The Yale trained Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o got her name all over the headlines after winning many prestigious awards for her performance in 12 Years a Slave, including the prestigious Oscars golden statuette for Best Supporting Actress.
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Apple launches CarPlay feature for in-car iPhone use
Cupertino, US-based tech giant Apple launched its new CarPlay feature for safer in-car iPhone use, which will be integrated first into Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo vehicles.
St Ives completes £21.7M purchase of London digital marketing firm Realise
London, UK-based marketing solutions provider St Ives Group completed the purchase of digital marketing firm Realise Holdings Ltd in a deal valued at £21.7 million to enhance its product offerings.
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Once again, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for Best Actor, this time his fourth, but still hasn't a landed an Oscar.
France-based premium pay television channel Canal Plus took a majority interest in YouTube French comedy channel group Studio Bagel for an undisclosed amount to beef up its Over the Top Technology (OTT) business in the country.
Arsenal Capital-backed FrontStream Holdings purchased TRUiST Inc, a company that provides corporate philanthropy solutions based in Washington, DC. Financial terms of the deal were not provided.
Tiger Wood had withdrawn his game from the Honda Classic following lower back pains he felt during the game, reported the South China Morning Post.
After going head to head for nominations this awards season, Lupita Nyong'o bagged the Oscars for Best Supporting Actress against Jennifer Lawrence.
Kenya-based wearable tech startup CladLight created the Smart Jacket, a wearable jacket with modified reflector and transmitter, to make motorbike driving more stable and help reduce the number of accidents in the country.
Polaris Partners led the Series A financing round for Santa Monica, California-based enterprise software startup Bitium which raised $6.5 million, a statement about the funding said.
Norfolk, UK-based energy firm 3Sun Group bagged a $16.7 million (£10 million) investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to fuel its European expansion and workforce addition.
Co-ed fitness franchise Anytime Fitness has received an equity investment in private equity firm Roark Capital Group, a statement about the funding said. Terms of the deal were not provided.
