In 2010, China has blocked American cloud storage service Dropbox for an unconfirmed reason, but last week, the Asian country has once again opened its access to Dropbox, according to Tech In Asia.
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San Francisco compliance service provider Strevus bags $6.5M in first institutional funding
San Francisco, US-based startup software developer Strevus bagged $6.5 million in its first institutional funding led by Blumberg Capital and US Venture Partners for compliance solutions for financial services firms.
Will Bitcoin Bury the Banks?
The emergence of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, has raised many to speculate whether the concept of a global digital currency is inevitable in today's society. Andrew Filipowski, founder and former CEO of PLATINUM technology, inc and current Chairman & CEO of SilkRoad Equity, believes that the value and promise of Bitcoin can completely revolutionize the global economy and has the inevitable potential to bypass banks altogether.
To stoke interest, LinkedIn opens 'Influencer' blogs to all members
LinkedIn Corp is attempting to become more like Facebook Inc by encouraging all members to generate a steady stream of shareable articles, a perk once available only to well-known business personalities.
GE Healthcare to open startup space in Finland
Medical and pharmaceutical firm GE Healthcare Finland is planning to free up several floors in its Helsinki complex to transform the area into a corporate space where startups can collaborate and hold office.
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Boston, US-based startup Dunwello snagged $1.4 million in funding from investors including NextView Ventures, Vegas Tech Fund, and G20 Ventures, to develop an online tool that will improve the process of employee evaluation.
Philippine-based real estate holding company SM Investments Corp entered an agreement to acquire a 34% stake in CityMall Commercial Center Inc for an undisclosed amount to construct a chain of community malls in Visayas and Mindanao.
Colorado, US-based big data firm Datalogix is acquiring Connecticut-based shopper intelligence company Spire Marketing for an undisclosed amount to expand its footprint into shopper marketing.
With the pipeline of talent for startups slowly drying out, Startup Institute Managing Director Andrew Hoag asks if career accelerators could provide the answer to the dearth of skills needed in these fast-growing companies in his VentureVillage post.
San Francisco, US-based point-of-sale system provider Revel Systems integrated Bitcoin transactions into its payment platform to grant its customers access to the latest payment methods.
San Francisco, US-based startup Super.cc was launched by Aviary co-founder Michael Galpert to provide an automated way for busy people to add meetings, appointments, and other events to calendars and send out invites.
Microsoft will soon be renaming its cloud storage service to OneDrive with the tech giant potentially giving incentives like added free storage to encourage users to use the service, TechCrunch reported.
Barcelona, Spain-based startup Voz.io raised $150,000 in a seed funding round from Kima Ventures for the development of its browser-based call center business and user acquisition strategies.
New York, US-based startup Docurated nabbed $3.75 million in its first major funding round led by Rogers Venture Partners to help companies index and search for their files on local servers and cloud storage services.
