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.
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Regulators approve international trading platform in Shanghai free trade zone
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.
Google faces much as $5B fine if found guilty of antitrust probe in India
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 still betting on travel tech
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 Drive.SG secures $790K in Series A round
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.
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Tencent Holdings will be acquiring a 15% stake in JD.com in a $214.7 million deal to provide a stronger platform that will rival Alibaba Group Holdings in the space, Bloomberg reported.
Veteran investment banker Cecile Houlot-Hillary of Morgan Stanley said women coming from their maternity leaves should be given mentoring when they return to the workforce, Reuters reported.
#RIPSpeakerKnockerz went viral on Twitter after the body of young rapper Speaker Knockerz, Derek McAllister in real life, was found dead in his garage in South Carolina last Thursday, reported Billboard.
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 went missing earlier today, two hours after it left the Kuala Lumpur International Airport bound for Beijing, said the airline management in a statement.
Following the success of the hit series Hannibal on NBC, Hannibal Paper Dolls are now available for viewers to immortalize the unique fashion sense of the cannibal doctor, says YahooTV.
Harry Shum Jr. and Shelby Rabara has been engaged since last October and have been reported to move in a new house in Los Angeles, reported US Weekly.
Los Angeles, California-based concert and ticketing digital unit LiveNation Labs added San Francisco-based social search startup for an undisclosed amount to deliver improved concert experience for music fans.
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Google was very worried about the growing inequality in democracies, particularly San Francisco, and proposed three solutions to address the issue, TechCrunch reported.
New York, US-based online educational provider Knowledge Delivery Systems bagged $6 million in its fourth funding round from Edison Ventures to implement programs that will help improve urban school districts in the country.
