Crowdfunding has exploded. According to statistics from Massolution published earlier this year, 2014 saw $16.2 billion in funds raised through crowdfunding platforms, a 167 percent increase from the year prior. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Consider these figures: $45.9 billion. $1 trillion. 4.2 million.In order, that’s the value of unpaid health care bills in U.S. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

There’s no denying Android is holding tight to its status as the world’s most used operating system. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The long-time coming news that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey will officially be named Twitter’s permanent CEO will happen as early as tomorrow (Oct. 1), Re/code reported, citing anonymous sources. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide is dedicated to engine-room products, technologies and news associated with Power Generation, Marine Propulsion, Oil & Gas and Rail applications. It targets large diesel and gas engines and gas and steam turbines. Sourced through Scoop.it…

Carmen Gray visits Almaty to take in the best in central Asian cinema – from patriotic odes to a Godfather-style epic about Ghenghis Khan’s grandson Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theguardian.com

Stars and Stripes Kazakhstan sees unity as key to battling Islamic State Stars and Stripes NEW YORK — Political divisions prevent the global community from reversing the rise of the Islamic State group, Kazakhstan’s top diplomat said, urging world… Sourced…

* Oil output in Kazakhstan declining * Kazakhstan is no.2 ex-Soviet oil producer * Tengiz may cut expansion costs (Adds details, background, wraps stories) By Mariya Gordeyeva and Katya Golubkova ASTANA,… Sourced through Scoop.it from: af.reuters.com

Poland has earmarked funds to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, its finance minister said Tuesday. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.foxnews.com

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov has urged world leaders to unite efforts to combat the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rferl.org