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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 […]... →

Los Angeles startup HelloTech is in the final stages of raising $10 million in Series A funding, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Madrona Venture Group is leading the round. Following a period of private beta testing, HelloTech went live about three months ago. You either call for an appointment or schedule one from the HelloTech website, then one of the company’s techs… Read More... →

Have you ever wondered why storytelling is such an omnipresent theme of human life? Welcome to another guest segment of "The Writer's Brain," where Kelton Reid picks the brain of a neuroscientist about elements of great writing. Research scientist Michael Grybko " of the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington " returned to the podcast to help Kelton define storytelling from a scientific standpoint.... →

Not going to lie: I have no idea what this is. My attempted explanation is that we were told that we should do video podcasts, and instead of turning on a webcam like normal people, we decided to record ourselves within the world of Minecraft. Why did we choose to do it that way? I don’t know. Is it compelling in any way? Again, I don’t know. I do know, however, that we talk… Read More... →

Tesla’s Model S, a “premium performance” sedan with dual-motor all-wheel drive, is supposed have a 265-mile range, according to the company. But Bjørn Nyland, a programmer at the University of Oslo who lovingly calls his two-year-old Tesla “The Millennium Falcon” (he also has a YouTube channel dedicated primarily to his Tesla and their travels together), has… Read More... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

Google today announced an update that brings Gmail and Google Calendar closer together. The new feature, which adds events to Google Calendar based on information in emails sent to your Gmail account, is rolling out in the coming week to all Google Apps customers on desktop, Android, and iOS. When you receive an email in […]... →

I’ve watched from the sidelines for years as the debate has played out about race and gender in Silicon Valley, and tech at large. Recently, I read an article shaming Facebook, Google and others about their “diversity numbers,” and felt compelled to weigh in; if it were early in my career and I saw those numbers it would make me run the other way. And fast. My goal here is… Read More... →

Federal agents have raided the Manhattan office of RentBoy.com, one of the internet’s largest male escort sites, Pix11 reports. CEO Jeffrey Hurant, and several employees were reportedly arrested Tuesday on suspicion of conspiring to promote prostitution under the guise of offering “companionship” from its escorts, officials said. Hurant and six current and former workers are expected to […]... →

Back in June, YouTube announced that it would be getting into the gaming game and launch its own Twitch competitor called YouTube Gaming. Tomorrow will be that day, we’ve learned. The site sits at https://gaming.youtube.com. Twitch is a site, acquired by Amazon, that lets you watch others play video games…or stream your games and broadcast your own show. The YouTube Gaming site… Read More... →

С октября 2015 года МТС, «Билайн» и Tele2 смогут получить у «Мегафона» технические условия для запуска своей сети в тоннелях метро Петербурга. Об этом 25 августа на заседании в местном УФАС сообщили представители «Мегафона», говорится на сайте ведомства.... →

If you're using social media channels such as Twitter to promote your content, then this show is for you. This week, Hit Publish host Amy Harrison is looking at different ways you can 'beef up your tweets' and write multiple updates to promote just one post (without sounding boring or repetitive). When you're posting tweets (or other social media updates) to get people to your content, it can feel like you are broadcasting again and again,... →