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DigitalOcean gets $37.2M in round led by Andreessen Horowitz

DigitalOcean, the cloud-hosting site built for developers, obtained $37.2 million in fresh funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined in by IA Ventures and CrunchFund, VentureBeat reported.


Spotify snaps up American music discovery engine Echo Nest

Sydney, Australia-based music streaming firm Spotify snapped up Somerville, US-based music discovery engine The Echo Nest for an undisclosed amount to create an improved music discovery service for its clients.

Fast pace reading features in new app Spritz

Spritz, a new app launched on the Samsung Galaxy S5, allows users to read up to 1000 words a minute while retaining much of what they read, reported the AmericanLiveWire

Devin Hester no longer part of Chicago Bears

Devin Hester would no longer be a part of the Chicago Bears in 2014 after Bears general manager Phil Emery said the NHL star will not re-sign a contract with them, reported ESPN.


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Liz Wahl, an American news anchor who works with channel RT, resigned on air claiming she cannot work in a network that whitewashes the actions done by Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin.
A rape case was solved after a discarded cup from Starbucks helped identify the rapist identity in Olympia, Washington, said a report from The Olympian.
Idina Menzel rendered an even better performance of the Frozen megahit Let It Go accompanied by classroom musical instruments during the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, reported EntertainmentWeekly.
Autumn Radtke, CEO of a Bitcoin exchange firm was found dead near her house in Singapore with no suspected foul play occurrences, said a police office in a report from CBCNews.
John Donahoe, CEO of eBay Inc., said last Wednesday that he had contacted shareholders of the company to support him in resisting demands by Carl Ichan, the billionaire activist investor who demanded spinning off PayPal.
BBC Three stars joined together to halt the switch from airtime to online of the youth oriented channel after BBC director general Tony Hall announced his cost cutting intentions earlier this week.
The Louisiana Department of Corrections confirmed that Rapper Lil Boosie, Torrence Hatch in real life, was released from prison on Wednesday night.
Oil pulling started going viral today after many people had been drawn to this new remedy that has re-surfaced, offering many health benefits and cure to some diseases.
A university freshman with porn as her part-time job to pay college revealed herself using the stage name Belle Knox in an online column, reported New York Post.
Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, whose identity was held secret, was reported to have been traced down by Newsweek magazine to be living somewhere around Los Angeles.