Roundup: Pleo is dead, Twitter spreads swine flu, Google Earth solves plane crash and more
Here’s all the latest action:
Verizon iPhone in the works — Apple and Verizon have been talking about launching an iPhone for the Verizon network as early as next year. USA Today has the story.
Tragedy strikes as Pleo, the magic dinosaur, is liquidated — Ugobe, maker of robotic dino Pleo, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will liquidate its intellectual property.
Cleantech funding not so miserable — Investor Rob Day questions the reported 84 percent drop in cleantech investing last quarter, arguing that there are a lot of discrepancies between data sets.
Jobs deposition on stock option backdating goes public — Forbes got the documents from the Securities and Exchange Committee, citing the Freedom of Information Act. Read the full text here.
Swine flu spreads through Twitter — Many are using the micro-blogging site to spread news about the disease, as well as rumors and misinformation. In the meantime, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers may see a boost in its portfolio as swine flu puts the spotlight on several of its pandemic-focused drug investments.
Gaming platform Atlus.com hacked, taken down — Visitors looking to play popular titles Steal Princes and Crimson Gem Saga may have contracted a harmful computer virus.
Craigslist smeared in masseuse murder case — The listings site’s PR company is struggling to control the damage as the “Craigslist killer” story makes the rounds. At the same time, founder Craig Newmark says there are no plans to shut down the erotic services advertised on the site.
Google Earth solves plane crash mystery — A Google Earth user spotted satellite images of a forest fire taken the same day as a plane disappeared, helping to locate the wreckage and provide, albeit not happy, closure for the families of its two passengers. TechCrunch has the story.
ReadWriteWeb takes WolframAlpha for a spin — The review site was impressed by the new search engine’s capabilities, but declared it too different from Google to be a serious rival.
Qualcomm loses $289 million in Broadcom suit — The mobile phone chip maker reported the loss for legal costs after agreeing to pay Broadcom $891 million over four years for violating its handset technology patents.
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