Internet giant Yahoo continued its seemingly endless acquisition spree by buying New York, US-based app maker Wander for an undisclosed amount, with the latter's Days photo sharing app to continue operating as a standalone entity.
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World's biggest solar thermal power plant opens in the Mojave Desert
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the biggest solar thermal power plant in the world, opened in the Mojave Desert on Thursday with the help of the technology provided by BrightSource Energy and the $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.
US startup Instapainting turns photos into oil paintings for a low fee
US-based art startup Instapainting turns any photos into a hand-painted oil painting for $53 to $130, beating most of its competitors with its pricing and speed in delivering the finished product.
BodeTree goes freemium to help US small businesses secure loans from local banks
Arizona, US-based lending startup BodeTree offered its analytics and automated funding services for free to help small businesses in the country secure funding from local banks
UrbanSitter raises $15M in Series B round to link US parents with qualified nannies
San Francisco, US-based online nanny marketplace UrbanSitter raised $15 million in Series B funding to expand its marketing efforts and continue connecting US families with qualified nannies.
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Mountain View, US-based software vendor Synopsis Inc completed the purchase of Heverlee, Belgium-based design and programming software tool developer Target Compiler Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
New York, US-based personal data exchange startup Datacoup is running a beta trial where people are paid $8 a month in exchange of access to their social media account and credit and debit card transactions, with the data collected to be sold to advertisers.
Colorado, US-based big data firm Datalogix is acquiring Connecticut-based shopper intelligence company Spire Marketing for an undisclosed amount to expand its footprint into shopper marketing.
San Francisco, US-based point-of-sale system provider Revel Systems integrated Bitcoin transactions into its payment platform to grant its customers access to the latest payment methods.
Chicago, US-based aircraft maker Boeing is seeking approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use biodiesel in jet fuel for commercial flights around the world.
Russian tech investor Yuri Milner, together with Morgan Stanley chief John Mack, invested an undisclosed amount in Los Angeles, US-based cloud graphics firm Otoy to commercialize its suite cloud-based content creation tools.
New York, US-based online architectural construction project marketplace Architizer raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Gaspar Global Ventures, Alessandro Piol, and Joanne Wilson, to pursue a $200-billion construction supplies project.
Chicago, US-based venture capital (VC) fund NIN Ventures, a firm being managed online, is taking advantage of the JOBS Act to raise funds publicly from accredited investors.
Sydney, Australia-based online travel booking service Rezdy pocketed $1 million in a recent funding round from both new and existing investors to establish a new office in San Francisco, US.
