White House officials finally rolled out the Cybersecurity Framework aimed at improving the cybersecurity of public and private critical infrastructure providers so they can better fight against cyber threats, TechCrunch reported.
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LG Electronics rolls out new version of big screen G Pro smartphone, seeks to move to top 3
LG Electronics has introduced the G Pro 2, the new version of its large-screen smartphone G Pro, in an attempt to land at Number 3 in global smartphone sales in 2014, Reuters reported.
Boston College Venture Competition features tech startups in career fair
The Boston College Venture Competition or BCVC hosted the second year of the Startup Career Fair this week with over 30 tech startups taking part of the event, The Heights reported.
Axine Water Technologies bags $5.6 million Series A round
Axine Water Technologies, an industrial wastewater treatment solutions provider, has secured $5.6 million for its Series A round from The Roda Group, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and BDC Venture Capital, TechVibes reported.
SF-based Transportation network app developer Uber expands background checks for drivers
A post on the official company blog of Uber said that they will be doing more thorough background checks of the drivers of its car riding service, TechCrunch reported.
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Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist and founder of Netscape, is optimistic that tech is already recovering from the 2008 financial crisis and that it has decades of growth ahead, TechCrunch reported.
Sellvana, an open source e-commerce software developer based in Portland, Oregon, has received $5 million for its seed funding round from unnamed New York investors, VentureBeat reported.
After selling Mt. Gox to French entrepreneurs in 2011, the Bitcoin exchange's original creator Jed McCaleb is already working on another Bitcoin-related project.
The Walt Disney Company is launching its own Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars to incubate early stage companies possessing unique ideas about products in the consumer media and entertainment segment, TechCrunch reported.
A massive cyber attack from unknown sources that has been spamming bitcoin exchanges is highlighting some of the dangers people can encounter when they exchange cash for digital currencies like the bitcoin, experts said on Wednesday.
MyHealthTeams has obtained $3.36 million for its Series A funding round led by The Westly Group to create social networks to help those living with chronic conditions, TechCrunch reported.
Giant Interactive Group, a shareholder in Alibaba Group Holding, is selling a stake in the e-commerce company for about $199 million. Giant Interactive's share sale values Alibaba at roughly $128 billion.
Lithium Technologies, an enterprise software company based in San Francisco, is reportedly near a deal to acquire social media analytics startup Klout. Lithium will buyout Klout in a deal worth $100 million in cash and stocks.
Apple Inc is in talks with Time Warner Cable and other content partners for a faster TV set-top box with a new user-interface that could be revealed as soon as April, Bloomberg cited sources familiar with the matter as saying.
