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California, US-based file hosting service Dropbox is still dealing with service interruptions for 5% of its users almost 48 hours after an outage brought down the site.

Internet giant Yahoo was earlier reported to have bought San Francisco-based startup Aviate for an undisclosed amount, but now a source familiar with the deal revealed that the acquisition was valued at $80 million.

Illinois, US-based marketing technology company Ifbyphone raised $9 million in a Series D funding round led by growth equity firm River Cities Capital Funds to beef up its workforce.

Utah-based online retailer Overstock.com struck a partnership with California-based bitcoin wallet Coinbase in a deal that made it the biggest online seller to embrace bitcoins as payment.

New York, US-based small and medium business (SMB) capital provider CAN Capital scored $33 million in a funding round co-led by Meritech Capital Partners and Accel Partners.

California, US-based innovative diabetes management startup Glooko landed $7 million in a funding round led by Samsung Venture Investment Company and Lifeforce Ventures to expand its predictive diabetes care service.

US-based online writing and reading system Medium by Evan Williams is considering raising $20 million from venture capitalists after basically thriving on angel investments, according to circulating rumors.

California, US-based API management platform Apigee raised $20.5 million in a stock transaction as part of the acquisition of predictive analytics firm InsightsOne, according to a SEC disclosure.

California, US-based home buying to-do service Closing Time raised $2.7 million in a funding round led by Accel Partners and former Yahoo executives, for the expansion of its service and workforce.

Bangalore, India-based healthcare marketplace Medypal bagged $400,000 in a seed funding round from Unitus Seed Fund to help patients in the country find good and affordable service providers.

Bangalore, India-based startup Little Eye Labs confirmed that it has been bought by social media giant Facebook for an amount between the range $10 million and $15 million.

New York, US-based TV streaming startup Aereo has secured $34 million in a Series C funding round led by IAC, amid a lengthy legal battle with major rivals who want to bring it down.

The government of Taiwan said no to American firm Robocoin's installation of Bitcoin ATMs in the country because it believes Bitcoins are not real currencies, according to a government officer.

Tech giant Apple has purchases Australia-based startup SnappyLabs, a one-man team behind the photo app that augments iPhone's camera, according to earlier reports by TechCrunch and Recode.

New York City, US-based video syndication startup Vidible closed $3.35 million in a Series A fundign round led by Greycroft Partners, according to a regulatory filing in December.