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Barracuda Networks files for IPO of up to $100 million
Barracuda Networks, a security and data protection company, filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
Website development platform Wix.com files for $100 million IPO
Wix.com Ltd, which helps companies build and operate websites, filed with the U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.
Billionaire rocketeers duke it out for shuttle launch pad
The mothballed launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which dispatched Neil Armstrong and his crew on their historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969, is the focus of a battle of another sort, between two billionaire techies seeking to dominate a new era of private space flight.
NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found propylene, a chemical used to make household plastic containers, on Saturn's moon Titan, the space agency said.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from California
An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday to test upgrades before commercial satellite launch services begin later this year.
Obama tells congressional leaders he won't negotiate on shutdown, debt
President Barack Obama stressed to congressional leaders on Wednesday that he will not negotiate with Republicans over a government shutdown or raising the U.S. debt limit, the White House said.
Thief caught green-handed by British police trap
A thief was caught not so much red-handed as green-faced in London after breaking into a car in that sprayed him with a liquid that glows emerald under ultraviolet light.
New York police search for parachutists who landed near Ground Zero
Police in New York are searching for two men who appear to have parachuted onto a lower Manhattan street near Ground Zero before dawn on Monday and disappeared, authorities said.
Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop
Scientists trying to understand why destructive wood-eating termites are so resistant to efforts to exterminate them have come up with an unusually repugnant explanation.
Bitcoin sinks in value after FBI busts Silk Road drug market
The price of the bitcoin digital currency dropped on Wednesday, after U.S. law enforcement authorities shut down Silk Road, an online marketplace used to buy and sell illegal drugs.
U.S. opposes tech companies' request to reveal spying demands
The U.S. Justice Department has told a secret surveillance court that it opposes a request from technology companies to reveal more about the demands they receive for user information, according to court papers released on Wednesday.
SAP launches $650 million fund, highlights corporate venture growth
Software giant SAP AG said it is allocating more than $650 million to a new venture fund, SAP Ventures Fund II, showing the growing role that corporations are taking on in funding the world's youngest companies.
We're ready for takeoff: Sit back and enjoy your iGizmo
In as little as a few months, airline passengers could play video games, read e-books, watch movies and listen to music while their flights take off or land, ending a long-standing ban on devices being used during those risky phases.
New app being tested to spot California whales so ships can avoid them
Marine biologists have begun testing a smartphone application that would allow boaters and conservationists to identify whales outside San Francisco Bay so ships can avoid striking the endangered mammals.
Facebook expands ad service for app developers
Facebook Inc is expanding an advertising service aimed at developers of smartphone and tablet apps, the social network's latest move to bolster its fast-growing mobile business.
U.S. judge allows lawsuit against Google over email ads
A federal judge has refused to dismiss most of a lawsuit against Google Inc over allegations the company improperly scanned the content of customers' emails in order to place ads.
Google introduces new 'Hummingbird' search algorithm
Google Inc has overhauled its search algorithm, the foundation of the Internet's dominant search engine, to better cope with the longer, more complex queries it has been getting from Web users.
Cerberus interested in BlackBerry
BlackBerry Ltd has drawn interest from private equity group Cerberus and at least one other investor.
MoneyGram to stay public as buyout talks fail
MoneyGram International Inc has decided to remain public after talks with private equity firms over a leveraged buyout did not result in an offer in line with its expectations.
Bitcoin buzz grows among venture investors, despite risks
Venture capitalists show no sign of shying away from investing in startups related to Bitcoin even as authorities step up their scrutiny of the virtual currency and its possible connection to money laundering and other illegal activities.
Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board
Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the software company he co-founded 38 years ago.
Apple iPad mini with sharper display faces delay
Apple Inc will be unable to widely roll out a new version of the iPad Mini with a high-resolution "retina" display this month, people who work in the company's supply chain said, leaving the gadget without the sharper screen found on rival tablets from Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
Apple shares get boost on Icahn dinner with CEO Cook
Shares of Apple Inc. rose about 2 percent on Tuesday on news that billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn had dinner with Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Monday and "pushed hard" for a buyback.
Cancelations, delays ripple across U.S. in government shutdown
A string of cancelations and delays caused by thefederal government shutdown rippled across the United States on Wednesday.
Multiple deaths, injuries in Tennessee crash involving bus, truck
Several people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a three vehicle crash on Interstate 40 in eastern Tennessee that included a bus, a semi-tractor trailer truck and a passenger vehicle.
