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Издание Business Insider пообщалось со специалистом по повышению продуктивности сотрудников и построению карьеры Линн Тейлор и бизнес-экспертом Майклом Керром (автор книги «Преимущество юмора»), которые отметили ряд признаков, свидетельствующих о том, что работодатель во время собеседования заинтересован в кандидате.... →

Венчурный фонд Life.SREDA стал лид-инвестором раунда А mPOS-стартапа SoftPay Mobile. Общий объем раунда составил $1 млн. Как сообщил Firrma Владислав Солодкой, это первое вложение фонда в проект.  Сделка была проведена в рамках акселерации стартапа в InspirAsia. В раунде также принимал участие некий анонимный инвестор. SoftPay, зарегистрированный в Сингапуре, на данный момент стартап работает только на рынке Вьетнама. Инвестиции будут направлены на экспансию в Малайзию и Индонезию. Стартап был запущен в нач... →

London’s strength as a technology hub is not in doubt, with Tech London Advocates highlighting the retail tech and fintech sectors in their most recent report, but there are still areas where the capital could do with some help. As the cost of living in London rises, and the government’s unfriendly immigration policies for non-EU citizens persist, […]... →

(By Andreas Cremer, Bruce Wallace and Paul Lienert, Reuters) – Volkswagen made several versions of its “defeat device” software to rig diesel emissions tests, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, potentially suggesting a complex deception by the German carmaker. During seven years of self-confessed cheating, Volkswagen altered its illegal software for four engine […]... →

The founder of Beenos, Teruhide Sato, who has been active in funding startups primarily in Asia recently established a new fund called Beenext.... →

There is a cliche in the financial world that has been around forever. “Two things drive decisions: Greed and Fear” For the past few years, we’ve been a zone where greed has been dominating. Every now and then a little fear creeps in and then gets squished into the corner by chants of “things are different […]... →

While the “year of Apple Pay,” as Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed 2015, still has a ways to go, the product’s first anniversary is rapidly approaching. And, considering Android Pay’s recent unveiling, it seems that its competitors are, as well. So, as we prepare to celebrate, the question is: How are things going? Read More... →

Giving workers adjustable-height desks may contribute to less sedentary time in the office, a small U.S. study suggests.... →

In the last few years, the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) has been thrust into the mainstream. No longer just the domain of sci-fi fans, nerds or Google engineers, I hear people discussing AI at parties, coffee shops and even at the dinner table: My five-year-old daughter brought it up the other night over taco lasagna. When I asked her if anything interesting had happened in school,… Read More... →

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Friday, musician Joanna Newsom had some harsh words for Spotify. While discussing her new album, the eccentric singer-composer-harpist laid out her complaints with the music streaming service using the quirkiest, most Joanna Newsom-sounding metaphor possible: “I’ve walked out of grocery stores because I can tell that there’s […]... →

GUEST: In an ideal world, every organization, large or small, would prioritize security enough to make sure it has the necessary staff and resources to manage it effectively. Of course, in reality, that’s not the case. One big problem standing in the way is that it’s rarely clear what is “necessary” in the first place — […]... →

The Notifications Summit was recorded live October 1, 2015 @ betaworks in New York. The Notification stream eats Apps, becoming the meta app. Matthew Panzarino (Techcrunch), Or Arbel (Yo!), Peter Rojas (betaworks) In a world where the only death sentence is noise what will be the relationship between notifications and the current smartphone UI with its field of app icons? Read More... →

Scoot, the San Francisco-based electric scooter ride share network, has teamed up with Nissan to create a four-wheeled two-seater enclosed vehicle onto the streets of San Francisco. Starting today, Scoot members have the option to rent one of these adorable little cars to get them anywhere in the 7×7. Known as the Scoot Quad, this is an all-electric vehicle that you can turn on with the… Read More... →

The Internet of Things (IoT) has a remote control problem — devices are operating independently with no knowledge of each other’s existence. Even systems that are supposed to work together don’t do so easily. We need a digital age of enlightenment and openness to unleash the full potential of the IoT. This means standardizing cross-device and multi-platform communication,… Read More... →

Google has acquired Digisfera, a startup focused on working with panoramic images. Digisfera’s employees will be joining the Street View team at Google “to continue building great experiences using 360° photography.” Financial details of the deal were not revealed. Founded in January 2011, Portugal-based Digisfera describes itself as a company that provides “photography, design, and […]... →

GUEST: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently dismissed media speculation that Apple had been hiring away some of his most important engineers, with his usual aplomb. “Important engineers?” Musk scoffed, in an interview with Handelsblatt. “They have hired people we’ve fired. We always jokingly call Apple the ‘Tesla Graveyard.’ If you don’t make it at Tesla, you […]... →

Ghana’s MEST innovation space is making moves, gearing up to launch a Pan-African VC fund in 2015, while expanding its IT training program into Nigeria and Kenya. Based in Accra, MEST (full name Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology) operates both as a tech institute and startup incubator. Its 12 month Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EIT) program infuses African techies with… Read More... →

GUEST: True entrepreneurs have an uncanny knack for seeing opportunity in everyday circumstances. What to some people, is merely a frustration — for instance, the absence of an app to handle some desired tracking function — is a clear source of inspiration for the entrepreneurially-minded. But seeing potential businesses on every street corner and in every […]... →

Instagram has stopped working for some users today. The service was having trouble loading as early as 6:00 a.m Pacific on Saturday, but broke down even further just a few hours later. Users are taking to Twitter and Facebook to discuss the outage. It’s not clear how widespread the problems are. We have contacted Facebook […]... →