Intel, TPG invest $36.5M into Vietnam tech outsourcing co., FPT

Chip giant Intel and buyout firm Texas Pacific Group are investing $36.5 million in Vietnam’s largest software company, FPT.

Here is a good summary of the investment in today’s Mercury News. FPT offers a range of services, including back-end computing services, telecommunications and outsourcing to Japanese… Continue Reading

Practical Instruments joins solar gold rush, raises $8M

Practical Instruments joins solar gold rush, raises $8M

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Practical Instruments has raised $8 million in a first round of funding to develop what it says is the most powerful solar “concentration” technology yet.

It uses solar panels that track the sun as it moves. The panels use mirrors to concentrate the sunlight for the… Continue Reading