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Follett backs California software startup ShowEvidence

River Grove, Illinois-based educational firm Follett Corp invested an undisclosed amount in Santa Clara, California-based software startup ShowEvidence through its venture fund Follett Knowledge Fund.


Irish social media startup Eagle Alpha bags $1.5M in angel funding

Dublin, Ireland-based social media analytics startup Eagle Alpha bagged $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in angel funding from former investment banker Emmett Kilduff to develop its product offering and beef up its salesforce.

Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Jack Tretton steps down

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) honcho Jack Tretton is stepping down as the head of the US PlayStation division as part of an agreement with SCEA not to renew his contract.

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.


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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.
Aaron Carter tweeted that Hilary Duff was the love of his life and would make himself better to get her back, after the Disney child star announced separation from her former NHL husband, reported USAMagazine.
We are talking blue skies on a cloudless day for sound- it is whistleblowing clear. We are talking blue skies on a cloudless day for sound- it is whistleblowing clear.
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.