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A few months ago, project management tool Trello launched third-party integrations with tools like Slack, GitHub and Salesforce for its paying users. Now, it is opening this platform to more developers with the launch of its so-called “Power-Ups Platform” for developers who want to integrate their services with Trello. The company also today said it now has “12 million… Read More... →

ChatWork, a Japanese company that provides a business messaging service aimed at eliminating email and helping teams to work more efficiently, has raised $12.5 million in fresh funding to grow its presence in the U.S. and other markets. Read More... →

Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But tickets for this year’s three-day developer event, taking place March 30 to April 1, were even harder to get than usual. Microsoft said the event sold out in less than 20 minutes — hardly enough time to […]... →

According to Bitcoinity, Kraken is the largest EUR bitcoin exchange in the world with Bit-x and Gatecoin not far behind. But Kraken has one weakness — there isn’t much volume when it comes to other currencies. The company is trying to fix that by acquiring Coinsetter to expand to the U.S. and Canada — for real this time. Read More... →

After a big update in November, Microsoft is getting back to adding smaller features to the Xbox One. The publisher announced that it’s starting to roll out improvements for the Xbox One for anyone in the Preview program. This patch brings some community-requested features, like the capability to see who is in a party before […]... →

The virtual and augmented reality future draws nearer, and investors want in. AR and VR attracted $686 million in investment deals in 2015, according to Digi-Capital. This happened in a year when consumer VR finally became available thanks to Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR for smartphones. Most of that $686 million is for video services, […]... →

TechCrunch is hitting up Boston and Atlanta in February and we’re looking for the best and brightest new startups to pitch their products on our stage. The TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off is an opportunity for us to hang out with startups that aren’t from Silicon Valley, and as we do every year, we’re starting with Boston and Atlanta. Ten startups will be selected to hop up… Read More... →

SoftTech VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund founded 11 years ago by investor Jeff Clavier, has promoted two of its senior investors to full partners, a move seemingly geared to bolster the firm as it seeks to raise a $130 million in fresh capital. According to new SEC filings, the firm is targeting $100 million for its fifth fund, as well as an additional $30 million Breakout Fund… Read More... →

Apple very quietly released its most recent EEO-1 report, which breaks down employee data by race, gender, job categories, etc., over the weekend. This comes shortly after its predominantly white board of directors called the proposed adoption of an accelerated recruitment process to increase the diversity of its board of directors and senior management “unduly burdensome and not… Read More... →

Hiring the right developers is an issue for many startups in Silicon Valley, but Patreon CEO Jack Conte tells TechCrunch the speed he needs to hire is a major issue for his fast-growing subscription-based artist funding platform. “We need to bring in so many people so fast. We need to keep up with hiring and keep up with making all of the things,” Conte said in a recent phone… Read More... →

Ubisoft is gunning for a transmedia hit with Tom Clancy’s The Division. The French game publisher is announcing today that it is creating a live-action short film, Agent Origins, in partnership with Amazon Prime and three different creators of viral videos on YouTube. More than a year ago, Ubisoft teamed up with YouTube video talent […]... →

Gather announced that it has raised $2.5 million in new funding to help restaurants and venues manage their events. Led by Storm Ventures, the investment will be used to not only improve the product, but also accelerate development of certain “top-secret projects.” Founded in 2013 by Nicholas Miller, Alex Lassiter, and Tom Merrihew, Gather is targeting […]... →

Hot on the heels of its $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft, General Motors is pumping some more gas into its ride-sharing ambitions. The company has acquired select assets of Sidecar, a would-be Uber and Lyft competitor that went bust in December with a hint that this was not the end. The GM news, first reported by Bloomberg, was confirmed to TechCrunch directly by… Read More... →

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Apple, Samsung and Microsoft are among a host of tech companies and carmakers implicated in a new report that sheds light on apparent child labor practices in the sourcing of minerals used to create batteries. Read More... →

The shift to smartphones as a preferred means of online shopping is continuing to have an impact on the e-commerce industry, according to new data released by Adobe this morning. During the 2015 holiday sales season, including both November and December, smartphones nearly doubled their share of sales over the year prior, accounting for 17 percent of sales versus tablets’ mere 11 percent. Read More... →

London-based Entrepreneur First (EF) — the self-described “talent first” investor that backs (mostly) technical founders, often straight out of university, “pre-team, pre-idea” — is expanding internationally, setting up shop in Singapore. The new programme, which will see 400 technical individuals recruited and helped to found startups over the next 4 years,… Read More... →

«Одноклассники» сообщили о том, что недавнее исследование сервиса Brand Analytics, посвященное аудитории соцсетей, является некорректным. По данным представителей «Одноклассников», у соцсети в декабре было 24 миллиона «авторов» (активных пользователей, высказывающихся публично), в то время как Brand Analytics указали на 1 миллион таких пользователей. Об этом рассказал менеджер по развитию бизнеса соцсети Семен Боярский на своей странице в Facebook.... →

Пользователи заметили, что Google тестирует возможность установки Android-приложений прямо из результатов мобильного поиска. Для запуска этого процесса достаточно нажать на соответствующую кнопку в выдаче. Загрузка будет начата мгновенно. Пока тест запущен лишь для пользователей Android-устройств. Помимо улучшения пользовательского опыта, этот функционал также облегчит продвижение приложения тем разработчикам, которые используют App Indexing. Напомним, что в апреле 2015 года Google начал отображать в по... →

If you’ve ever worn a wetsuit, you know most suck. They are tight-fitting, expensive, and uncomfortable. They are also one of those items that have seen relatively little innovation over the past few decades. Nowadays you either get an ill-fitting off-the-rack piece, or shell out an absurd amount of money for a professionally designed custom suit. Enter Carapace Wetsuits, an… Read More... →