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Venture investments slide in 1Q but software grows

Venture investments slide in 1Q but software grows
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A new report says funding for U.S. startups fell in the first quarter, as venture capitalists raised less capital and spent less money on fewer deals than a year earlier. The software industry was a notable exception, where both the amount

Venture investments slide in 1Q but software grows

Venture investments slide in 1Q but software grows
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A new report says funding for U.S. startups fell in the first quarter, as venture capitalists raised less capital and spent less money on fewer deals than a year earlier. The software industry was a notable exception, where both the amount

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The new head of the U.S. casino lobby is a 38-year-old with ties to the travel industry who says he will seek consensus on Internet gambling. The American Gaming Association nominated Geoff Freeman as its new president and CEO in Las Vegas Wednesday

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The new head of the U.S. casino lobby is a 38-year-old with ties to the travel industry who says he will seek consensus on Internet gambling. The American Gaming Association nominated Geoff Freeman as its new president and CEO in Las Vegas Wednesday

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby

Travel association exec to lead US gambling lobby
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The new head of the U.S. casino lobby is a 38-year-old with ties to the travel industry who says he will seek consensus on Internet gambling. The American Gaming Association nominated Geoff Freeman as its new president and CEO in Las Vegas Wednesday

Amazon nears debut of original TV shows

Amazon nears debut of original TV shows
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then show the fruits of their labor to focus groups. A small group of executives would

Amazon nears debut of original TV shows

Amazon nears debut of original TV shows
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Amazon is letting viewers help choose its new lineup of TV shows, scuttling a secretive, wasteful process once reserved for Hollywood taste-makers. The online retailing giant will let visitors from the U.S, U.K. and Germany watch, rate

Mattel 1Q profit rises, Monster High sales climb

Mattel 1Q profit rises, Monster High sales climb
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Mattel's first-quarter net income more than quadrupled, as sales of Monster High and American Girl products rose. The first-quarter is the seasonally smallest for toy makers, coming after the busy holiday quarter. The latest earnings increase was helped by comparison

Celebs address security concerns at annual NY gala

Celebs address security concerns at annual NY gala
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th
By ALICIA RANCILIOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of the 9/11 terror attacks and celebs attending an annual Vanity Fair gala in New York City Tuesday to kick off this year's event were mindful of the shadow cast by Monday's explosions at the Boston

Garth Brooks' former assistant sues for $425,000

Garth Brooks' former assistant sues for $425,000
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 15th
By Liz Raftery, Garth Brooks' former assistant is suing the country superstar for hundreds of thousands of dollars, saying Brooks is  a "paranoid, angry, deceitful and vindictive man who will turn against those closest to him on a dime," according to a lawsuit obtained by TVGuide.com.