Here’s the latest action:
Google Checkout raises transaction fees — It seems like a weird time to do so, as merchants are already poorer from the recession. They seem to be leaving in droves. Hello, PayPal!
There’s a second-generation of Microsoft’s Surface table computing systems coming — The BBC has more.
Blogger Robert Scoble joins Rackspace — His thoughts, here.
IBM sinks into water management business — The Wall Street Journal has more.
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Sequoia loses Michael Beckwith, only a year after he launched a public equities program — peHUB has some details.
Facebook announces third round of fbFund — The seed-stage grant program is aiming to fund companies that use Facebook Connect, its new service for accessing Facebook user data on other sites. Details here.
IrishCentral: A social network for people of Irish descent — It’s launching in time for St. Patrick’s Day, with funding from Allen & Co. and angel investors.
Could marijuana legalization save the California economy? — More here.
Blellow: An online Twitter-like collaboration thing — TechCrunch has a look; watch the video below.
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