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Having been early to the mobile revolution, Joe Britt has now turned his focus to the Internet of Things. Today, Britt took the wraps of his new startup: Afero, which claims to enhance connections between smart objects and to improve security. Britt is best known as the cofounder of Danger, (which was bought by Google), where he was […]... →

Philips shipped a controversial firmware update for its Philips Hue bridge yesterday. The company decided to block third-party light bulbs to fix interoperability issues. Today, the company announced that this move was a mistake. A future update will reverse the change. Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: Join Stewart Rogers with his guests Daytrotter’s Sean Moeller, Metia’s Amber Whiteman and VB Insight’s own Andrew Jones for an engaging discussion on how to “fake it” while you make it with marketing technology, giving an exclusive first look at the upcoming VB Insight report. Register here for free. “Aim for the Moon. If you miss, […]... →

If on-demand is the future of delivery, a startup called Bringg aims to help established businesses better compete with the likes of Amazon and Uber going forward. The company has now raised $5 million in Series A funding to further develop its web and mobile platform that businesses to move into the on-demand era by providing features like real-time driver tracking, dispatching,… Read More... →

Motorola’s conspicuous reluctance to follow other manufacturers in offering a metal-clad flagship handset may be poised to change, if a photo published by Chinese mobile site cnBeta does indeed feature next year’s version of the Moto X. However, the accompanying report cautions that it is only a prototype, and may not end up representing the […]... →

Согласно данным исследования Российской ассоциации электронных коммуникаций (РАЭК) и НИУ ВШЭ, возвращение к онлайн-экономики произойдёт не раньше четвертого квартала 2017 года. Такие результаты были представлены в ходе конференции «Рунет 2015: итоги года».... →

Pastebin, now home to 95 million “active” pieces of text, has gotten a complete overhaul including a new mobile friendly site that lets coders share snippets of text on their phones. Sites like Pastebin have long been a programmer’s scratchpad, allowing coders to send snippets back and forth in real time. Until now, however, the site has been difficult to use on mobile. Read More... →

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EXCLUSIVE: The chief marketing officer of Booking.com, which is reportedly the largest spender of advertising on Google, says his company is working intensively to test Google’s dynamic mobile ad unit — dubbed the Magic Banner — and will likely announce a deeper partnership with Google in the new year. The move is significant because it comes at a […]... →

The urgent humanitarian situation in Europe has pushed the ongoing global refugee crisis to the forefront of U.S. consciousness. There are currently 60 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes because of war, conflict or persecution. Lots of people in the U.S. want to do something about this, but don’t know where to start. Read More... →

Команда сервиса Яндекс.Видео сообщила о том, что в мобильном поиске Яндекс.Видео появляются только те видео, которые могут быть воспроизведены на мобильных устройствах. А также предупредила, что если на странице сайта размещен плеер, поддерживающий flash, но не поддерживающий html5, в мобильном поиске по видео он отображаться не будет, поскольку пользователи все равно не смогут его посмотреть. Напомним, ранее Яндекс предупреждал о том, что страницы сайта, на которых размещены Flash-элементы, не смогут полу... →

Проект «Генно-терапевтический противоопухолевый препарат АнтионкоРАН-М» для лечения рака стал победителем федерального акселератора GenerationS 2015 и получил грант в 8 млн 253 тысячи рублей. В общей сложности в конкурсе участвовало 35 проектов, сообщили vc.ru в акселераторе.... →

With $330 million under management (€300 million), 360 Capital Partners has been quite active in the French tech ecosystem. Today, the venture capital firm announced a brand new $38 million fund (€35 million) focused on seed investments. Paul Degueuse, who has been working for the company for a few years now, becomes a General Partner and is in charge of this new fund named ‘360… Read More... →

Татарстанский вуз внедряет новый для России формат практического обучения... →

Did you know that when you get frustrated with your computer you move your mouse more slowly? Your computer knows. In fact, researchers at BYU have figured out tell-tale signs of frustration, anger, and confusion in users just by looking at their mouse movements. The team discovered that when users were “upset or confused” the mouse did not move in a curved path or straight across… Read More... →

The fuzzy pink ridesharing platform Lyft has hired Evan Cohen to head up its East Coast operations. Cohen left his position as chief operations officer at Foursquare in June of 2014. He was one of a number of executives to exit the company over the past year and a half and did so shortly after Foursquare split its product asunder and launched the check-in app Swarm. Cohen brings more than… Read More... →

Редакция vc.ru изучила, как крупнейшие компании Кремниевой долины отпраздновали окончание года и собрала фотогалерею из снимков, которые публиковали сотрудники Yahoo, Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn.... →

The real goldmine for Uber is in becoming the transportation backend for tons of other services, not just its own apps. Now this logistics layer strategy is coming to fruition through a partnership with Operator, the chat-based shopping assistant backed by Uber co-founder Garret Camp. Together, Uber and Operator they could compete with Amazon’s massive warehouses by aggregating inventory… Read More... →

A number of apps today let you check prices and comparison shop for things like clothing, electronics, toys, housewares, and more, but what about your everyday purchases, like groceries? Does your local store, Amazon, or Jet.com have the best deal on diapers? Is your favorite cereal cheaper this week at Target or Walgreens? A new mobile application called Basket wants to bring the same level… Read More... →