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Microsoft today announced that its newly released Edge browser will be getting support for VP9, an open-source video codec that Google initially developed, in upcoming Windows Insider preview builds of Windows 10. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox already support VP9 — an alternative to the H.265 codec that can quickly deliver high-definition video content — […]... →

Halp! For years, TechCrunch has had a “Collaborative Consumption” category, which included companies like Airbnb, Uber, etc. But as time passes, and more and more ‘on-demand’ companies move from 1099 to W2, the term ‘collaborative consumption’ begins to make less and less sense. Internally, we floated the idea of changing the name of that category to… Read More... →

Компания 404 Group проинвестировала Sociate - систему автоматического размещения рекламы в группах в соцсетях «ВКонтакте», «Одноклассниках», Facebook, а также интернет-издательство wp-media. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Сумма и подробности сделок не раскрываются.  В 404 Group рассказали, что в wp-media было несколько раундов инвестиций за последние 2 года. Также компания в 2014 году вложилась в сообщество владельцев 3D принтеров 3dtoday и в сервис продвижения сайтов Movebo. Самвел Кафиян из акселерат... →

Sharxi позволяет находить попутчиков для поездок на такси и делить с ними плату за проезд... →

Today Google announced its same-day delivery service is now available in states across the midwestern U.S. including in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The service, called Google Express, first launched two years ago and offers consumers the opportunity to have purchases made with select retailers delivered to their door. The service hinges on Googles partnership with major […]... →

Incorrect semicolon usage perpetuates additional incorrect semicolon usage. Learn the appropriate way to use this punctuation mark and put an end to the cycle. The next punctuation lesson in the editorial standards series on Editor-in-Chief will help clarify misconceptions about an elegant and practical punctuation mark. In this 13-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief,... →

This week’s Cribs episode brings us to Trulia’s newly designed real estate headquarters in the heart of downtown San Francisco. Zillow snatched up the rival real estate site earlier this year in a stock-for-stock purchase of $2.5 billion. But Trulia quietly worked behind the scenes to make its workplace a comfy experience for employees who call the SF office home. Located near… Read More... →

Сотрудники таксопарков 7 сентября провели митинг против низких цен на проезд, которые устанавливают Uber и другие онлайн-сервисы. Об этом сообщает «Общественное телевидение России» (ОТР).... →

EXCLUSIVE: Graham Hopper had a portfolio of dozens of games when he ran the interactive gaming business at Disney. But today, he’s got a startup, Muti Labs, that’s betting its fortunes on a single free-to-play mobile card game: Days of Discord. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company is unveiling its first game today as it prepares to launch its […]... →

A classic was born in 1808 in Vienna’s Theater an der Wien when a famed composer performed his newest creation. Ludwig van Beethoven is renowned for being a master composer, but today people are more into Shake It Off.” The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra has an interesting solution for this: It has produced its first-ever virtual reality application that puts you […]... →

Today, we're delighted to launch Google Express to over 25 million more people, with overnight delivery in the Midwest"across six different states and the Greater Chicagoland area. That's right, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin: we're coming to a doorstep near you. Since launching Google Express just under two years ago, we've made many shoppers very happy, alongside our wonderful stores.... →

While Uber dukes it out in China against Didi Kauidi, a homegrown rival in India is also piling pressure on the U.S.-based transportation app with global ambitions. Ola, a taxi app backed by the likes of Softbank and DST Global (coincidentally also both backers of Didi Kauidi), is launching a new shuttle service to complement and expand on its taxi offering, with rides costing under $1.… Read More... →

Increasingly, the worlds of fashion and technology are becoming intertwined"from wristbands that track your heart rate to responsive fabrics that adjust to your temperature. And just like you can sew together different pieces of fabric to make a dress, or choose different items from your closet to create an unexpected outfit, you can also put together code to make something that's never existed before. Today, as New York's Fashion Week kicks off,... →

I asked four web design, branding and marketing exerts to review and rate the sites of the leading Republican candidates. Now we’re taking a look at the sites of the top four Democrats in the race and putting them through the same process. Read More... →

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Posted by Ashley Sprague, Director of IT, Netflix Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Ashley Sprague, Director of IT at Netflix, where over 65 million members go to stream their favorite movies, shows and more. Netflix was recently featured at Chrome Live to share how they've brought their call center into the cloud " powered solely by Chrome devices and Chrome management. To learn more about Netflix's approach to work, check out this recording of Chrome Live .... →

I know this might be shocking to you, but I’m not a fashion expert. I’m lucky if I can find two matching socks to wear. Most of the time I give up and don’t. However, it looks like the rest of the tech world is looking to up its fashion game, namely Apple and Amazon. Read More... →

Mobile messaging company Kik recently landed investment from Tencent at a billion dollar valuation, and now it is borrowing a hallmark of the Chinese company’s blockbuster WeChat app: QR codes. Read More... →

Do you need Clams? Nucoin? ShapeShift.io is here to help. This oddly simple system is a universal and anonymous cryptocurrency converter created by one of the pioneers in bitcoin, Erik Voorhees. How does it work? You request a certain cryptocurrency – Litecoin, for example – and give the service a deposit address. Then you simply deposit another currency – Bitcoin, for… Read More... →

Mobile is the new battleground — for everything. Including, now, enterprise software and services. About 18 months ago, Datanyze launched a revolutionary service for cloud software providers, telling them when companies are trying their competitors’ services and giving them the opportunity to insert themselves into the evaluation and buying process. Today, the still-young startup is launching the […]... →