eXo , provider of services that accelerate Java web sites and applications in cloud environments, has brought in $6 million in a first round of funding . Based in San Francisco, Calif., the company is backed by Auriga Partners and XAnge Capital . It plans to use the new financing to expand its sales and marketing operations in North America.
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eXo raises $6M to build onto Java applications
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced two awards totaling $40 million to projects working on designing and building an innovative and improved nuclear plant . The recipients, Westinghouse Electric and San Diego, Calif.-based General Atomics, are charged with producing plans that the government will then choose to build or not.
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Energy Dept. invests $40M in next-gen nuclear plant
Mochi Media, which helps indie game creators monetize Flash games, is launching a platform today that makes it easy for Flash game developers to create, monetize and distribute social games. Mochi Social will enable developers to build games with social features, such as the ability to invite friends, send gifts, or post to a news stream.
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Mochi Media to socialize web-based Flash games
Wind is generally considered the front-runner when it comes to renewable sources of energy — both cheaper and more reliable than solar.
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Wind hits a new high — setting record generation rates in Texas
President Barack Obama is launching a $6 billion Cash for Caulkers program today , offering financial incentives to people who weatherize their homes, making them more energy efficient and conservation friendly. In December, the president called insulation “sexy.” That might be a stretch, but the need for dramatic improvements in energy efficiency isn’t
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Obama still thinks insulation is ’sexy’ — kicks off Cash for Caulkers
The U.S. Energy Department announced today that it will provide $100 million more in stimulus funds to projects pursuing potentially disruptive clean energy technologies — and employing thousands of Americans in the process.
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Energy Dept. infuses bold, new energy projects with $100M more
In the wake of the Greener Gadgets conference held last week in New York City, review site Retrevo released results from a survey looking at how much green factors into people’s gadget buys . Unsurprisingly, the answer was not much
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Survey says: Greener gadgets not yet a priority, but getting there
The latest issue of New York magazine carries a full-length feature article about News Corporation patriarch Rupert Murdoch , a week before his 79th birthday.
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What you don’t know about Rupert Murdoch
