The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that they arrested Jon Miller, the founder of San Francisco, US-based real-world analytics startup Motionloft, in connection with a false claim about an acquisition of the firm.
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PwC report says metals sector M&A decline 30% last year
Last year was a sleepy one for mergers and acquisitions in the metals sector with only 357 metal deals completed compared to the 507 deals from the previous year, the Financial Times reported citing figures released by PwC.
Google announces smartphone platform Project Tango for mobile 3D mapping
US-based search giant Google announced that it is developing an experimental smartphone 3D mapping platform called Project Tango which is led by the advanced hardware group of Motorola.
Ex-Fab manager rolls out art and fashion platform
Lea Lange talked with Magdalena Räth of VentureVillage about Junique, the design-focused platform she founded with Marc Pohl and Sebastian Hasebrink after she left US-based design firm Fab.com.
User behavior is biggest risk factor for mobile threats: report
The behavior of users is the biggest risk factor for mobile threats, according to a report from mobile security firm Lookout entitled "Mobile Threats, Made to Measure," VentureBeat reported.
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Benchling, a startup backed by YCombinator, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Draper Associates and other angels, bridges biotechnology and computer science with their DNA editing software.
New York, US-based event ticket aggregator TiqIQ bagged $1.7 million in a funding round led by Stonehenge Growth Capital to develop its product that predicts best ticket prices and availability for sports events.
Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Fairhaven Capital and a group of private investors invested $20 million in the Series B round of cybersecurity firm Cylance
San Francisco, California-based music startup SoundFocus raised $1.7 million in a funding round to develop an iPhone app that adjusts music according to the user's hearing abilities.
Hubub, a startup based in Toronto and New York, obtained $8.5 million in its Series A round participated in by a number of private investors for their platform that enables users to participate in thematic discussions, TechCrunch reported.
Santa Clara, US-based stealthy business security firm Apprity scored $8 million in its first venture round from security tech investors Promod Haque and Gaurav Garg to expand its engineering and research and development teams.
San Luis Obispo, US-based health and wellness software firm Mindbody picked up $50 million in a funding round led by W Capital Partners to boost its web and mobile offerings for health clubs and yoga studios.
Cybersecurity startup ThreatStream has secured $4 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and participated in by Paladin Capital Group, Cloudera's Tom Reilley and Hugh Nijemanze of ArcSight, TechCrunch reported.
Procter & Gamble Co will be rolling out the world's first smart toothbrush, a brush that is connected to a smartphone app that will provide users with real-time advice on how to improve their brushing habits, Reuters reported.
