Wikio, which is basically a European version of Digg (more on that later), just received a considerable amount of funding to continue its growth. Reports indicate that Lightspeed Venture Partners and Gemini Israel Funds have endowed the company with $5.3 million.
ChaCha Receives $6 Million To Keep Dancing
Google may own well over 50% of the search market, but there are still those who are willing to support other engines. A group of companies and individuals recently proved this by giving $6 million in funding to ChaCha, a “smart search engine powered by human intelligence.”
YouTube Receives Minor Revisions
YouTube went down again thursday night, but this time, it was a planned “outage.” Now the site is up and running again, with “some maintenance and . . . a few new features” under its belt.
Flash Player Receives Update
After Fortinet called attention to two security flaws in Flash Player, Adobe has released an updated, fixed version. The new release will take users from the vulnerable v8.0.24.0 up to v9.0.16.0.
National Zoo Receives Special Guest: Panda Birth
The National Zoo in Washington D.C. announced Mei Xiang is the proud new mother of a baby giant panda and that the mother and child are doing fine. The birth occurred at 3:41 a.m. EDT and will make a fine addition to the only 1700 or so left in the entire world.
ISS Crew Receives Supplies From Soyuz
The Russian Rocket Soyuz arrived at the International Space Station early on Sunday morning, bringing fresh supplies and scientific equipment and the promise of a trip home for the two-man ISS crew.
Firefox Receives Another Security Update
Mozilla has patched a Firefox vulnerability, discovered by the Internet Security Systems group. The concern has to do with the method in which Mozilla’s browser resolves .gif images.
Manpower Receives CIO 100 Award Second in a Year
Manpower received the prestigious CIO 100 award from CIO magazine in recognition of the company’s operational and strategic excellence in information technology.
Hitachi Consulting Receives Oracle Partner of the Year Award
Hitachi Consulting Recognized for Excellence and Leadership as an Oracle Solution Provider.
Yahoo Receives Buy Rating From Wall Street
While Yahoo’s stock had a bumpy ride on the market last week, this week, they received a boost of confidence Banc of America Securities analyst John Janedis. Yahoo was awarded a buy rating as well a price target for brokerage forecasts.