Gene Kan, one of the key programmers behind the popular file-sharing technology known as Gnutella, has died in an apparent suicide, officials say. He was 25. San Mateo County Coroner spokeswoman Sue Turner said Kan was found last week at his northern California home. "The cause of death was a perforating gunshot wound to the head," Tuner said on Tuesday. "It was a suicide." A spokeswoman for Kan said he died on June 29 and was cremated on July 5. Further details were being withheld at the request of the family.
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