| Disney in talks to buy game startup Playdom-reports (at Reuters) * Disney already a Playdom investor * Deal could be worth more than $500 mln - WSJ SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 - Walt Disney Co is in talks to acquire social gaming start-up Playdom, according to a pair of media reports. us.rd.yahoo.com |
China downplays new economic status China is playing down its new status as the world's second-largest economy, saying it still is a developing country and needs to focus on improving life for millions of impoverished Chinese. cbc.ca |
BCE to buy CTV for $1.3B BCE Inc. says it will spend $1.3 billion to buy the CTV television network, which would make it one of North America's biggest communications conglomerates. cbc.ca |
TabbedOut Raises $2 Million For Restaurant Mobile Payment Platform [paidContent.org] - Austin, Texas-based TabbedOut has raised $2.05 million to develop software that uses your smartphone to speed up the process of paying your bill in restaurants and bars. The first round of funding comes from New Enterprise Associates. finance.yahoo.com |
News Corp to buy education startup for $360M News Corp., which recently hired the outgoing chancellor of New York City's public school system, said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to buy a technology-based education startup for $360 million in cash. finance.yahoo.com |