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Cloud computing, mobile on the agenda for ex-Google executive

Posted Sep 7th 2009 2:00PM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Deals, Google (GOOG), China, Private Equity

Following his departure from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Friday, Kai-fu Lee announced via Twitter that he was planning to launch a new venture fund. Today, he revealed the guts of a $115 million venture capital company that is focused on angel-round financing.

The company, Innovation Works, hopes to launch five successful start-ups a year in China. In addition to investing money in hot prospects, Innovation Works will act as an incubator for the businesses it backs. This approach doesn't exist yet in China.

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Whedon's 'Dollhouse' flops; how long will FOX hang on?

Posted Feb 17th 2009 3:36PM by Beth Gaston Moon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bad News, Television, News Corp'B' (NWS)

Fans of Joss Whedon's critically acclaimed and cult-followed shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, were amped about the creator/writer/director's latest project, Dollhouse. Unfortunately? Few of them tuned in.

The Eliza-Dushku mid-season effort, a sci-fi series about special agents who can be cloned with traits and personalities, saw just 4.7 million viewers tune in, nabbing a 6 share and a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49. In fact, Dollhouse was the second lowest-rated series premiere this season (on a major network). Guys? It was beaten by Supernanny, which aired on Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC and attracted 6.1 million viewers.

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