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Платежная система American Express планирует расширить свой бизнес в России и готова запустить выдачу своих карт массовому потребителю с помощью торговых сетей, сообщает «Коммерсант». Ранее компания считалась «премиальным» оператором карт.... →

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Публика увидит модель S90 на Автосалоне в Детройте... →

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It’s possible that Apple Music’s launch in China at the end of September has put local rival Baidu Music on the defensive. Today, Baidu is announcing plans to merge its music-streaming service with Taihe Entertainment Group, one of China’s leading music service providers. The deal is expected to bring Taihe’s “extensive intellectual property… [and] artists […]... →

Outside big events like concerts, tons of Ubers can be waiting, making it tough for passengers to figure out which car is theirs. That’s why last week I suggested Uber create a feature that would give passengers and drivers a visual signal they could use to find each other. Well, today Uber launched that. It’s called SPOT and involves drivers installing a colored LED light on… Read More... →

YouTube is looking to take on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon’s Prime Video by securing rights to stream TV shows and movies, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal late Wednesday. “Netflix, Amazon and Hulu license many older movies and TV series that have already run elsewhere, while YouTube is focusing on new material,” […]... →

SendGrid, a platform that delivers 20 billion marketing and transactional emails per month, is introducing a new set of campaign features. The new feature set allows marketers to launch and optimize campaigns including customer retention, customer acquisition, newsletter communications, promotional email, and product and company announcements. How is that accomplished? The focus of the announcement […]... →

Target Corp has agreed to pay $39.4 million to resolve claims by banks and credit unions that said they lost money because of the retailer’s late 2013 data breach. The settlement filed on Wednesday resolves class-action claims by lenders seeking to hold Target responsible for their costs to reimburse fraudulent charges and issue new credit […]... →

Posted by EricEngeThe past 20 years have seen the fastest rate of change in human history. Breathtaking as that may have been, the reality is, that was just the beginning. In fact, the pace of change is going to continue to accelerate. Because of these changes, I see the need for brands to evolve into what I am calling a 10x brand.This is an expansion of the concept of 10x Content that Rand Fishkin discussed in a recent Whiteboard Friday video. During this WBF, Rand showed why brands now need to produce con... →

Here at TechCrunch, we want to make Disrupt the best possible experience for our attendees. This includes finding new ways to help attendees discover and stay connected to new people and making it easier for everyone to stay informed about event updates as they unfold. So we are calling on our community to help us build an awesome conference app. Read More... →

BrightFunnel announced today that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The startup offers attribution tools to track the sales impact of customers’ marketing efforts, and it also predicts the future impact of upcoming campaigns. CEO Nadim Hossain said this data is particularly important as “marketing is eating sales.” In other words, marketing was traditionally the… Read More... →

With interest and investment in food and agriculture startups reaching record levels, new entrepreneurs are entering this important sector, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives on how best to feed the world. While numerous opportunities exist to make a difference in this space, I’ve noticed some common pitfalls for new entrants. Read More... →

Google has fought back against a recently complaint filed against it by the Electronics Frontier Foundation that alleged the company has been deceptively violating the privacy of students with its education-focused products. In a blog post, Google reiterated that its services and tools “comply with both the law and our promises…” Yesterday, the EFF announced […]... →

Greg Tseng is stepping down from the CEO role of if(we) after 11 years running its dating social networks Tagged and hi5. He’ll remain a board member. In regards to why the change, Tseng tells me “I initiated it and it’s happening the way I want.” The company’s new CEO will be its Chief Operating Officer Dash Gopinath, who was formerly the Chief Product Officer… Read More... →

Snapchat said it will allow its publisher partners (like CNN and Vice) to post links on social media that go directly to specific pieces of the publisher’s content within the ephemeral messaging app. It’s an important development for publishers and brands for a couple of reasons. For one thing, Snapchat was, in its early days, a […]... →

Yesterday, the EFF announced the launch of a campaign called ‘Spying on Students’ to raise awareness about privacy risks for technology used at schools. The campaign came with a complaint that it filed with the FCC against Google, claiming that the company collects and data mines school children’s personal info, including what they search for. EFF staff attorney Nate Cardozo… Read More... →

A study by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and EY (Ernst and Young) says the interactive advertising industry in the U.S. is losing $8.2 billion a year to fraudulent impressions, infringed content, and malvertising. To stop the losses the IAB and EY say companies must “fix badly designed business processes and repair obvious flaws in the […]... →

About two hours ago, I got a flurry of text messages from my family. “My Instagram got hacked!” one read. “I can’t log into Instagram! I got a notification saying I’d been logged out!” You too? Don’t panic. A bunch of people got those alerts — and no, it wasn’t a big ol’ mega hack. Read More... →