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SXSW crowd plowed by a sedan, two dead while 23 others injured

Early Wednesday morning, a gray Toyota sedan plowed through the SXSW crowd, leaving 2 people dead and 23 others injured.


#RIPChumlee goes viral, Pawn Stars' guy Chumlee suffered hoax death on Twitter

Austin “Chumlee” Russell, the guy on Pawn Stars, was reported to have died from a fatal heart attack by EBuzzd website, which was later retracted when Chumlee himself tweeted that he was alive and well.

Energy Foundry invests seed funds to SiNode

SiNode, a company that is working on prolonging the energy storage capacity of batteries and improving their charging rate, has secured seed funding from Energy Foundry, TechCrunch reported.

French hotel booking app VeryLast Room bags $2.1M in funding

Marseille, France-based last minute hotel booking mobile app VeryLastRoom bagged $2.1 million in a venture round led by APlusFinance and Extend & Sigma Gestion to fuel its expansion in Europe.


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Redwood City, US-based social media startup Banjo landed $16 million in a Series B funding led by Balderton Capital to fund its growth, international expansion, and product development.
Legendary coach Phil Jackson officially agreed to become a part of New York Knicks hours after an announcement was made that Kobe Bryant still cannot play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
MuleSoft obtained $50 million for its most recent financing round led by NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meritech Capital Partners, a statement about the funding said.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung filed a patent on September 2012 for a new method that lets users unlock the screen and activate apps and certain commands using a doodle.
UK's Business Secretary Vince Cable has commissioned Acorn Computer Co-Founder Hermann Hauser to evaluate how to maximize the government-backed technology centers launched in 2011, the Financial Times reported.
Starting April, United Airlines will roll out a free in-flight entertainment service for iOS devices and laptops that has more than 150 movies and 200 TV shows that passengers can stream.
Search giant Google is reportedly venturing into the set top business with its recent acquisition of Santa Clara, US-based mobile game and hardware developer Green Throttle Games for an undisclosed amount.
The US Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into the operations of nutrition and weight loss firm Herbalife, an inquiry that has long been asked for by activist investor William Ackman, Reuters reported.
Austin, Texas-based legal reserve life insurance firm Citizens Inc, through its subsidiary, added Ridgeland, Mississippi-based firm Magnolia Guaranty Life Insurance Co in a deal valued at $5.23 million.
Kaspersky Lab published new research that the old worm known as Agent.BTZ infected at least 400,000 computers in Russia and Europe after breaching the Central Command of the US military, Reuters reported.