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Box raises full-year forecast as more customers sign up for cloud storage

Box Inc ( Box.N), the cloud storage provider raised its full-year forecast. Share value of the company increased by 8.7 per cent in the extended trading on Wednesday.

Jun 13, 2015 9:48 AM EDT


Twitter CEO Dick Costolo leaves, turns over leadership to Jack Dorsey amid shareholders complaints of slow company growth

Twitter CEO Richard Costolo will be stepping down in July amid complaints of slow user and advertising growth. Board Chairman and former CEO Jack Dorsey steps in as interim CEO while a committee searches for a permanent company head.

Jun 13, 2015 9:36 AM EDT


Line to make best of untapped streaming music market in Japan

Line, a popular messaging app operator, has launched its music streaming service- 'Line Music' in Japan making a headstart in virtually untapped market of mobile music business.

Jun 13, 2015 9:29 AM EDT


Apple HealthKit Update: Now Featuring Period Tracking and Sexual Activity, Which Experts Claim are Useless

Apple added a new feature in their HealthKit platform, which will be added in the new iOS 9. The app will now include features that can keep track of women's sexual activities and menstrual cycle. This is in response to the criticism that Apple has disregarded women's health issues for a long time.

Jun 13, 2015 7:12 AM EDT


Qualcomm Greater China former president Frank Meng returns amid troubled market; former head Wang Xiang moves to Xiaomi

Former Qualcomm China president Frank Meng is returning to head the company operations of the troubled U.S. chipmaker. Former head Wang Xiang exits to join smartphone maker Xiaomi.

Jun 13, 2015 6:54 AM EDT


Roomi Lands $2 Million To Pair You With The Perfect Roommate, Funds to be used for Expansion of Operations, Additional Features

Roomi is a free mobile app that makes searching for roommates and housing in New York easier and faster. They recently launched the app June 9 with a seed fund of $2 million led by DCM ventures.

Jun 13, 2015 3:10 AM EDT


Apple Music faces antitrust investigations in New York, Connecticut

While Apple Inc was busy unveiling is online music service, Attorneys general of New York and Connnecticut were quietly investigating whether the deals brokered between Apple and music labels had violated antitrust laws.

Jun 12, 2015 10:13 AM EDT


Oculus VR unveils consumer version of Oculus Rift headset

Oculus on Thursday unveiled its virtual reality headset, Rift, at a press event in San Francisco. The Rift which is said to bring about a vast change in how you play your games today, will be shipped with wireless Xbox One controller. The Oculus Rift will be available to consumer by first quarter of 2016.

Jun 12, 2015 9:51 AM EDT


Spotify Raises $526 Million in Face Off with Apple

To counter Apple Inc's new Apple Music subscription service, Spotify, the current leader in the music-streaming business organised a new round of funding from investors on Tuesday. Spotify market value rose to $8.53 billion after collecting $526 million from the latest round of funding from a wide range of global investors

Jun 12, 2015 9:21 AM EDT


BMW's new 7 Series is the luxury car of the future, here today

German automaker BMW on Wednesday unveiled its latest version of its 7 Series at its global headquarters in Munich. The BMW 7 Series is top of the line luxury sedan and it is a status symbol, especially in European countries.

Jun 12, 2015 9:04 AM EDT


Brit+Co is first beneficiary of Intel Capital's $125 million diversity fund

Brit+Co confirmed the company raised $20 million from Intel Capital, and as its first acquisition brought user-generated DIY app Snapguide to add more media to its platform.

Jun 12, 2015 8:43 AM EDT


Intel Capital allocates $125 million to fund firms with women and minorities in top roles

Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of the global chip maker- Intel Corp., on Tuesday announced to allocate $125 million fund to back companies with women and minorities in leadership roles. This comes after its pledge in January to spend $300 million over the next five years to promote diversity in the company.

Jun 12, 2015 8:34 AM EDT