A new report burst this week claiming that a DNA test of Michael Jackson’s illegitimate son resulted positive making Brandon Howard to be the King of Pop’s son with Miki Howard, the person allegedly referred to as Billy in Jackson’s hit single Billy Jean.
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Google celebrates International Women’s Day with Google doodle video
Google showed its support in the celebration of International Women’s Day through a doodle which can be seen on the homepage of the search engine with a play button that once you hit start, you will be directed to different videos from women all over the world, greeting people a Happy International Woman’s Day in various languages.
Federal judge rules in favor of commercial drones
In the absence of rules that banned the use of commercial drones, Federal Judge Patrick Geraghty has ruled that these low-flying aircraft can be used for business purposes, TechCrunch reported.
Review: 300 Rise of an Empire
300: The Rise of An Empire was given a review after its release date today, March 7 by TheGuardian which said the film was pretty dull and bloody yet with digitally enhanced abs and frowning faces that appeared entertaining.
Mobli signs up for Nasdaq Private Market
Mobli, the startup that also offers a mobile photo and video platform, has announced its intentions to join the Nasdaq Private Market to provide its investors more liquidity, TechCrunch reported.
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Optio Labs secured $10 million from parent company Allied Minds and other private investors for its Series A funding round. The company provides software solutions for mobile security, a statement about the funding said.
New York, US-based startup school General Assembly scored $25 million in a recent funding round to expand its tech and entrepreneurship course offering and to build new campuses.
Women-led angel investment network Angel Academe has invested in UK-based Buddybounce, a startup that seeks to help artists determine and reward their "super fans," TechCrunch reported.
Makati, Philippines-based holding firm Berjaya Philippines Inc will buy a 50% stake in London, UK-based property firm RBW Holdings Ltd in a cash deal valued at PHP3.7 million.
Applications are now being accepted for the third round of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, the initiative that seeks to leverage on the expertise of the technology industry to improve the lives of Americans and government operations, VentureBeat reported.
After the collapse of Bitcoin exchange, the government of Japan decided not to regulate Bitcoin transactions because they do not consider it a currency, but a commodity that will be subject to sales tax.
Workable, a developer of SME-focused cloud-based recruitment platform, secred a $1.5 million investment in its latest funding round led by Greylock Partners
DreamIt Ventures Austin has rolled out a new microfund this week together with AngelList to give additional funding to the nine startups in its accelerator program, VentureBeat reported.
Sean Parker, the first president of Facebok, broke off from California, US-based venture capital firm Founders Fund as a partner to devote more his time to his new projects.
