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As we fast approach the 2016 election cycle, the future of on-demand work platforms is at a crossroads, with Uber, TaskRabbit and other market leaders facing increased scrutiny and skepticism from regulators and political leaders. At the same time, these platforms inadvertently contribute to a growing anxiety among the public, who are concerned that the on-demand economy may change the future… Read More... →

Affirm, the lending company started by Max Levchin that offers customers payment plans for online purchases, has announced that the company’s financing options will now be available to all Shopify stores. While Affirm’s financing options have already been available to select Shopify stores (including Boosted Boards), today’s launch rolls out the feature to all merchants on… Read More... →

Google today updated Android Wear with support for interactive watch faces and Google Translate. The new version is rolling out to all Android Wear watches “in the coming weeks.” Interactive watch faces are exactly what you’d expect: They let you engage with information on the actual watch screen when you first look at your wrist. […]... →

Максим Кашулинский, главный редактор Slon Magazine, посчитал, что продажи рекламы трех публичных компаний - "Яндекса", Mail.ru и РБК - за первое полугодие практически равны сумме, в которую АКАР оценивает весь рынок интернет-рекламы за тот же период:.... →

Finnish mobile maker Jolla has opened up additional pre-orders for its forthcoming Sailfish tablet. It said today that a “limited” batch of additional slates is now available to pre-order via its online shop — costing €267 for the 32GB version, or €299 for the 64GB model. (Prices vary by country, depending on VAT.) Read More... →

Деньги послужат компенсацией за утечку персональных данных с кредитных карт клиентов Target, случившуюся в 2013 году... →

Stripe, the fast-growing “fintech” startup that has emerged as the go-to payments platform for major companies such as Kickstarter, Lyft, and Shopify, has announced it now supports Alipay — China’s top e-payment platform. Part-owned by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Alipay works in a similar way to PayPal, insofar as users make payments with their card-linked […]... →

Voice-focused dating app Revealr, which lets you record a 20 second audio clip as a calling card for prospective dates, has been acquired by Venntro Media Group, owner of multiple dating properties including Smooch.com via its acquisition of WooWise in 2012. Read More... →

ЦП узнал у руководителей рекламных агентств, что они предпочитают читать на отдыхе и чем им помогают эти книги.... →

The clock is ticking. If you’ve been holding out on purchasing tickets to Disrupt SF 2015, you have just two days left to score them at the low, early-bird price of $1,995. You seriously don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to save $1,000 on tickets to the hottest show in tech. Read More... →

Giphy, the search engine for all things gif, has today released a new app called Giphy Cam that lets users create their own gifs to send or share on social media. “Giphy has always wanted to solve the problem of finding gifs online and making it easy to share them anywhere, which is clear from our work with messenger apps and communications platforms,” said Julie Logan, Queen… Read More... →

Add recreational vehicles to the so-called sharing economy. Outdoorsy is a startup that provides an online marketplace for motorhome and trailer owners to rent out their vehicles when they’re not using them- and it could be poised to tap into a market of young and upwardly mobile 20-somethings in search of new experiences. Renting a motorhome isn’t anything new. Google… Read More... →

Hatched out of GIF search engine startup Giphy, the Giphy Cam is an iPhone app for recording GIFS and sharing them with friends. We tried out the app last night — and the results were predictably bizarre: The Cam isn’t just for taking selfies; the app defaults to your front-facing camera, but you can also make GIFs like: Giphy […]... →

[tc_on_aol code=”519023602″] WeChat dominates China with its messaging hub that lets you shop, call a taxi, and pay bills — all from one app. Now, mobile search app Vurb wants to bring the monolithic app style to United States with the help of Tencent, WeChat’s developer which has secretly been an investor in Vurb’s $10 million funding. Step 1 happens today with… Read More... →

Корпорация Oracle подписала соглашение о покупке провайдера облачного ПО Maxymiser, который специализируется на тестировании и оптимизации веб-сайтов для улучшения продаж. Подробности сделки не раскрываются. Сделку планируется закрыть до конца 2015 года. Решения Maxymiser будут использоваться в маркетинговой платформе Oracle Marketing Cloud. С момента создания Maxymiser привлекла около $14,5 млн от Investor Growth Capital, Pentech Ventures, Scottish Investment Bank, NXT Capital. По данным издания AIN, ядро ... →

Российское агентство MOST Creative Club разработало бесплатное расширение для браузера Google Chrome, дающее информацию об откликах аудитории на YouTube-видео в Facebook, «ВКонтакте», «Одноклассниках» и Twitter. Об этом ЦП сообщили представители компании.... →

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PRESS RELEASE: Kony, Inc., a leading enterprise mobility company and member of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), today announced it has achieved the APN Mobile Competency. Part of the APN Competency Program, which is ...... →

Преемником Владимира Якунина стал замглавы Минтранса... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Carbon3D raises $100M from Google Ventures and others to help manufacturing embrace 3D printing 3D printing company Carbon3D, Inc. has closed a $100 million Series C investment led by Google Ventures. The company intends […]... →