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BoostCTR raises USD8 million, hires new CTO
Startup firm BoostCTR had announced it had raised USD8 million in Series B funding and hired a new CTO for the firm.
Sources say WestView Capital Partners got oversubscribed USD430 million fund
WestView Capital Partners had wrapped up a total of USD430 million which sources referred to as an oversubscribed fund.
Ford CEO says he would remain in the company at least through 2014
Ford CEO Alan Mulally said he would remain as the company's head at least through 2014 following reports that Microsoft Corp. had recruited him.
Sources: J&J puts clinical diagnostics unit on sale
Johnson & Johnson had launched a sale process for its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit valued at USD5 billion.
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Carlyle Group LP and Hellman & Friedman LLC were among other private equity companies that had been vying to acquire One Call Care Management Inc. for a deal valued USD1.5 billion.
Judge Cole issues an injunction for Apple's activities in price manipulation of ebooks. An injunction was entered last Friday against Apple by the US judge that found Apple to have conspired to control e-book prices.
Creative ad platform operator Boost Media Inc. raised USD8 million in seed funding to improve its creative ad platform BoostCTR.
Anthony Weiner, the NYC mayoralty candidate, got into a heated verbal exchange with a member of the Jewish community.
A PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association news report said that venture capital in life sciences companies rose to 26% compared to last year.
The fallout from the Snowden reports indicate the National Security Agency has the capacity to intrude into any system.
Manning led the Broncos to victory in the opening game of the National Football League with seven touch down passes.
There are major changes done from the old Robocop to the new Robocop. The new Robocop is another remake of the Paul Verhoeven classic from 1987. The cast then were Nancy Allen and Peter Weller where a gunned down cop is reborn as part human part machine all policeman.
The first trailer of the remake of RoboCop was recently released. Jose Padilha's remake of the 1987 sci-fi thriller RoboCop released its first trailer Thursday.
Analysts said that General Electric Co would be eyeing Dresser-Rand Group Inc. and Dril-Equip Inc as potential takeovers.




