Head of the Russia’s VKontakte social networking website Pavel Durov donated $1 million to the Wikipedia, he said at Digital Life Design (DLD) press conference in Munich on Tuesday.
Durov promised to transfer money during his joint speech with the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
To note, Wikipedia...
Coffee giant believes alcohol is key to continuing world domination
It’s made its name helping to get Americans wound up for the day with a fresh cup of coffee.
Now Starbucks is offering a way to wind down after announcing plans to begin selling beer and wine.
The company will start the trial...
Katy Perry
Electronic Arts has struck a deal with Katy Perry, singer of hits including I Kissed A Girl, to appear in its mega-selling franchise The Sims.
Electronic Arts said that the “extensive and exclusive creative collaboration” would see the development of “multiple games”...
Apple Inc.’s next iPad, expected to go sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product.
The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production...
Google
Google is profiting from ads for illegal products generated by its flagship automated advertising system, the BBC has found.
The ads include unofficial London 2012 Olympics ticket resellers, as well as cannabis and fake ID card sellers.
These ads were promptly removed by Google after the BBC brought...
Just in time for the aptly named “Dump GoDaddy” day, our favorite PR piñata GoDaddy just emailed a number of press, with a fresh statement from new CEO Warren Adelman.
From the email …
The statement is from our newly appointed CEO, who makes it clear, we don’t just ‘not support...
The value of global takeovers dropped to the lowest level in more than a year this quarter, and dealmakers say Europe’s debt crisis may hamper a recovery in 2012 as cash-rich companies hold off on major purchases.
Mergers and acquisitions have slumped 15 percent from the previous three months to...
German phone company Deutsche Telekom AG and a Hungarian unit will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into the bribery of government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
The settlements resolve Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges...
It is described as the chance of a lifetime – a dream trip to New York with flights, accommodation, a Broadway show and limousine transfers for two.
The highlight of the promotional offer for the 151 lucky winners is “dinner for two at Tiffany’s 5th Avenue store followed by a personal...
Whenever Melanie Hesketh’s kids get a hankering for junk food, all she has to do is point to the kitchen counter.
That’s where she keeps an unwrapped cheeseburger that celebrates its birthday Thursday, and it looks pretty much the same as the day it came off a McDonald’s grill 12 months...
