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Seattle-based Rover raises $12M in Series C round

Rover, the pet sitting platform that connects dog owners to verified in-home sitters, secured $12 million for its Series C round led by new investor Menlo Ventures, TechCrunch reported.


London-based WorldRemit bags $40M in Series A round from Accel Partners

Venture capital firm Accel Partners has invested $40 million in the Series A funding round of money transfer platform WorldRemit based in London, TechCrunch reported.

Instagram 5.1 Android update launches today

Instgram 5.1 update has been launched to juice up global expansion, no new features added except for speed enhancement to better perform and redesigned camera screen best fitted for the iPhones released last year.

Lil Boosie speaks about new projects following prison release

Newly released from prison Lil Boosie said he had been busy writing new songs and has been preparing for collaborations with different artists including Lil Wayne, Drake and Justin Bieber.


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Countries including US and Vietnam have joined the search for the MH370 jetliner which had gone missing since Saturday, reported CBC News.
US President Barack Obama appeared in an online talk show with comedian Zach Galifianakis and promoted Obamacare to the youth last Tuesday.
TV series hit Bachelor, the most controversial season, finally ended with Juan Pablo Galavis’ surprising decision.
Officer Brian Weir was demoted from his position as police supervisor in the SWAT team after he reported a misconducted committed by his fellow officer in the scene of Whitney Houston's dead body in Beverly Hills last 2012.
The Crimean Parliament has stated its independence from Ukraine in a declaration prior to the scheduled referendum on March 16 with 78 parliament members voting in favor of the declaration out of a hundred, reported RT.
Two men who were onboard the still missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 were identified to be Iranians, one of them seeking asylum in Germany, reported CBCNews.
Labor leader Bob Crow died at 52 after having a heart attack last Tuesday morning, reported BBC News.
Institutional, strategic and private investors backed Finland-based gaming startup Next Games with $6 million in its latest funding round. The firm intends to roll out the mobile game version of "The Walking Dead" globally, VentureBeat reported.
DataRPM, the startup that leads in the cognitive business intelligence space, has closed $5.1 million for its Series A round led by InterWest Partners and joined in by CIT GAP Funds, a statement about the funding said.
Robocoin, the Bitcoin ATM manufacturer that first launched its crypto-currency machine in Canada, will be shipping more Bitcoin ATMs this month in other worldwide locations, TechCrunch reported.