The US high court will be hearing an oral argument on the eligibility of software patent protection on Monday and will decide on the matter by the end of June, Reuters reported.
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Google testing balloons over Nevada for Project Loon
While news have already spread about Google's plan to bring the Internet to more people using high-altitude balloons in its "Project Loon" initiative, the search giant has finally started testing the solar-powered balloons over Nevada.
AngelPad to launch 11 startups in San Francisco today
AngelPad has been rearing startups prior to their public debut and today, during its Spring Demo Day, the company would launch 11 startups to a roomful of investors, techies and the media.
Fastest Growing Marketing Automation Company Secures $42 Million in Venture Financing Led by Technology Crossover Ventures
BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwired - Apr 15, 2014) - Act-On Software, the leading marketing automation provider for small and mid-market enterprises, today announced it has secured $42 million in new venture financing. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) led the round, with existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, US Venture Partners, and Voyager Capital also participating. Act-On will use the new capital to accelerate its business on all fronts, including new product development, sales expansion, and brand recognition.
Google eyes smart contact lenses with built-in camera and sensors
After officially releasing the Google Glass to US buyers, search giant Google is now reportedly eyeing smart contact lenses that will feature built-in tiny cameras and multi-sensors, based on a couple of patent applications that have surfaced lately.
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Google celebrated UK's Mother's Day with a Doodle of a mom cycling with her children, reported The Independent.
Google starts April Fools by launching Pokemon Challenge on Google Maps app, reported TNW. April Fools has reached Japan after Google pulled jokes on the first day of the month.
Journalists and news organizations are being targeted by hackers who are working for or supporting a government, according to two Google security engineers, Reuters reported.
Former Google Head of Global Strategy for Mobile Ad Platforms Jesse Hurwitz has left the search behemoth for mobile ad platform startup AdBrain, VentureBeat reported.
Apple Inc and Google Inc may be pummeling BlackBerry in the smartphone department but the Canada-based firm is the leading player in the connected-car department, Bloomberg reported.
Menlo Park, US-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) closed $950 million for its new investment fund that will back early-stage companies in the consumer and tech sectors.
American Internet and tech giant Google struck a manufacture and distribution deal with Italian optical wear maker Luxottica for the future versions of its wearable Glass.
According to Mashable, Google has intended to develop a YouTube site dedicated for children below 10 years old which could be ideal as more than 6 billion hours of videos are being watched by teens every month on the social media video platform.
San Francisco, US-based health tech firm Metabiota pocketed $2.38 million in a venture round to monitor emerging threats of viral diseases around the world using big data analysis.
