Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the biggest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened in the Mojave Desert on Thursday with the help of the technology provided by BrightSource Energy and the $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.
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Apple mulls over acquisition of electric car maker Tesla -report
Cupertino, US-based smartphone giant Apple considered purchasing Palo Alto, California-based electric car manufacturer Tesla, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report citing an unnamed source.
New York's Jana Partners takes majority stake in Juniper Networks
New York, US-based investment advisor Jana Partners took a majority stake in Sunnyvale, California-based networking equipment manufacturer Juniper Networks for an undisclosed amount, according to a regulatory filing.
Cincinnati startup Nourish wants to give busy people have access to healthy home-cooked meals
Cincinnati, US-based food startup Nourish wants to give people who are too busy, lazy, or tired to cook meals an easy access to healthy home-cooked meals by hiring cooks who will do the task for them for a given fee.
CHS picks up Terral RiverService's fertilizer business in Lake Providence
Minnesota, US-based CHS Inc agricultural and energy firm CHS Inc picked up the fertilizer business of Lake Providence, Louisiana-based river transportation service provider Terral RiverService for an undisclosed sum.
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US-based art startup Instapainting turns any photos into a hand-painted oil painting for $53 to $130, beating most of its competitors with its pricing and speed in delivering the finished product.
Arizona, US-based lending startup BodeTree offered its analytics and automated funding services for free to help small businesses in the country secure funding from local banks
San Francisco, US-based online nanny marketplace UrbanSitter raised $15 million in Series B funding to expand its marketing efforts and continue connecting US families with qualified nannies.
State-backed fund Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ) entered an agreement to pick up a 20% stake in Kyoto-based robotic hand maker Squse Inc for JPY500 million ($4.9 million), according to three sources familiar with the matter.
California, US-based mobile messaging app Snapchat was victimized again by a hacking attack that affected several accounts and sent spam photos of a fruit smoothie.
Internet giant Yahoo continued its seemingly endless acquisition spree by buying New York, US-based app maker Wander for an undisclosed amount, with the latter's Days photo sharing app to continue operating as a standalone entity.
Mountain View, US-based software vendor Synopsis Inc completed the purchase of Heverlee, Belgium-based design and programming software tool developer Target Compiler Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
New York, US-based personal data exchange startup Datacoup is running a beta trial where people are paid $8 a month in exchange of access to their social media account and credit and debit card transactions, with the data collected to be sold to advertisers.
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.
