San Francisco, US-based photo sharing website Pinterest launched its "Interests" page today to help users find exactly what they like, as part of its goal to expand the website and search capability.
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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.
Yahoo closes Tomfoolery acquisition, will shut down Anchor app
Yahoo has closed the acquisition of San Francisco, California-based enterprise app studio Tomfoolery, and will be shutting down the latter's Anchor app, according to a source familiar with the deal.
Paypal executive Mike Liberatore leaves firm to become CFO of San Francisco payments startup Clinkle
Mike Liberatore, the former head of Paypal's enterprise and North American financials, left the company to become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of San Francisco, US-based payments startup Clinkle.
US advertising company Federated Media sells content marketing arm to LIN Media
San Francisco, US-based advertising firm Federated Media sold its content marketing arm to Rhode Island-based multimedia company LIN Media for an undisclosed amount to focus on programmatic advertising.
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Charlie Shrem and Robert Faiella, both executives of New York-based Bitcoin exchange business BitInstant, were arrested for money laundering in connection to the illegal drug transactions on an online black market, according to the Manhattan US attorney.
Massachusetts, US-based data warehousing and analytics firm Health Catalyst secured $41 million in a Series C funding round from existing investors to develop more clinical applications.
Massachusetts, US-based crowdfunding platform Dragon Innovation will start offering another $100,000 in seed funding to any project that can raise a minimum of $1 million in its campaign.
Orlando, US-based online interactive education startup Treehouse launched a new course that aims to teach beginners how to create and design iPhone apps through tutorials and tests.
San Diego, US-based entrepreneur Ian Sells nabbed $50,000 on a Kickstarter campaign to fund the first batch of StrongVolt, a solar charger he created for smart devices.
Uppsala, Sweden-based program development tool Hansoft pocketed $8.4 million in its first round of funding led by Stockholm-based venture capitalist Spotify Creandum to support its sales and expansion programs.
Bangalore, India-based cloud-based video infrastructure operator Turtle Yogi Technologies raised between $250,000 and $350,000 in a seed funding round led by venture capital firm Blume Ventures, to build on the sales of its flagship product 1Click.io.
Missouri, US-based biotech startup Modern Meadow is the process of opening a facility in New York to promote lab-grown leather and in-vitro meat to fashion firms and restaurants in the area.
The US Secret Service confirmed that it is investigating a potential data security attack at Texas-based arts and crafts retail chain Michaels Stores, which alerted its customers to check credit account statements for fraudulent charges.
