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Минкомсвязи разрешило иностранным системам бронирования авиабилетов не переносить серверы с персональными данными российских пользователей в Россию. Газета «Коммерсантъ» 26 августа обратила внимание на соответствующее разъяснение, появившееся на официальном сайте ведомства.... →

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com said on Tuesday it will begin delivering wine, beer and spirits to U.S. customers for the first time as part of its speedy delivery service, Prime Now. The online retailer is expanding Prime Now, its one- and two-hour service, to Seattle, where the company is headquartered, and offering alcohol deliveries […]... →

Видео рассказывает об истории создания бренда Lavazza... →

Longtime Googler Nitin Mangtani (manager for a number of products including Google Shopping) has founded a startup of his own, PredictSpring, where he’s working to help brands and retailers get up-to-speed with mobile commerce. To illustrate why PredictSpring is necessary, Mangtani pointed to numbers from comScore showing that while 60 percent of retail browsing happens on mobile… Read More... →

Mobile startup exits — that is, acquisitions and IPOs — have dropped below the number of venture capital investments (per quarter) for the first time since 2013, says a new report from Digi-Capital. The research firm says that during the past 12 months investors put a record $50 billion into 89 “mobile unicorns” worth $831 billion. Meanwhile, […]... →

GUEST: I’ve spent this year working with corporations and government agencies that are adopting and adapting Lean Methodologies. The biggest surprise for me was getting schooled on how extremely difficult it is to be an innovator inside a company of executors. I’ve been working with Richard, a mid-level executive in a large federal agency facing increasing external disruption (technology […]... →

Posted by ZoompfAs we know well by now, the speed of a web page is very important from an SEO and user experience perspective. Faster pages have higher search engine ranks, and users will visit more pages and convert higher on a fast performing website. In short, the smart SEO professional needs to also think about optimizing for performance as well as content. As we discussed in our last article, WebPageTest is a great free tool you can use to optimize your website performance. One of the most useful outpu... →

(By Alexandria Sage, Reuters) – Drivers are steering clear of some new technology in cars, according to a survey released Tuesday, raising questions about whether car makers are moving too quickly to incorporate sophisticated technology. Carmakers are adding everything from remote car unlocking to self-parking systems in their newest models as they try to make […]... →

Intuit is laying off 249 employees, mostly in the company’s Small Business Group, according to an internal memo from CEO Brad Smith reviewed by TechCrunch. We first heard about the layoffs this morning, and Intuit also confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch. In June, Intuit laid off 399 employees as part of a company realignment. Last week as part of its quarterly earnings, the company… Read More... →

Shares in technology companies have recently come under intense pressure, similar to other equities, markets, commodities and more. How far tech shops have declined, however, is worth digging into. After all, if the value of public tech companies has declined sharply, it could impact the value of private startups like Uber or Dropbox. Read More... →

I’ve always been fascinated by how labor markets work. People are the foundation for how things get done. How we organize across and within companies impacts both creativity and efficiency. The first big labor market shift in my lifetime that I can remember was outsourcing. Fueled first by globalization and ignited further by Internet connectivity, arbitrage opportunities in labor… Read More... →

Analytics platform ChartMogul has just completed raising a new seed round of funding, adding $900,000 to its coffers. Point Nine Capital led the round that the company will use to accelerate its product development including providing analytics for PayPal. ChartMogul declined to discuss its valuation. Launched in December, Berlin-based ChartMogul helps Software as a Service […]... →

Международный фонд с российскими корнями Flint Capital возглавил инвестиционный раунд А компании Mobee, которая представляет платформу для сбора данных при помощи краудсорсинга через смартфоны. Объем раунда составил $5 млн. В сделке также приняли участие текущие инвесторы компании  Stage 1 Ventures, Atlas Venture, and InterWest Partners. Венчурный партнер фонда Flint Capital Сергей Грибов вошел в совет директоров Mobee. О Mobee        Mobee основана в 2011 году. Платформа собирает пользовательские данные ... →

Founders Fund, the venture firm co-created by Peter Thiel, is entering yet another surprising area that you don’t commonly see with Silicon Valley VCs. They’re backing a materials sciences company called Modumetal, which is making nanolaminated metals for use in the oil and gas industry. With currently used metals, pipes and equipment can corrode pretty easily, leading to $2.2… Read More... →

For a while, Gmail data like flight information has been surfaced in Google’s search product. One could imagine that that data would make sense in other places…like Google Calendar. Ding ding! Google announced today that its starting to roll out features that will place ticket, flight, hotel and restaurant into onto Google Calendar. Automatically. For example, if you buy a flight,… Read More... →

На прошлой неделе Google добавил капчу к функции Fetch As Google сервиса Google Search Console. Капча срабатывала, когда вебмастер многократно запускал функцию fetch and render. На прошлой неделе редактор Search Engine Land Барри Шварц (Barry Schwartz) увидел капчу «Я не робот» при первом запуске функции, на текущей – при попытке ее повторного использования. Некоторые пользователи видели капчу после четвертой попытки запуска. В настоящее время капча не появляется даже при десяти попытках запуска функции. ... →

Microsoft официально запустил бета-версию приложения Cortana для Android в США. Выпуск версии для iOS ожидается в ближайшее время. Полный опыт и функции Cortana доступны пользователям Windows 10 и Windows Phone. Но поскольку Cortana для Android не имеет доступа к электронной почте и календарю, то эта версия голосового помощника не предоставляет полный набор функций и возможностей пользователям устройств Android. Приложение имеет следующий набор функций: голосовой поиск для веб-запросов; голосовой набор т... →

На минувшей неделе пользователи заметили, что в сервисе поиска изображений Google для мобильных устройств появилась новая функция фильтрации в виде больших зеленых кнопок. Пользователи могут углублять поиск, выбирая дополнительные фильтры, а также отменять их действие, нажимая на белые кнопки со знаком "Х".  На текущей неделе представитель Google сообщил, что функция была добавлена этим летом, а также подтвердил, что это постоянное изменение, а не тест. Неделей ранее пользователи заметили, что Google тести... →

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If you’ve ever gotten tired of picking up your Android phone while you’re sitting in front of your computer, well, you’re not the only one. A new Chrome app allows you to use your Android phone right from any computer that can run Chrome. It works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Chromebooks. The new […]... →