US-based processor giant Intel acquired private hackathon organizer Hacker League for an undisclosed amount, in a deal that will merge the latter with Mashery, an Intel company.
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London security firm CertiVox scores $8M in Series B financing
London, UK-based security firm CertiVox scored $8 million in its Series B financing from new investor NTT Docomo Ventures and previous backer Octopus Investments to expand its software-based alternative authentication platform.
Intel said to have acquired wristwatch maker Basis
Sources told tech news website TechCrunch that Basis Health Tracker Watch maker Basis Science has been bought by Intel for anywhere from $100 million to $150 million.
New York-based analytics firm raises $3.3M in funding for self-learning platform
New York, US-based analytics firm Implisit raised $3.3 million in funding from Gemini Israel Ventures for its self-learning platform that mines CRM data to help improve sales efficiency.
Colorado-based firm GutCheck secures $4M in funding to test out business ideas
Denver, Colorado-based online market research firm GutCheck secured $4 million in a funding round led by Icon Venture Partners to test out the potential of different business ideas.
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The International Data Corporation released its forecast for the PC market worldwide, estimating a 10.1% plunge in 2013 sales, a 3.8% contraction in 2014, and a 300-million mark on an annual basis.
Dealogic data showed a big increase in the acquisition activity of big tech companies in Israel, pushing the Middle Eastern country to become a global player in the innovative tech arena.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell will be among bank executives and regulators speaking at an industry conference in New York hosted by The Clearing House Association, which represents interests of the biggest commercial banks.
Investors remain inclined to take markets higher in the absence of anything that would suggest equities should fall. The market seems to have hit a stage where strong data helps and weak data affirms the Fed's intentions to keep policy accommodative, which also helps stocks.
HookLogic raised a USD14 million in Series B growth funding. HookLogic had received a USD14 million Series B growth investment to further expand its leadership in the commerce search advertising industry.
Technology stocks experienced a fair gain with the help of Intel, Facebook and Apple. The technology market experienced a fair increase in the stock market, thanks largely to current top share gain leaders Intel Corp.
Intel planned to offer holograms and bio-sensors for shopping. Holograms and bio-sensors were possible to become the reality of next-decade personalized shopping, according to Brian David Johnson of Intel.
Apple and Google's effect on PC industry would result to investors' reassessment of their investments on Intel and Microsoft.
After Google and Apple's success with their tablets, Advanced Micro Devices could still manage to have a brighter future due to its products and processors.
