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Dubsmash, a roughly two-year-old, Berlin-based startup whose 10-month-old video messaging app lets users create and share dubbed “selfie” videos — you choose an audio clip, like part of a famous speech or song, then record yourself lip-syncing the words or lyrics — has just raised $5.5 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the round, with firm… Read More... →

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Московское управление ФАС России оштрафовало «Тойота Мотор» и эксперта компании по креативной рекламе на 104 тысячи рублей за рекламу, в которой внедорожник двигается по тротуару. Ведомство заключило, что рекламный ролик автомобиля Toyota Land Cruise Prado «побуждает к совершению противоправных действий».... →

Startup ClusterHQ today announced that it has teamed up with VMware to develop a storage driver that allows ClusterHQ’s Flocker open-source software to integrate with VMware’s vSphere server virtualization software. The result is that companies can now provision storage for specific containers, not just virtual machines, with VMware storage software like Virtual SAN and vSphere […]... →

TCBTC, TechCrunch’s bitcoin podcast is back this week, on video, with a special guest, and no John Biggs. All that is fun, aside from the lack of Biggs. Jason Rowley, the person who actually got me into bitcoin originally was on hand, taking us through a meeting that he and I had with a member of the Chinese mining community about the future of bitcoin. All told, we had a fun time. If… Read More... →

Analyst Gene Munster has a nice scoop in his latest research report, and it concerns Apple starting to build out its augmented reality initiative. Apple recruited a key HoloLens engineer away from Miscrosoft, possibly to work on Apple’s own AR product. Here’s Munster in the research brief, sent to VentureBeat late last night. “One of the […]... →

Meet Issara, a new e-commerce player focused on selling leather goods, cutting the middleman and fairly compensating workers. In many ways, Issara is reminiscent of Everlane, a clothing startup that has inspired many entrepreneurs. Read More... →

«Умные» часы с системой Android Wear смогут работать с iPhone при помощи специального приложения для смартфонов на iOS. Об этом сообщила Google в своём официальном блоге.... →

Студенты Университета Иннополис получат свободный доступ к образовательным программам «ИТ-парка»... →

Sling TV, the Dish-owned live TV service aimed at cord cutters – or those who never wanted to sign up for a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription in the first place – is today available on Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, including the Amazon Fire HD and HDX devices. This rounds out Sling’s already extensive device footprint, which also includes support for Amazon Fire TV… Read More... →

A reliable leaker posted some new photos of the next generation of Moto 360 Android smartwatch, notably some nice looking “Sport” models. Here is the Sport edition, featuring what looks like a sweat-resistant plastic band: The tweet also shows the next generation 360 in a variety of new colors, and with leather and metal watchbands: […]... →

VMware today announced technology previews for vSphere Integrated Containers and Photon Platform — two new products that companies can use to build and run applications inside of containers. Containers are an increasingly popular technology that represents an alternative to the more widely used virtual machines, which VMware has turned into a standard in the world […]... →

VMware today announced the launch of VMware Integrated OpenStack 2.0, the company’s second release of its distribution of the OpenStack open-source cloud software. The new release, based on OpenStack Kilo, which became available in April, will become generally available to customers by Sept. 30. VMware first announced that it would assemble an OpenStack distribution at […]... →

Posted by Corinna Cortes, Head of Google Research NY and Cong Yu, Research Scientist This week, Kohala, Hawaii hosts the 41st International Conference of Very Large Databases (VLDB 2015), a premier annual international forum for data management and database researchers, vendors, practitioners, application developers and users. As a leader in Database research, Google will have a strong presence at VLDB 2015 with many Googlers publishing work,... →

Though there has been quite a bit said about the forthcoming Apple TV 4, price is still a yet-to-be-determined factor. But 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman has sources who say the new box, reportedly powered by an A8 chip, will retail for under $200 (either $149 or $199). The Apple TV is set to be unveiled alongside the next-gen iPhones at a September 9 event, according to sources.… Read More... →

When you wear something every day, you want to be sure it really works for you. That's why Android Wear offers countless design choices, so you can find the watch that fits your style. Want a round watch with a more classic look? Feel like a new watch band? How about changing things up every day with watch faces from artists and designers? With Android Wear you can do all of that. And now, Android Wear watches work with iPhones. Android Wear for iOS is rolling out today.... →

Eatsa has no lines because it has no cashiers. You order on an iPad, your name comes up on a transparent LCD screen box, and you pull out a bowl of quinoa. Opening today in San Francisco at 121 Spear St, Eatsa is a new restaurant designed around technology. Eatsa only serves quinoa, a couscous-like grain that’s high in protein and absorbs flavor well, but is cheaper and more… Read More... →

Директор digital-стратегии американского агентства Solve Нил Джеймс поделился с изданием Digiday своим взглядом на хэштеги, которыми бренды всё чаще сопровождают свои рекламные кампании.ЦП перевел заметку Джеймса.... →

Wiselike is joining the “Ask Me Anything” space with the beta launch of its platform today. To help mark this occasion, the company has also revealed it closed a $1.25 million seed round of funding. Led by GGV Capital, the investment will further the company’s mission of giving anyone a page to answer questions from their […]... →

What’s a tech startup’s most valuable asset? It’s not the seed money. It’s not the workspace. And it’s definitely not the espresso machine or Ping Pong table. The priceless heart of a promising startup is its intellectual property (IP) — the disruptive idea, the brilliant invention, the genius breakthrough. This hot commodity needs to be protected by… Read More... →