Samsung will be $1.5 million each to two charities chosen by host Ellen DeGeneres after getting pleased with the results of her popular selfie taken with Samsung's Galaxy Note, TechCrunch reported.

Warren Buffet has sought to bolster investor confidence about how Berkshire Hathaway will perform after he leaves the company but the lack of a succession plan has concerned investors, Reuters reported.

Blackstone Group Chief Executive Officer Stephen Schwarzman earned $374.5 million last year, representing an increase of 75% as the private equity firm's distributable earnings also went up 66% in 2013, Reuters reported.

John Thompson, the Chairman of Microsoft Corp, said the software maker must set its sights on using the company's vast resources to propel it to the right direction, Bloomberg reported.

Tom Stoddard, a Senior Managing Director at private equity firm Blackstone Group, will be serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Britain-based insurer Aviva Plc, Reuters reported.

CIA's former Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt will be foraying into the venture capital space to serve as an advisor to investment firm Artis Ventures, VentureBeat reported.

Joseph Dear, the Chief Investment Officer of the biggest public pension fund in the US Calpers, passed away yesterday due to prostate cancer, Bloomberg reported.

Northwest Biotherapeutics, a company backed by venture capitalist Linda Powers, seeks to develop therapies for brain cancer and other tumors after nearly closing its doors a decade ago, Reuters reported.

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said he will be putting money where his mouth is and donating $1 million to companies that will use technology to find solutions to global problems, TechCrunch reported.

Entrepreneur Steve Perlman finally unveiled the wireless technology his self-funded startup Artemis Networks has been working on for the past ten years. It's called pCell, VentureBeat reported.