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Yandex Buys KinoPoisk, 'Russia's IMDb', To Move Into Film Search And Recommendation
Oct 15, 8:11AM
Yandex, the search company often referred to as the Google of Russia, is today announcing its latest acquisition: KinoPoisk, an online film database known as "the IMDb of Russia" (after the Amazon-owned company that KinoPoisk recreated in Russia) with some 18.6 million visitors per month.Apple Ups Its Fashion Cred, Names Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts As SVP Of Retail And Online Stores
Oct 15, 7:05AM
If you had any second thoughts about how Apple sees itself as a high-end fashion brand in the consumer electronics world, doubt no more: today the company announced that it is appointing Angela Ahrendts, currently the CEO of Burberry, as its SVP of retail and online stores. This is a new position at the company that will report directly to Tim Cook, and it takes effect in the Spring of 2014. At the UK-based fashion house, she is getting succeeded by designer Christopher Bailey.500 Startups Alum Dakwak Launches Freemium Model For SMB Site Translation
Oct 15, 4:51AM
Web site translation and localization platform Dakwak, which we first profiled in July 2013 when it was part of 500 Startups' sixth class, has launched a new freemium model to attract small- to medium-sized businesses. The startup hopes that the simplicity of its translation service and search-engine optimization for sites across different languages will convince companies to upgrade to paid plans that start at $50 per month.Voxer Adds A Web Version To Its Push-To-Talk Business Messaging App
Oct 15, 4:03AM
Voxer, the mobile messaging app that started out the year with a little notoriety (thanks to Facebook cutting off its API access), is today taking the next step in its transformation into a paid enterprise push-to-talk and chat product: the company is launching Voxer for Web, a version of the service that links up the company's paid Voxer for Business iOS and Android apps with a desktop version.To Get Around US Law, The NSA Collects Email Address Books And Chat Buddy Lists From Foreign Locations
Oct 15, 12:13AM
The Washington Post broke news this afternoon that the National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting huge numbers of email address books and chat buddy lists for both foreign individuals and United States citizens. It appears that the NSA lacks Congressional authority to collect buddy lists and address book information in the way that it currently does. As the Post rightly points out, address book data can include physical addresses, very personal information, and more.How Will The Fiscal Mess In Washington Impact Twitter's IPO?
Oct 14, 11:38PM
As excitement grows for the upcoming Twitter IPO, the federal government shutdown and pending debt-ceiling issue looms large. There are some in Silicon Valley who believe that the current innovation cycle, powerfully led by mobile and cloud computing, will overwhelm any public market dislocation caused by Washington D.C. ineptitude. Recent history suggests, however, that in times of macroeconomic disruption, even the strongest of companies can see their IPO price get hit hard.NSA "Is Harvesting Hundreds Of Millions Of Contact Lists," Reports WaPo
Oct 14, 11:31PM
The National Security Agency has been secretly "harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans," reports the Washington Post from documents obtained by whistleblower on the lam, Edward Snowden.Send In Your Questions For Ask A VC With Greylock's Simon Rothman
Oct 14, 10:31PM
In this week's episode of Ask A VC, we have Greylock's newest partner, Simon Rothman, joining us in the studio. You can submit questions for our guests either in the comments or here and we'll ask them during the show.Can Yahoo's Growing Mobile Usage Drag It From The Revenue Doldrums In Q3?
