Roundup: Uber closes down, Yahoo speaks on Yahoogle and more

Roundup: Uber closes down, Yahoo speaks on Yahoogle and more

Uber, an also-ran social network turned microblog platform, closes down — Investors included Universal Music Group and Sterling Stamos Co-Investors fund. The company claimed that it closed down due to economic issues, as you can read on its site. More on PaidContent.

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Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

InSound Medical raises $11M for “invisible” hearing aids (VBLS exclusive)
Corventis takes in $20M for heart-failure therapy (VBLS exclusive)
Molecular diagnostics user AssureRx raises $1M (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Arresto Biosciences, cancer-drug developer, raises funds (VentureWire)
San Diego’s Obalon raises $4.7M for drug discovery (peHUB)

InSound Medical raises $11M for “invisible”… Continue Reading