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Kik, the messaging app popular among teens and young people in North America, has rolled out an interesting new feature that makes sending a GIF as easy as an emoji. As of today, the chat app now includes an integrated GIF search feature which uses emoji search terms. Read More... →

Правительство Москвы в ноябре подпишет с сервисами вызова такси Uber, «Яндекс.Такси» уже и Gett соглашения, в рамках которых компании-агрегаторы смогут привлекать к работе только легальных таксистов. Об этом сообщает Агентство городских новостей «Москва», со ссылкой на заместителя руководителя департамента транспорта и развития дорожно-транспортной инфраструктуры Дмитрия Пронина. По данным агентства, власти Москвы уже подписали соглашение с Uber и «Яндекс.Такси», с Gett – на стадии подписания. Согласно доку... →

Now that drones can fly in intricate patterns researchers at Queens University have created flying robots that self-assemble into floating shapes and can “3D print” objects in midair. The drones, called BitDrones, come in three varieties. The first, the PixelDrone, shows little messages on an LED screen. Another drone shows a floating touchscreen display and ShapeDrones are… Read More... →

Google Glass wasn’t exactly the breakout hit that Google wanted it to be, but that doesn’t mean the technology company is abandoning ship. According to reports, Google is working on a new effort codenamed Project Aura that will be a wearable, but just not based around Glass. The Information stated that there are three versions of […]... →

In a stunner today, Microsoft Corporate VP Bob Stutz reportedly stepped down from his job running Microsoft Dynamics CRM. MSDynamicsWorld broke the story, but R Ray Wang, who is principal at Constellation Research confirms that Stutz texted him this afternoon with the news. The memo went out today at 4 pm and Jujhar Singh, who has been a key player on the team, will be taking over for Stutz. Read More... →

There is an unnamed epidemic slowly traveling through the middle of the U.S. This epidemic goes by many names, but our venture fund refers to it as “early exit disease.” This disease spreads when founders realize sub-$20 million exits. Many of these exits could have grown much larger. Instead, early exits have been quietly devastating the Midwest region’s startup… Read More... →

NEW YORK (By Sam Forgione for Reuters) — Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn swapped his entire equity stake in eBay Inc for the same number of shares in PayPal Holdings Inc in the third quarter, regulatory filings showed on Monday. The filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Icahn sold his stake of 46.3 […]... →

The key take-away from Pandora’s Rdio buy today is that Pandora will soon add a subscription streaming service to its menu of products. But for advertisers the more immediate benefit of the deal may be the chance to target audio ads at a global audience for the first time. Rdio already offers its service to users in 80 countries. This would […]... →

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard The Internet lives on links. Marketers have long understood the importance of links to SEO. So much so, it's something we study regularly here at Moz. At their most basic, links are counted as "votes" of popularity for search engines to rank websites. Beyond this, search engineers have long worked to extract a large number of signals from the simple link, including: Trustworthiness – Links from trusted sites may count as an endorsement Spamminess – Links from known spam sites may ... →

Box’s recent platform push is more than a new product direction for the company. The service may become a key revenue driver for the enterprise-facing productivity shop. I recently sat down with Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, and his recently hired head of platform, Jeetu Patel, to dig into the matter. At its most basic, the quickly growing company wants to power the content layer of… Read More... →

Cleaning startup Cleanify has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. That might not seem like much money when compared to the $50 million round that Handy just raised, or the nearly $40 million that Homejoy raised before shutting down. However, the Cleanify model is a bit different. Instead of offering its own on-demand cleaning services, Cleanify aggregates the listings of existing cleaners.… Read More... →

MONTREAL — Canada’s game industry has never been stronger, based on a report today from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. The organizers of MIGS 15 paid my way to Montreal. Our coverage remains objective. Canada has 472 active game studios based on the 2015 survey, up 143 from 2013. These companies contribute $3 billion to […]... →

As you may have heard, universal ads are launching to DCM accounts throughout November and December 2015. The centerpiece of these new ads is a set of unified compatibilities that remove the distinction between in-app and in-page environments. To learn more, visit our DCM user or partner support sites. What does this mean for DCM/DFA Reporting and Trafficking API users?... →

Flipboard is getting ready to roll out two new ways to get its users more engaged with its publishing platform: related stories and a holiday gift guide. When accessing the service, a typical user may cycle through their Daily Edition or magazines based on topics they set up during the on-boarding process. Previously you were relatively […]... →

I was raised to trust everything the dictionary told me, but damn. What is going on with the world? Today, BuzzFeed the Oxford Dictionary named its 2015 “Word Of The Year” and it’s not a word at all. It’s the “tears of joy” emoji. This. THIS. Here’s what the monsters dictionary had to say: That’s… Read More... →

We’re hearing from sources that Mesosphere, a company that’s built upon the open-source project Apache Mesos, is raising a financing round at a valuation that could be as much as $600 million. The talks are, of course, still fluid and valuation numbers are always cloudy — so any final deal could end up outside of what we’re hearing on our end. This round in… Read More... →

That was fast: just as soon as it was reported that Pandora was in talks to buy Rdio, the two sides have confirmed that an acquisition has indeed taken place. Pandora has acquired “key assets” from Rdio for $75 million, the company has just announced. This includes technology, intellectual property and many members of Rdio’s team joining Pandora, subject to close of the… Read More... →

Pandora will acquire “key assets” from streaming music technology company Rdio for $75 million in cash. The move comes as Rdio revealed it sought bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Pandora will be gaining technology, product, intellectual property, and people from Rdio. In an email provided to […]... →

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

SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced in association with Intel. Gamers are way beyond the early years of sprites, beeps and boops and today expect nothing but the best in graphics and the most advanced hardware to run it. This is where Intel — one of the world’s largest and highly valued chip manufacturers — comes into play. […]... →