Berkeley, US-based startup MobileWorks raised $2.1 million in funding to change the way outsourcing works by generating online jobs for people who cannot enter the traditional career path.
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MyFitnessPal purchases Sessions for undisclosed amount
Weight loss app MyFitnessPal has acquired Sessions, a Rock Health-backed startup that has developed an app that connects individuals with fitness experts who encourage accountability in their workouts, VentureBeat reported.
Robocoin to open first Bitcoin ATM in the US on February 20
Robocoin will be opening the first Bitcoin ATM in the US at the HandleBar tavern located in Austin, Texas. The machine will be operational starting Thursday, February 20 at 2 PM, TechCrunch reported.
Cloud-based payroll app maker ZenPayroll gets $20M in Series A round from General Catalyst Partners, KPCB
Cloud-based payroll application provider ZenPayroll obtained $20 million from General Catalyst Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for its Series A round, TechCrunch reported.
It's official: Microsoft's SkyDrive is now OneDrive
Goodbye SkyDrive, hello OneDrive. Microsoft has officially rebranded its cloud storage service and launched a referral program to get more users to the platform, TechCrunch reported.
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US-based non-profit technology transfer center for bakers and food processors American Institute of Baking (AIB) added Beijing, China-based certification body Beijing Sino-Swiss ADC Service Co Ltd (SSADC) for an undisclosed amount.
In response to a petition filed on the online platform WeThePeople, the White House reaffirmed its backing for net neutrality in an official blog post written by Gene Sperling and Todd Park.
Jackson, Mississippi-based fresh eggs producer and distributor Cal-Maine Foods agreed to acquire the remaining 50% of the remaining interests in Utah-based Delta Egg Farms from Iowa-based Sunbest Foods for a total of $17 million.
Menlo Park, US-based scientific outsourcing startup and service provider Transcriptic bagged a total of $4.1 million in funding to introduce automation and robots into the process of scientific research.
FireLayers, a cloud security startup backed by YL Ventures, has taken itself out of stealth mode. The startup provides tools that allow companies to securely use cloud applications.
Health and lifestyle investors Tripp Baird and Vishal Vasishth are in the process of raising $150 million for their Builders Fund in San Francisco, based on a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Social+Capital Partnership, Mayo Clinic, Rock Health and unnamed venture capitalists from Silicon Valley invested $1.1 million to Ambient Clinical Analytics, a startup formed by a group of doctors from the Mayo Clinic, VentureBeat reported.
Needham, US-based digital video advertising distributor Extreme Reach pocketed $50 million in a venture round from Village Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Spectrum Equity, and Long River Ventures.
Aside from robbing income from original makers of content, piracy websites also make around $4.4 million annually from ads, according to a study published by Digital Citizens Alliance.
