log your meals at… Read More... →

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04:36 07.01.2016

Time Warner Cable advises 320,000 customers of possible hack

Time Warner Cable has sent notices to 320,000 of its customers throughout the United States advising them to change the password to their email account out of concern that someone may have gained unauthorized access to that information. The telecommunication company said it was notified by the FBI about the vulnerability, but there’s no evidence to suggest that […]... →

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04:24 07.01.2016

IBM’s Watson Now Powers AI For Under Armour, Softbank’s Pepper Robot And More

From its debut to the world as a Jeopardy champion in 2011, IBM’s Watson has made a name for itself as a powerful artificial intelligence platform for large enterprise applications, from medical research through to finance. Now IBM is aiming to take Watson to the consumer. Today at CES, IBM CEO Ginny Rometty unveiled strategic partnerships with sportswear maker Under Armour,… Read More... →

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04:02 07.01.2016

Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations

Instagram’s answer to Snapchat’s Live Stories isn’t just for holidays and big events any more. Internally, they’re known as Spotlight Compilations — vertical slideshows of the best videos related to a theme, like “Dynamic Duos – Odd Couple Animal Videos” or “Ramped Up – Rad Skateboarding Videos”. They appear in the Spotlight… Read More... →

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04:02 07.01.2016

The EHang 184 Is A Human-Sized Drone Taking Off At CES

We’ve seen some pretty cool stuff at day 1 of CES 2016, but probably nothing more eye-catching than the EHang 184, a human-sized drone built by the Chinese UAV company EHang. Yes you heard right, a giant autonomous drone that fits a human. It’s basically what you would expect to see if someone shrunk you down the lego-size and stuck you next to a DJI Inspire. Except no one was… Read More... →

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04:00 07.01.2016

IBM unveils 4 new Watson partners: Under Armour, SoftBank, Whirlpool, Medtronic

IBM is today announcing new partnerships with four companies that will be working with its Watson “cognitive computing” technology for analyzing data. Sports apparel company Under Armour will put its its Connected Fitness user data and other sources through Watson to provide “timely, evidence-based coaching about health and fitness-related issues, including outcomes achieved based on […]... →

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03:26 07.01.2016

Google acquires and shuts down notetaking app Circus Ponies

Google has acquired Circus Ponies, the creators of the note-taking and organizational app for Mac OS and iOS NoteBook. As a result, Circus Ponies has been shuttered and will be merged into the fold that is Alphabet. Originally based in Santa Monica, Calif., Circus Ponies specialized in creating software that it said was “smart, beautiful, […]... →

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