http://unix.stackexchange.com – Hey I'd like to build my own operating system (really just the Ubuntu distro as I know the task is difficult) But what I mean by this is I wish to build atop of the Ubuntu operating system as like Apple has done with OS X building it atop of UNIX. I would like to do the same thing with a distribution of Ubuntu Linux except my business would be in control of everything, instead of Canonical Ltd. (HowTos)

http://techcrunch.com – Project ‘Daisy,’ the streaming music service built internally by headphone and speaker maker Beats Electronics, has received a $60 million investment round that it is using to spin out as a standalone company. The news was announced in a written release from Beats, confirming a report on the funding by the Verge’s Greg Sandoval issued earlier in the evening (the Verge’s rep (IT news)

http://www.talkandroid.com – “China”, just hearing the word projects images of grandeur and power. So what, you might ask, would make such a powerful country worry outside of the next world war?  In a word, GOOGLE! (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Barbed wire and armed guards aren’t your typical intro to a startup pitch event. But today, San Quentin Prison hosted The Last Mile demo day featuring presentations by seven inmates. The Last Mile hopes that through entrepreneurship, it can prepare convicts for employment and reduce recidivism. (IT news)

http://www.thevarguy.com – VMware (NYSE: VMW) has bought Virsto Software, a software developer specializing in storage optimization in virtual environments, a move VMware said will advance its development of storage technologies and fits with its software-defined data center strategy. Neither company disclosed terms of the agreement, which is expected to close sometime in the first quarter of this year. Virsto’s technology (IT news)