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Google confirms hand gesture interface startup Flutter acquisition
Google Inc confirmed through a spokesperson that it had acquired Flutter, a startup company in development of a hand gesture interface technology.
Lavabit founder recounts dedicated surveillance by US government on secured email
Lavabit LLC founder Ladar Levison posted in Facebook his detailed account of how he had put up a fight with the US government in lieu of the company's to National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.
CameronTec acquires Greenline Financial Technologies
Greenline Financial Technologies specialized in Financial Information Exchange was acquired by CameronTec through a buyout.
Intellectual Ventures needs to raise USD3 billion to lift patent buying limits - sources
Multiple sources and data from purchasing contracts indicated that Intellectual Ventures had slowed down in its patent buying to raise USD3 billion in capital.
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Veeva's cloud software solutions expansion would go full blast after the capital infusion post-IPO.
The Federal Trade Commission said that Twitter's acquisition of MoPub would not be challenged by antitrust regulators.
Forgame Holdings Ltd experienced a premium of one-third of its stock price during its trading debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, said a Reuters report.
In an announcement today, passenger travel search engine company Skyscanner announced that Sequoia Capital had placed investment commitments to the startup valued at USD800 million.
Algorithmic trading platform Quantopian raised USD 6.7 million from Khosla Ventures and Spark Capital.
Oregon-based Cascade Microtech announced its acquisition of ATT Advanced Temperature Test Systems. Cascade Microtech bought Germany-based ATT Advanced Temperature Test Systems for EUR 8.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation shut down the illegal operations of Silk Road, an online black market for illegal goods and services.
BlackBerry's shares increased because of rumored interest from Cerberus Capital. The report of a second expression of interest in BlackBerry shares of stock caused its values to its heart.
Information technology news site Techcrunch cited investors of biotech company Monsanto, who said the company had purchased Climate Corporation for more than USD930 million.
Sources from Apple Inc's supply chain told Reuters that the tech giant would not be able to do a worldwide release of its new iPad Mini equipped with high-resolution retina display.