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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Sweden to serve copyright violation sentence

One of the founders of file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been arrested in southern Sweden to serve an outstanding sentence for copyright violations after being on the run for nearly two years, Swedish police said on Saturday.


Samsung to launch first Tizen-based smartphone

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) plans to launch the first smartphone based on its Tizen operating system in the third quarter, marking the company's latest bid to build up its own ecosystem and reduce reliance on Google Inc's (GOOGL.O) Android.

Transeastern Power Trust Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering of Units and Convertible Unsecured Subordinated Debentures

Transeastern Power Trust ("Transeastern" or the "Trust") is pleased to announce it has closed its initial public offering (the "Offering") of 11,045,800 units of the Trust (the "Units") at a price of $1.00 per Unit along with $11,763,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.5% convertible unsecured subordinate debentures (the "Debentures") for aggregate gross proceeds of $22,808,800.

Satellite TV operator Dish Network to accept bitcoins

Satellite TV operator Dish Network said it would accept bitcoin payments from customers from the third quarter, joining companies such as Overstock.com Inc and Zynga Inc in accepting the digital currency.


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Chinese software companies such as Neusoft Corp and China National Software & Service Co Ltd (ChinaSoft) are picking up sales and expanding their marketing as China trades cyber spying accusations with the United States.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $120 million to Bay Area schools to help underserved communities in San Francisco, the two wrote in an essay to the San Jose Mercury News.
Turkish telecoms watchdog BTK said on Friday it had not yet received a ruling by Turkey's top court ordering the removal of a two-month block on video-sharing website YouTube
Apple regains its cool by acquiring Beats and signing on board the biggest figures in today's music: Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.
Intel Corp introduced a walking, talking robot on Wednesday made from 3D-printed parts that will be available to consumers later this year, if they are willing to assemble it with a kit that costs around $1,600.
Google Inc is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars.
Taiwan's Acer Inc 2353.TW detailed its long-touted push into cloud computing on Thursday, as the struggling computer maker responds to a shrinking PC market by pitting itself against cloud leaders Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O andGoogle Inc GOOGL.O.
Canvas Venture Fund, an early-stage investment firm spun out of established venture player Morgenthaler Ventures, has landed its first general partner from outside the Morgenthaler fold.
German engineering group Siemens is in final stage talks to sell its 50 percent stake in a household goods joint venture to partner Robert Bosch, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The owners of German online retailer Mytheresa, specializing in luxury fashion and accessories, have mandated Goldman Sachs to find a buyer, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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