The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to start a commercialized space-based solar energy farm that would convert sunlight into electricity in a bid to replace the many nuclear power plants built on earthquake-prone areas.

Google remembered Hollywood actress, fashion icon and among the world's beautiful faces of women, Audrey Hepburn, through a pink doodle with her face centered on the commemorative logo.

SupportPay has taken in $1.1 million led by Draper Associates and other financiers including Aspect Ventures, Broadway Angels and a personal investment from DJF co-founder Tim Draper.

Former chief executive Steve Ballmer now owns more shares than Microsoft founder Bill Gates as shown through a regulatory filing from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Apple Inc. has acquired LuxVue Technology said sources familiar with the matter adding that the former could integrate LuxVue technology to its gadgets for longer battery life and better screen brightness.

Kamcord has raised $7.1 million led by TransLink Capital and other investors with the latter to also help in the entry of the company in key Asian markets including Japan, Korea and China.

Odyssey Airlines has decided to source investment through a crowdfunding that would allow the company to raise $8.4 million equity capital in preparation for a launch in 2016 and its operational costs.

Rangespan was acquired by Google which was a third for the latter to buy a company based in the U with the terms of the deal left unrevelead.

Orbotix has raised $20 million funding round bringing the total investment receive by the company at $35.2 million but did not reveal financial terms of the deal or the investors behind the round.

The Wednesday bombing in Urumqi South Railway Station has taken 3 lives while injuring 79 others in an attack referred to as an act of terrorism by religious extremists.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa that could indicate possible company expansion as the former looks to collaborate with exploration and retail firms.

Unified has acquired Awe.sm without disclosing the financial terms of the deal while the latter has received $5.3 million from Upfront Ventures, Foundry Group and other investors.

Halo Neuroscience has taken in $1.5 million funding led by Marc Andreessen and Jeff Clavier to be used to address issues on safety to the Food and Drug Administration to help obtain product approval.

Mkobo Privet Equity Fund, Tanzania's first ever PE firm, was launched in the country to advance economic growth whereas locals were also urged to invest more in the fund.

Waggl, a San Francisco based startup launched in February from a spin-off from Fort Hill Company offering messaging and business polling, has raised $1.1 million seed funding round.

E-commerce website Farfetch.com has received $66 million Series D investment led by Vitruvian, Conde Nast International, Richard Chen from Ceyuan and Advent Ventures.

British startup Evrythng that aims to give all things in the world a unique URL has received $7 million Series A funding from Cisco which said that by 2020 the company would contain 50 billion "things."

The expected date for Box's public debut has been rescheduled said online media platforms Quartz and Wall Street Journal citing falling tech stocks prices happening on market bourses that could affect the share pricing of the company.

Elance-oDesk has launched in Australia after seeing the country with much potential for industry growth basing on its recorded adjustment per capita of 235 percent increase in online hiring.

Djibouti has received $11 million grant from the European Union to help the country in looking for ways to solve the current problem in potable water and its scarcity of supply.

On April 7, Peaches Geldof was reported to have been found inside her home in Kent lifeless and after a month, the authorities released a report pointing out heroin abuse which caused her untimely death.

Moveline has raised $5.9 million Series A funding round from multiple investors including Tony Hsieh, Quotidien Ventures and ff Ventures Capital and the VegasTechFund.

Target has invested $100 million to secure its credit and debit card payment facility and changing the magnetic stripes feature to chip-and-PIN terminals after 40 million cards were hacked.

Sprinklr has reaped $40 million Series D investment from financiers including Iconiq Capital, Battery Ventures and Intel Capital which brings the total funding for the startup to $77 million.

Tealium, a San Diego based firm, has received $20 million funding led by Silver Lake Waterman to be used for company expansion which has totaled the investments in $47.5 million.

Mozilla has revealed that it has massively updated the Firefox desktop browsing which has been two years in the making to allow unified look in different devices.

The Department of Health said that the Philippines is still free of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome- Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) despite a Filipino coming home having the virus.

Doximity has received $54 million Series C funding from DFJ and T. Rowe Price which could be the last investment round for the startup before it launches its initial public offering.

Tidemark, a financial forecasting app announced today that it has upgraded its products along with an investment round valued $32 million from investors including Silicon Valley Bank, Redpoint Ventures, Tenaya Capital, Greylock Partners and Andreesen Horowitz.

SOLS, a 3D printing firm delivering customized insoles through its app, has taken in $6.4 million Series A funding from investors led by Lux Capital and joined by Rothenberg Ventures, Grape Arbor VC, FundersGuild, RRE and Felicis Ventures.