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London starts search for next £100m tech startup, £1m funding up for grabs
Digital Shoreditch has opened entries on a competition to provide one London-based tech startup with £1m in funding, with the aim of growing the winning company into a £100m business.
eBay India CEO quits
Head honcho of eBay's India outfit quits after two years at the helm, to pursue "entrepreneurial" ambitions and will be succeeded by a local Microsoft veteran.
Barracuda acquires SignNow; cloud data storage
The U.S. IT company sees value in the mobile document signing company.
Wyless, SingTel ink deal for M2M in APAC
Boston-based Wyless strikes a deal with Asia's leading ICT services provider in its home market.
Blue Coat to acquire Solera; big data security
In Solera, Blue Coat finds a big boost for its bid to secure the enterprise.
Viruses, hackers and scammers scare business away from web
Many small businesses struggle to cope with internet security and are refusing to trade online as a result.
Tech giants' talent poaching leaves Tech City's startups stranded
Small- to medium-sized companies around London's Old Street roundabout in Shoreditch are failing to achieve their full potential as tech giants are snapping up the best talent, according to a recent report.
Do Indian female entrepreneurs find help more easily from men?
A debate was sparked at a Dell female entrepreneur's networking event, over whether help from their male counterparts was more accessible as women were "not so forthcoming" or because of an imbalance in available talent.
South Korea plans tax incentives for R&D, tech startups
The range of economic measures include include tax breaks for angel investors and venture capitalists, policy tweaks to make it easier to disinvest and reinvest capital, and a new exchange providing more access to funding.
With Tumblr's untapped ad potential, no wonder Yahoo wants a slice
Amid a decline in its display ads revenue, Yahoo continues to spin its advertising platform. Thankfully, it's just acquired a untapped cash-cow in Tumblr.
Rimini Street raises another $15M for global expansion
Rimini Street also revealed it plans to announce a new managing director for Europe later this week.
How can startups get their first VC investment? Ashton Kutcher has some tips
Getting that all-important first round of funding isn't easy, but there are ways to make it easier, according to the Hollywood heavyweight and tech investor.
As 72,000 Tumblr posts are shifted to WordPress, Yahoo says 'we won't screw up'
WordPress received a flurry of interest at the same time as news of its acquisition by Yahoo become public.
The big lesson in the $1.1b Yahoo-Tumblr deal
Marissa Mayer's motive? Doesn't matter. There's a moral to this story, and it's all about innovation.