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Catholic Priest Allegedly Spent $40,000 of Church Funds on Candy Crush Microtransactions
A Catholic priest from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, faces theft charges for spending $40,000+ of church funds on mobile game microtransactions, including Candy Crush and Mario Kart Tour.
Medicxi Ventures, A Spin-off Biotechnology Investment Firm Of Index Ventures Emerges As Largest Of Its Kind In Europe
Index Ventures, known for funding Skype, Dropbox and Candy Crush Saga online game is starting a new biotech venture capital firm named Medicxi Ventures. GlaxoSmithKline Plc. and Johnson & Johnson have funded $230 million to Medicxi Ventrue and would reportedly contribute 25 percent of the investment.
MIT research finds Android apps doing covert data transfers
Researchers at MIT have discovered that much of the data sent and received by 500 most popular Android applications for Google Android cell phones do not have any significant effect on the users' experience.
Angry Birds maker to cut workforce by 39%
Mobile-games company Rovio is cutting its global workforce by 39% to focus on a few products that make more money. This is the second time the Angry Birds maker has announced job cuts in less than a year.