23%%Google Invests Another $2.6M in DNA Analysis Firm 23andMeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 9:58am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) revealed in a regulatory
filing that it has invested another $2.6 million in 23andMe, a developer of DNA
analysis technologies co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google
co-founder Sergey Brin.
The Huffington Post Acquires Comedy News Site 236.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 10:07am.
New York - Politics and culture blog The Huffington Post has acquired comedy news site 236.com, and will be integrated as a new comedy section on the site. IAC, Huffington Post Launch News Satire Website "23/6"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2007 - 11:30am.
New York - IAC/InterActiveCorp. (NASD: IACI) on Friday announced the launch of 23/6, a news satire website joint venture with the Huffington Post that will cover politics and people in the news, The Wall Street Journal reported. The site, which will fall under the same IAC division as CollegeHumor.com, has been in development for more than a year. The 23/6 team includes former writers for "The Daily Show" and "The Simpsons," in addition to Huffington Post bloggers. Japan's Softbank to Acquire 23% of U.K. Gambling Site BetfairAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2006 - 9:37am.
London - According to a report in the Financial Times, SoftbankCorp., a Japan-based Internet investment company, has agreed to acquire as much as 23% of Sporting Exchange Ltd., the U.K.-based online gambling group that controls Betfair. Although financial terms were not disclosed, the Financial Times said Softbank would pay about $22.80 a share. Sporting Exchange said it would likely release details for the deal, which should be completed by April 3, within the next few days.
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