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• Bizo, targeted B2B marketing network, bags $6M
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 25 2009

  Bizo, a startup that claims to be the first targeted B2B marketing network, brought in $6 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the company is ...

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• Mimosa takes $4M for archiving email, files
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 25 2009

  Mimosa Systems, maker of software that archives email and other data, has raised $4 million of a $5.5 million round of debt, rights and securities, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in Santa ...

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• 5 O’Clock Roundup: Microsoft CFO out, new Google ads, an $85 million fraud?
  Kim-Mai Cutler
  Nov 25 2009

  Here’s the latest action: Canopy Financial is accused of fraud — The health IT company, which raised $85 million in venture capital, allegedly made fraudulent financial statements, even ...

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• Aravo raises $19M for supplier info tracking
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 24 2009

  Aravo Solutions, provider of software that helps companies manage their supply chains and corporate risk and responsibility, has raised $19 million of a targeted $22.1 million fourth round of ...

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• Clean energy initiatives get $63M from DOE with wind in the lead
  Camille Ricketts
  Nov 24 2009

  Before the U.S. Department of Energy announced its $620 million in grants for Smart Grid demonstration projects today, it rolled out $63 million for clean energy innovations, with $45 million in ...

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• Racist image tops Google search results for Michelle Obama
  Sumner Lemon
  Nov 24 2009

  The top-ranked result for U.S. first lady Michelle Obama on Google's image search engine Thursday was a racist caricature that depicted her with the face of a chimpanzee, just below a link to a ...

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• Clearwire takes on $920M more to build out wireless networks
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 24 2009

  Clearwire is raising a lot more cash as it attempts to build a national high-speed, 4G wireless network using WiMax technology. Today, it announced $920 million in debt financing. The company already ...

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• Driving app Waze turns the highway into a Pac-Man game with ‘Road Goodies’
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 24 2009

  Mobile driving application Waze is adding a little extra inventive for users to help build out its crowdsourced maps. It already offers users points for “munching” up the road — ...

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• White House sends out 'world is flat' message with India visit
  Patrick Thibodeau
  Nov 24 2009

  The California wine served at a U.S. State Dept. lunch today for India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was called Conundrum, a word that sums up the difficulty trying to decipher President Barack ...

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• Announcing the DiscoveryBeat Apps Contest, sponsored by Flurry
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 24 2009

  We’re holding a contest in conjunction with our DiscoveryBeat event to be held on Dec. 8 at the Automattic Lounge on Pier 38 in San Francisco. The DiscoveryBeat Apps Contest is being sponsored ...

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