May 2, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch May 2, 2014 Apple has acquired LuxVue Technology, a stealthy company that had been working on micro-LED, screen technologies, we’ve heard from sources close to the transaction. The company had raised $43 million in funding from Kleiner Perkins, iD Ventures...
May 2, 2014 | News, North America, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 2, 2014 Google has made another move to build out its e-commerce business, and specifically its retail portal Google Shopping. It has acquired Rangespan, a London-based provider of back office services for online retailers, using data science to help...
May 1, 2014 | Brazil, Latin America, News
TechCrunch May 1, 2014 Tired of ticket fees, sweaty seething masses of teeming humanity, clubs that smell of body odor and stale beer, and concerts that sell out before you can even take out your credit card? Well, if you live in Brazil, Netshow.me has a solution for...
Apr 29, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News April 29, 2014 Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, and Altair Capital, the seed-stage fund of serial angel investor Igor Ryabenkiy, have invested $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, in Mix Upload company. This...
Apr 29, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia, Southeast Asia
Economic Times April 29, 2014 MUMBAI: The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group is all set to pick up a significant minority stake in Nashik Vintners (BSE -4.91 %), the parent of India’s largest winemaker Sula. Ambani is teaming up with Singapore-based wine investor...
Apr 28, 2014 | MENA, News
TechCrunch April 22, 2014 From time to time we like to check in with the European tech blog scene to see what’s up. And there’s a significant update in the form of the news that Webrazzi, Turkey’s main tech startup news outlet, has sold 15% of its equity of Aslanoba...