Oct 14, 9:49PM
Yahoo will report its third-quarter earnings tomorrow. Analysts expect per-share profit of $0.33 on revenue of $1.1 billion. That compares unfavorably to Yahoo's year-ago third quarter, in which it reported $1.1 billion in revenue, and a slightly higher $0.35 per share income.BlackBerry Reaffirms It Isn't Gone Just Yet In An Open Letter To Customers
Oct 14, 9:19PM
BlackBerry is currently dealing with some serious, serious issues -- no one wanted its first flagship phone, one of its co-founders might be making a dark-horse bid to buy the company back, and the company might just end up being parted out to the highest bidders. So what's a once-dominant smartphone player to do in light of all this uncertainty and depressing soothsaying? What can it do to bolster the morale of the BlackBerry faithful who watched as friends and colleagues embraced new platforms? The answer is a complex one but for now BlackBerry plans to reassure people the old-fashioned way -- by writing a letter.Zenefits Rolls Its HR Automation Services Out To All 50 States
Oct 14, 8:57PM
Back at TC Disrupt NY, Zenefits promised to automate away the most annoying bits involved with running a startup. Hire someone? Give'm the basic details, and they'll get them insured and on payroll. Fire someone? Zenefits pulls them off payroll and send out COBRA details. And they do it all for free. At the time, Zenefits only operated in two states. Today, they're rolling out to all 50.Founder Stories: For Ping Identity's Andre Durand, Patience Is A Virtue
Oct 14, 8:30PM
The motivation behind this show, Founder Stories, is to get inside the head of a founder to see what makes them tick, to unearth the wisdom they've collected through the trials of building something from scratch. My most recent guest, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Ping Identity, Andre Durand, is a serial entrepreneur who has the ability to step back from the day-to-day grind and reflect on what he learns about business and himself.Threadless Gets Into The Greeting Card Game With Strategic Partnership And Investment In Open Me
Oct 14, 7:52PM
For more than a decade, Threadless has been the place to go to get interesting T-shirts and other apparel, all of which have been submitted and vetted by its own community. Now you'll be able to find and send those designs on greeting cards, thanks to a strategic partnership with a new player in the space called Open Me.The Boston Meetup + Pitch-Off Is In One Month, Apply Now To Be In The Pitch-Off
Oct 14, 7:02PM
Boston in the fall. There's nothing like it. Leaves are falling, a crisp wind blows in from the bay, and the particular pencils being sharpened are owned by Harvard, Boston College, and MIT students. That said, TechCrunch can't help but pay a visit to one of the oldest cities in the nation to enjoy some of the newest technological innovations New England has to offer. Who's ready for the Boston TC Meetup + Pitch-Off?Europe's iversity Launches 1st MOOCs With 100k+ Students & Curriculum Of 24 Courses
Oct 14, 7:00PM
Berlin-based MOOCs startup iversity, which last year began a pivot away from online learning collaboration tools with the aim of becoming the Coursera of Europe, is launching its first clutch of free online courses today. Initial student sign-ups have exceeded 100,000, with a 24-strong course curriculum.iTunes Radio Product Manager Gareth Paul Jones Joins Twitter To Work On Ad Partnerships
Oct 14, 6:57PM
Apple product manager Gareth Paul Jones is leaving the company to join Twitter, he announced in a tweet. According to Jones' LinkedIn profile, he was a product manager on iTunes Radio (which recently launched as part of iOS 7), and he's also worked as a product manager at TRUSTe and as an engineer at Google. We wrote about Jones when he launched a site called TechCompanyPay after leaving Google. (The site's still up.)Twitter Plans To Use What You Follow And Tweet To Target MoPub Ads On Other Apps. Here's How
Oct 14, 6:34PM
Everything that happens on Twitter could become fuel for targeting off-site ads run through its recent ad network acquisition MoPub, according to the Financial Times' sources. In theory, users logged in to Twitter could see ads related to who they follow and words they tweet on sites with MoPub-powered ads. Twitter could then earn money on its data rather than by showing more ads on its service.PayPal Expands "Real World" Presence Via Integration With iPad Point-of-Sale Maker Revel Systems
Oct 14, 5:22PM
PayPal has today scored another partnership bringing its technology to more point-of-sale platforms via a tie-up with iPad POS solution provider, Revel Systems, a company whose business has grown by 400% year-over year and now includes big-name clients like Dairy Queen, Goodwill, Popeye's, and others. While PayPal is currently focused on building up its point-of-sale presence involving its own proprietary hardware and software with its newly launched Beacon device, the company is not attempting to take on quickly growing Square and other competitors with in-house technology alone.Skimbox Goes Beyond Email Triage With A "Priority Inbox" App For Consumers & Enterprise
Oct 14, 3:47PM
A new application called Skimbox is attempting to take on the heady challenge of fighting email overload in a way that makes sense for both consumers and the enterprise. The app, launching first on iOS, uses the concepts popularized by Mailbox - with its various swipes and gestures - as a way to move through email messages. But Skimbox's core idea does not involve email triage - it's about intelligently surfacing the most relevant email messages you need to see first, similar to Gmail's "Priority Inbox" feature adopted by heavy email users.Cluster Brings Simple Group Photo-Sharing To Android
Oct 14, 3:00PM
Photo-sharing app Cluster, which this summer announced $1.6 million in funding in a round led by early Instagram investor Steve Anderson of Baseline Ventures, is today making its mobile photo albums app more practical for real-world use with a launch on Android. The new app is similar to the 1.0 iOS app released earlier this year, with its smart, easy-to-build photo collections you can others to view or contribute to, and share privately.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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