Marketing tech startup Branch valued at $4 billion after latest funding – Reuters

Feb 10 (Reuters) – (This February 10 story corrects to remove reference to Android co-creator Andy Rubin in paragraph 8.)Palo Alto-based Branch, which makes tools that help businesses measure their marketing programs, said on Thursday it raised $300 million in fresh capital that valued the company at $4 billion.The latest fundraise was led by existing […]

EFM: ‘Lendarys’ Big-Budget Indie Animation Picked up by All Rights – Variety

Variety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus Subscriber By Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAll Rights Entertainment has picked up a mandate to handle sales duties on “Lendarys,” an animated family entertainment movie that is now in production. The film is being produced on budget of $30 million […]

SMM saga sucks in Ramaphosa – NewsDay

BY SYDNEY KAWADZA SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been dragged into the on-going fight between government and the Friends of SMM Holdings (Pvt) Ltd (FOSMM) over the hostile takeover of the asbestos mine in 2005.Government placed SMM Holdings under judicial management through the Reconstruction of State-Indebted Insolvent Companies Act in 2005.The Reconstruction of State-Indebted […]

Runestad bill seeks to crack down on car theft technology – Michigan Senate Republicans

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Jim Runestad on Thursday introduced legislation to combat upward trends of automobile theft in Michigan.“I recently learned from law enforcement that there has been a concerning increase of car thefts in Southeast Michigan, and they credit handheld computer devices used for automotive key programming and diagnostics,” said Runestad, R-White Lake. […]