500 Startups has invested an undiscosed amount in AQUSH, a peer to peer lending service, based in Japan. This is 500 Startups fourth investment in an Asian-based company.
Google Instant for mobile launched late Thursday, after first word of this service came out in September. The automatically populating search results are available on both iPhone and Android-based devices. It will work the same was as Google Instant on a standard web browsers.
RediLearning raised $1.75 million from angel investors. The company, which is a Florida startup, works on delivering continuing education coursework to nurses, therapists and other senior care health workers.
Wrightspeed raised $5 million, in its series A of funding. The money came from a private investor, who was not named at this time. The San Jose based company made the worlds fastest, street legal, electric car.
China has joined the Linux Foundation as a Gold Member. Their state run mobile service, known as China Mobile, is bringing 570 million subscribers to the Linux Foundation.
Netgear launched 13 new products. They are aimed at both consumers and small businesses. The products include are all designed to help users hook TVs up to the web. Others help users to store collections of TV shows and movies.
DeNA announced its earnings. It’s quarterly revenue totaled $336 million. The represented an increase of 216%, when compared to the second quarter of last year. DeNA is a social game maker.
Lamebook is suing suing Facebook. Lamebook is a Facebook parody site, that allows users submit funny status updates and pictures from Facebook. The company is suing Facebook over trademark infringement, in search of a summary judgement, for legal protection under the first amendment, as a parody site.
