San Francisco, US-based big data startup Splice Machine raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Interwest Partners for the marketing and development of its database that can make Hadoop run in real time.
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American book firm Barnes & Noble confirms layoffs at Nook amid business slump
Illinois, US-based book retailing giant Barnes & Noble confirmed that it eliminated jobs across the company, but denied eliminating their Nook hardware engineering division, contrary to a report from Business Insider.
Google's Chromecast now supports YouTube videos
Google announced today that its media streaming dongle, Chromecast, now supports YouTube videos that are embedded on the page, eliminating the need to navigate to the YouTube site or mobile app in order to flick videos to the TV screen.
Get real-time updates on issues and legislations through this mobile app
iCitizen Corp, a politics-focused startup, endeavors to keep people in the loop about political issues and legislation using its mobile app, Venture Capital Dispatch reported.
Aviary founder launches Super.cc in San Francisco to automate calendaring activities
San Francisco, US-based startup Super.cc was launched by Aviary co-founder Michael Galpert to provide an automated way for busy people to add meetings, appointments, and other events to calendars and send out invites.
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Microsoft will soon be renaming its cloud storage service to OneDrive with the tech giant potentially giving incentives like added free storage to encourage users to use the service, TechCrunch reported.
PlaceIQ has raised $15 million for its Series C financing round led by Harmony Partners and participated in by new investor Iris Capital as well as its previous backers in its Series B round, TechCrunch reported.
The price of the digital currency bitcoin slid to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday after bitcoin digital marketplace Mt. Gox said a halt on withdrawals it announced on Friday would continue indefinitely after it detected "unusual activity."
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer on Friday announced the Internet corporation's partnership with San Francisco-based online business reviews website Yelp. The cooperation reportedly will put Yahoo in a position capable of competing with search engine giant Google.
LinkedIn Corp., a professional networking site, has bought online recruiting startup Bright.com for $120 million via a combination of stock and cash. This is reportedly LinkedIn's largest acquisition and is expected to close by the first quarter of 2014.
Tim Armstrong, the chief executive of mass media company AOL Inc., on Saturday issued a memo informing employees that his company would revert to its previous employee retirement benefit plan after drawing outrage from employees. Armstrong also apologized for an unpopular remark he made in an attempt to explain the change in policy.
Creathor Ventures and Northcap-backed mobile e-commerce platform Shopgate has purchased Magento developer MagCorp for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, MagCorp's developers will be joining the Shopgate team, TechCrunch reported.
Debu Purkayastha, a senior international executive who has worked with Google for six years, will be leaving the search giant to join the team at venture capital firm Octopus Investments, Tech Crunch reported.
iSocket, a San Francisco, California-based direct ad sales platform, was able to secure $5 million in its recent round of financing, led by Time Warner Investments, TechCrunch reported.
