CORRECT: Tepco: Aim To Rebuild Under Proposed Government Funding Plan

| June 29, 2011

(“Tepco: Aim To Rebuild Under Proposed Government Funding Plan,” at 0319 GMT, misstated the attendance at last year’s meeting in the third paragraph. The correct version follows:) TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Facing a record large gathering of largely disgruntled shareholders, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.TO) said Tuesday it would seek to rebuild itself as a standalone company, [...]

Nick Charles Dies at 64; Became the Face of Sports on CNN

| June 29, 2011

Nick Charles, a former taxi driver who became CNN’s first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades, died Saturday at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 64. Enlarge This Image CNN Nick Charles He had been suffering from bladder cancer for two years, the network reported. Nicholas Charles Nickeas [...]

Impermium receives funding from Greylock, Accel, AOL Ventures and more, wants …

| June 29, 2011

Ever seen one of those in your Facebook inbox? Hopefully you have never responded, because this is “social spam” and one of the reasons why anti-spam service company Impermium has received $1M in seed funding. The company, founded by ex-Yahoo anti-spam soldiers, including Mark Risher, provides a subscription-based service that monitors your website in real [...]