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Немецкую компанию заподозрили в участии в махинациях Volkswagen... →

Google выпустил новую версию поискового приложения для iOS. В числе основных нововведений значится анимация для функции голосового поиска и улучшенные карточки Google Now. Во время обработки голосового поискового запроса теперь отображается анимация в виде логотипа «G» и четырёх точек. В целом, дизайн приложения стал более согласованным с новым брендингом Google. Кроме того, был улучшен функционал карточек Google Now: их стало больше, а их дизайн – чище. К тому же, они стали «умнее». Структура карточек п... →

Словацкая компания Eset, разрабатывающая антивирусы, нашла способ обойти российские ограничения на госзакупки программного обеспечения, сообщает РБК. Согласно новым нормам, госкомпании и ведомства России смогут приобретать зарубежное ПО, только доказав его исключительную необходимость.... →

Производители пострадали из-за существенного роста цен на какао-сырье... →

Эксперты определили рекламные ролики, лучше всего воспринятые пользователями в текущем году... →

Google представил новый дизайн мобильной версии Google Shopping (Google Покупок) с акцентом на местную торговлю. Ряд новых элементов призван помочь покупателям быстрее находить нужные товары и проверять их наличие в магазинах поблизости. По словам представителя компании, редизайн вызван сдвигом, который наблюдается в товарном поиске: пользователи всё чаще ищут товары с мобильных устройств. Google Покупки помогут пользователям сузить поисковый запрос, когда он слишком общий – в ответ сервис покажет наиболе... →

Фабрика будет открыта во Владимирской области на площадке индустриального парка... →

Группа будет отвечать за коммуникационные проекты... →

Last week we brought you news that the first Android Wear smartwatch with access to cellular data — read: doesn’t need to be paired with a smartphone — was on its way to the U.S. market, but now we need to dial down some of that enthusiasm after the device was pulled following issues. Read More... →

It’s been nearly a year since Kamcord, the U.S. startup that allows mobile owners to record and stream their games online, raised a $15 million round to increase its focus on markets in Asia, and today the company made some big moves in Japan and Korea. Read More... →

Remember all the noise around LG’s upcoming Android Wear smartwatch with LTE connectivity? Yeah, so do we. Well, according to multiple reports late Thursday, it has now been halted due to a hardware issue — and there is no set date for when it may hit stores. Bummer. LG went as far as to say […]... →

In three tweets late Thursday, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said he’s on the look out for “hardcore software engineers” to “achieve generalized full autonomy” for his line of electric cars. The latest addition to that line up was the Model X unveiled at the end of September — around the same time Musk told […]... →

If you’re a user of the personal news magazine Zite, you’re going to want to pay attention. The app is being shuttered and all data should be migrated over to Flipboard before December 7. The move should not be a surprise as Flipboard had been picking apart some features from the product ever since it was […]... →

WaHome, a Seoul-based on-demand home cleaning service, has landed $1 million in seed funding, which it will use to hire more engineers, build features for its Android and iOS apps, and launch in more Korean cities before tackling expansion in Hong Kong and Japan. Read More... →

Elon Musk is looking for a few good engineers. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter tonight to announce Tesla is ramping up its autonomous vehicle division and needs some new talent. Oh, and he said he’s going to do some of the interviews, so there’s that too. Ramping up the Autopilot software team at Tesla to achieve generalized full autonomy. If interested, contact… Read More... →

So you may have heard that the NFL, Stanford University, and TechCrunch are teaming up to stage an epic pitch-off competition on Feb. 6 called 1st and Future. There are three themes — the Future Stadium, Bringing the Game Home, and Tomorrow’s Athlete — and we are looking for four awesome startups to compete in each category. If that’s you, please apply here. Winning… Read More... →

Every year, our Japanese-language sister site throws a big Disrupt-like event in Tokyo where there is, of course, a Battlefield between about 10 different startups. With north of 100 million Internet users, Japan has a considerable domestic market. While Western companies have had more success in Japan than in mainland China, the national startup scene still has tons of thriving businesses… Read More... →

If you’re running an early stage startup, you know how to make the most of limited resources. From getting the most bang out of every marketing buck to jockeying the pace of a small development team, you must execute quickly and efficiently to ensure your company’s success. This is one reason hybrid app development is so attractive: It allows you to build iOS and Android apps… Read More... →

BOSTON (Scott Malone for Reuters) — Massachusetts would prohibit people under the age of 21 from playing paidfantasy sports games under a proposed set of regulations for the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry laid out on Thursday by state Attorney General Maura Healey. The proposals would also ban fantasy competitions based on college sports, prohibit promotions of paid fantasy […]... →

There’s been a lot of talk these days about computational medicine, or using massive amounts of data to train a machine to understand more than experts in a particular field, or, at least, to identify health-related problems more quickly. Cognoa, a consumer-focused healthcare outfit, is among the developing field’s biggest proponents. The two-year-old, Palo Alto, Ca.-based… Read More... →