UK Prime Minister David Cameron has committed more funds to finance research in the field of Internet of things and a grant for startups focused on the space, VentureBeat reported.
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Katie Hopkins trends Twitter after ranting on X Factor 2013 winner Sam Bailey
The name Katie Hopkins has been trending in Twitter after the tabloid columnist expressed her mean comments towards the third pregnancy of 2013 X Factor winner Sam Bailey, saying after she gave birth, she would be the size of a tour bus, reported DailyStar.
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 still missing, terror attack speculation brinks
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 remained missing up to this day from its departure last Saturday without any traces of possible crash debris and with surfacing speculations of terrorist attacks after two men were identified to have travelled with stolen passports, reported BBCNews.
Lighter Capital provides $1M growth funding to CloudBilt, Resident Research and SalesReach Software
CloudBilt, Resident Research and SalesReach Software obtained a combined $1 million growth financing from Lighter Capital, a provider of revenue-based financing, a statement about the funding said.
Swander Pace Capital exits Pineridge Bakery to ARYZTA AG
Pineridge Bakery is being sold by its private equity owner Swander Pace Capital to Swiss food firm ARYZTA AG for $340 million, a statement about the deal said.
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It could take the French competition authority nine months to evaluate the possible takeover of Vivendi's SFR by Bouygues or Numericable for antitrust issues, Reuters reported.
LA Fitness Group will be selling 33 of its 80 gyms in the UK and Ireland as part of debt-reduction strategy. It had also signed company voluntary arrangements to help reduce its rent, Bloomberg reported.
China's regulators have already given their assent for the creation of an international trading center in the free trade zone in Shanghai, Reuters reported citing the bourse's Chairman Gui Minjie.
If India's competition regulator finds Google guilty of abusing its dominant position in search in the country, it could face a fine up to $5 billion in penalties, TechCrunch reported.
Venture capitalists are putting their support on travel tech startups that seek to enhance the travel experience of consumers even with the popularity of travel booking platforms, TechCrunch reported.
Singapore-based online car rental website received $790,000 in its Series A funding round from Insas Berhad, an investment holding firm based in Malaysia, TechCrunch reported.
The console market is apparently facing a substantial decline based on North American console sales from January 2007 and that of January 2014, TechCrunch reported.
Classified Ventures is now exploring a potential sale of Cars.com and is already working with Moelis & Co on the matter, a source interviewed by Bloomberg said.
Pinterest has published its transparency report on the number of requests it got from government agencies for user data from July to December last year, VentureBeat reported.
