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Last week, the terrorism-focused GOP debate showcased several candidates’ staggering ignorance of the Internet and information security. Saturday night’s Democratic debate was no better. Hillary Clinton was the star of the show, and used her airtime to whiff on some issues that are critical to Internet users and pretty much anybody with a smartphone. After settling […]... →

You can’t hold an awards show without a stellar host. The Oscars had Neil Patrick Harris. The VMAs had Miley. And the Emmys, coincidentally, had Andy Samberg. Why is that a coincidence? Because we’ve snagged his Brooklyn Nine Nine co-star, actress, writer and comedian Chelsea Peretti, to host the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards on February 8th in San Francisco. If you don’t… Read More... →

Before I took an arrow to the knee I was quite the adventurer. From Dragonsreach to Blue Palace I’ve visited them all and I have the mugs and commemorative shot glasses to prove it. But what about photos and web checkins? It’s hard to get those at a Khajiit souvenir shop. Esplorio is trying to make it easier to record your trips on the fly. The app maps your trip passively and… Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: Add this to your New Year’s resolutions: Learn how marketing automation is ratcheting up demand generation, leads, conversions, and revenue — and find out how to pick the best provider. Join us for the live webinar as we separate the wheat from the chaff. Register here for free. TV, radio, and outdoor are no longer the core concern for […]... →

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

Publicly traded storage hardware company NetApp today announced that it has acquired SolidFire, a startup that has made a name for itself selling fast all-flash storage hardware, for $870 million in cash. Earlier today CRN reported on rumors of the deal but said the deal would go down for $1.2 billion. This is a big […]... →

The holiday season is here. For many of us that means lots of shopping. Are you doing most of your shopping online or in stores? If you’re like most consumers, the answer is both, but with a significant bias toward physical stores. Despite all the attention about Cyber Monday and online transactions, e-commerce sales will still only amount to roughly 7 percent of all retail sales this year. Read More... →

Ряд турфирм, использующих услуги эквайринга «Промсвязьбанка», получили письма от компании с информацией о временной приостановке выплат по действующим договорам. Из-за высоких рисков банк попросил фирмы подтвердить, не являются ли некоторые их операции мошенническими, объяснили vc.ru представители «Промсвязьбанка».... →

As promised, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened its drone registry today. If you live in the U.S. and own any kind of drone that weighs more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds (and that’s pretty much every drone that isn’t a toy drone like the Parrot MiniDrone), you have until February 19, 2016 to register it. If you buy a new drone after today, you… Read More... →

If you’re buying a Tesla Model S, you can probably afford to bring your own tunes to the mix, but the company has announced today that you’ll get free Spotify Premium integration with your purchase in Europe, Australia and Hong Kong. Not for the US, but it’s still one final burn for the previously implemented and now acquired Rdio. Here’s what Spotify’s… Read More... →

Lyft has authorized a Series F round in which it could raise as much as $1 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a Delaware state filing. We hear that Credit Suisse is running the fundraise — the big banks are getting involved with some of these large rounds, sorting everything out amongst the many investors. Goldman has been handling Uber’s mega-rounds,… Read More... →

Еженедельная подборка новостей о российском венчурном рынке за прошедшие семь дней.... →

OK, it doesn’t exist just yet, but one group called “Pinball Labs” has a new Kickstarter to bring back the feels you felt when you entered an arcade with tons of pinball games. There’s nothing like the sounds and visuals of old pinball machines (I love Addams Family) and it could become a…reality once again in VR. The Kickstarter recently went live and this video… Read More... →

Earlier this month, Microsoft launched Cortana for Android and iOS in the U.S. and China. Not even two weeks later though, and the company has disabled the digital assistant’s hands-free feature on Android. “Hey Cortana” allows users to open Cortana and give her commands just by saying those two words. The feature is similar to […]... →

Today, Yahoo announced that one of their crown jewels, a relationship that they have with NBC Sports, has been renewed. In a post, Ian Weingarten, SVP, Corporate Development and Partnerships, said: We’ve renewed our partnership with NBC Sports Group, bringing even more content to Yahoo/NBC Sports viewers, including Premier League highlights, NBC Sports Regional Network team reports, and… Read More... →

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has won concessions in a settlement with software maker Oracle over the company’s failure to uninstall older, insecure Java SE software from customer PCs upon upgrade. This, said the FTC, despite Oracle’s explicit promise to its users that updates would render their machines “safe and secure.” By abandoning […]... →

За неделю клиентами «Кнопки» стали только трое предпринимателей, и эксперимент досрочно прекращён.... →

Don’t believe everything you read on Medium. Over the weekend a Medium post appeared online under the headline “Dropbox Cafeteria Awarded A Michelin Star.” “The 2016 Michelin Guide stars have been released, and among the many big names on the list is one unlikely winner: The Tuck Shop, Dropbox’s office cafeteria, was one of 51 […]... →

For the past year and a half the Brooklyn-based development shop, HappyFunCorp has been laboring over a new graph that would offer new ways to interact with Twitter and Instagram. Now, just in time for the holidays, the company is unveiling the first fruits of that labor with Voyour. Read More... →

Венчурная компания The Unitled Retail Lab инвестировала в интернет-платформу для планирования и контроля ремонта жилья Radme.ru в обмен на долю в 10%. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании.  Средства  пойдут на разработку полноценной альфа-версии продукта и тестирование разных каналов привлечения пользователей, а также различных пользовательских сценариев и монетизации. Постинвестиционная оценка проекта не раскрывается. По пословам представителя компании «она соответствует рыночным показателям». Ранее стартап ... →