Here's the latest action:
Salesforce reports strong earnings -- The enterprise application company brought in $376.8 million in revenue, up 24 percent from the previous year and beating analyst expectations of $368 million.
VCs fight tax on carried interestdefeat a bill just introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would increase the tax on carried interest -- the share of the profits made by VCs after an IPO or acquisition exit.
Gamestop soars above flat gaming industry -- The video game retail chain saw a 5.1 percent uptick in sales during the first quarter, bringing revenue to $2.08 billion and profit to $75.2 million.
Skyfire launches B2B version -- The smartphone browser has just debuted a business-to-business offering on Android. Built on Webkit, this new bundle of features is tailored to carriers and manufacturers who want to incorporate SkyFire's features into their own browsers.
Kleiner recruits life sciences guru -- Isaac Ciechanover, the former executive director of business development at Celgene Corporation, has joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to be the firm's resident expert on life science companies.
Court orders torrent site Isohunt to shutter -- A judge in the U.S. District of California has ordered that torrent site Isohunt shut down due to copyright infringement. NewTeeVee has more.
Google lets you find i
mages in real time -- The search engine has been providing real-time results to search queries for several months now. Starting today, users can find images as they are indexed, but they have to opt-in to the new service by clicking the "Updates with images" option from the new left-hand sidebar.
DOE funds French nuclear company -- The U.S. Department of Energy has extended a $2 billion loan guarantee to AREVA, the French nuclear company that recently acquired American solar plant developer Ausra. Earth2Tech has more details.