Google's mess in China should concern the company as it brings risks of being used as a blueprint in the US.
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India's Wildcraft Inc. looks to private equity firms for funding
Wildcraft Inc. announced that it is looking to raise up to INR75 crore to finance its expansion programs.
Old Mutual launches new fund
Old Mutual Investment Group announced that it had launched a new private equity fund which is to be invested in private equity funds in South Africa.
Private equity funds move into Europe
A survey by Jones Lang LaSalle reported that private equity investments into Europe by large funds have reached their highest levels since 2007.
Samsung appoints new African CEO, boosts capital spending
Samsung appointed a new African CEO and boosted capital spending. There were several notable events in Samsung recently. One of which was appointing a new CEO for Africa.
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Google discontinued its Chromecast-Netflix subscription promo after receiving "overwhelming demand".
Zynga CEO Don Mattrick planned to start his first 90 days assessing and reviewing the entire business.
Microsoft built too many RT surface, according to Microsoft CEO Steeve Ballmer. Steeve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, admitted that the company overproduced the Surface RT tablet.
Google planned to shut down its Google Shopper app. Google announced its plan to shut down Google Shopper app on August 30. Earlier, Google+ Local app was also shut down by the company a few weeks ahead of schedule.
Here are six ETFs Facebook fans will like. Facebook was performing well, according to the latest report from the company. It reported a profit of US$333 million for the second quarter.
Pinterest added "Edit Your Home Feed" to offer users with better personalized service. Pinterest announced its support for Do Not Track, a mechanism that allowed users to opt-out of having websites and third parties collect their personal data and activity.
Zynga's stock valuation lost US$400 million. After reporting negative earnings, investors quickly unloaded Zynga's shares and let it drop 15% in regular trading.
Starbucks pushed mobile payment on select stores as US mobile payment crossed the 10% mark. Mobile payments, as a percentage of in-store purchases in the US, crossed the 10% mark.
The new Google Chromecast was expected to be the most important smart TV tech ever. The Google Chromecast offered users a relatively simple way to wirelessly stream content.
