Canadian music legend Neil Young launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter with a funding goal of $800,000 for his portable music player called Pono that enhances the quality of digitized music files.
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Pelé joins the long list of celebrity death hoax victims
Pelé, one of the greatest football players in the world, has been victimized by hoax death announcements in social medial platforms including Facebook and Twitter, reported Mass Media.
Hogan's Heroes Cynthia Lynn dies at 76
Hogan’s Heroes Fraulein Helga, Cynthia Lynn in real life, died of multiple organ failure and hepatitis last Monday, according to her daughter Lisa Brando.
UPDATE: US Investigators suspect MH370 travelled additional four hours
Investigators on probe the missing MH370 suspected that the plane might have travelled additional 4 hours after the Boeing 777’s flying data passed to the ground from its engines were downloaded and that the jetliners’ transponders were turned off intentionally.
UPDATE: Drunk driver to face murder charges following SXSW crash
A drunk driver crashed a crowd lining for a SXSW concert on Red River Street on Wednesday has killed 2 people and injured 23 others and would face murder charges and multiple counts of assault.
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Hellman & Friedman purchased Renaissance Learning, a learning analytics firm, in a cash deal worth $1.1 billion less than a month after it closed a $40 million round led by Google Capital, TechCrunch reported.
Early Wednesday morning, a gray Toyota sedan plowed through the SXSW crowd, leaving 2 people dead and 23 others injured.
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.
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.
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.
Analytics company Umeng said the number of active smartphone users in China has surpassed the 700 million mark as of the end of 2013, TechCrunch reported.
San Francisco, US-based event ticketing startup Eventbrite scored $50 million in a funding round from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe Price to fuel its international expansion plans ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.
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.
