Netflix to run original Dreamworks TV series
The agreement calls for more than 300 hours of new programming
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:03 PM UTCAssociated Press, dreamworks
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Privacy-busting supercomputers
China reclaims the fastest computer in the world prize. Get ready for even better surveillance
Associated Press, dreamworks
Bloomberg’s Siri joke slights female engineers
His comment that Stanford grads should come to New York to date girls leaves a lot of women out
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:56 PM UTCBloomberg, Siri, Stanford
Turnkey totalitarianism
When libertarians get it right: A Cato fellow explains the true danger of surveillance gone amok
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:12 PM UTCSurveillance
Schieffer on Snowden: This kid is a jerk because Dr. King and 9/11
Old man does not care for young whistle-blowing "narcissist" VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:08 PM UTC 68Video, Opening Shot
Wait, did M. Night Shyamalan lie about writing “She’s All That”?
The movie's screenwriter, R. Lee Fleming, Jr., says the "The Sixth Sense" director's claims are bogus VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:02 PM UTC"She's All That
5 key takeaways from the NSA scandal
In one fell swoop, Edward Snowden has laid bare the wants and desires of our surveillance state
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:48 PM UTC 10TomDispatch.com, Edward Snowden
Jay-Z announces new album, deal with Samsung
"Magna Carta Holy Grail" will be free for the first million android users who download an app for the album
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:39 PM UTCAssociated Press, Jay-Z, Galaxy
UK spies reportedly hacked foreign diplomats
A new report reveals the British government even set up a bugged Internet cafe during international conferences
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:15 PM UTCAssociated Press, David Cameron
Could Bitcoin become the official currency of Kenya?
Its reliance on mobile technology makes the African nation a prime candidate for widespread adoption
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:30 PM UTCthe daily dot, Bitcoin, Kenya
App of the Week: The Sonnet Project
A perfect match of medium and mode: 14-line poems by the greatest writer who ever lived come to the smartphone
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 6:00 PM UTCapp of the week, Shakespeare
My first Father’s Day without my father
I take some solace in the idea that my parents are "reunited." But that doesn't make this holiday any easier
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 5:00 PM UTCProPublica, Father's Day
Now the dead can send Facebook messages too
A new app lets users record video messages that are released to friends and family postmortem
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 3:00 PM UTCThe Tyee, If I Die, Facebook, Death
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: World’s worst charities exposed
From the slums of Mexico to the skyscrapers of Singapore, a sampling of the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 1:00 PM UTCVideo, The I Files
About half the Senate skipped classified NSA briefing
Father's Day was more important
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 8:18 PM UTC 11NSA, Senate
Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken
When you stopped buying DVDs and started streaming on Netflix, Hollywood's economics changed. So did the movies
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 172Books, Movies, Editor's Picks
Privacy versus security: Does the NSA’s surveillance program work?
Panelists on "Up with Steve" exchange theories about the government's surveillance programs VIDEO
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 22Video, government surveillance
PRISM software works just like Facebook ads
Data-mining expert Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro says the spy technology has been around for years
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:00 PM UTCInternational Business Times
PRISM part of a much larger government surveillance program
Companies have been handling requests from the FBI for years, under a program called US-98XN
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 1:54 PM UTCPrism, NSA
Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network
Al Jazeera is well-funded and doesn't need to make money. But its prospects, here and in Middle East, are uncertain
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 10:00 AM UTCBooks, Editor's Picks, Al Jazeera
Daniel Ellsberg: Edward Snowden is a patriot
The man behind the Pentagon Papers talks NSA, Bradley Manning and whistle-blowers' importance in a new interview
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 4:34 PM UTC 16Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden
White suburban soccer moms love NSA surveillance!
Why should they care if the government has their data? They don't fear becoming innocent targets of persecution
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 95NSA, suburbs, Surveillance, Spying
Snowden not welcome in the UK
The British government has warned airlines not to allow the whistle-blower to fly to the United Kingdom
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:54 AM UTCAssociated Press
Netflix, Facebook — and the NSA: They’re all in it together
NSA, Netflix, Facebook and other e-commerce goliaths are collaborating on tools that track us in very intimate ways
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:28 AM UTC 26NSA, gift economy
Supreme Court rejects patents on 2 naturally occurring genes
The ruling could lead to cheaper tests for individuals who may be at increased risk of developing cancer
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:05 AM UTCScientific American
My little future iPad addicts
This new generation masters screen-swiping years before butt-wiping. So why am I still insisting on rules?
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18Real Families, Internet Culture
How NSA’s just like Wall Street
Neither is held accountable for its misdeeds, and both are destroying American democracy
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 10:33 PM UTC 12RobertReich.org
You really are addicted to your cellphone
An expert explains why we're only beginning to understand the technology's myriad health risks
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:38 PM UTCAlterNet, Finland, cellphones
NSA surveillance didn’t lead to capture of deadly terrorist
Investigation reveals the US tracked down key plotter in Mumbai attacks after being tipped by British intelligence
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 6:52 PM UTCProPublica, NSA, Surveillance
What your brain won’t let you see
New research reaffirms our minds are riddled with unconscious biases and stereotypes
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 3:26 PM UTCScientific American, Cornell
10 ways we wildly underestimate our surveillance state
The newest revelations about the NSA are just the tip of the digital iceberg
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 2:58 PM UTCAlterNet, NSA, CIA
Snowden: U.S. has been hacking China for years
The whistle-blower told South China Morning Post that U.S. claims not to target civilian infrastructure are lies
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 1:16 PM UTC 28Edward Snowden, Whistle-blower
NSA head: Surveillance program prevented dozens of terrorist attacks
Agency director Keith Alexander offers a forceful defense of spy operations in his first congressional testimony
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 16Associated Press, NSA
Facebook rolls out hashtags
The social network hopes to help users better identify popular topics of discussion
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 9:56 PM UTCAssociated Press, Facebook
5 things we still don’t know about the NSA “black hole”
Secrecy around its surveillance program means even basic questions have gone unanswered
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 5:48 PM UTCProPublica, NSA, Edward Snowden
“I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality”
The NSA whistle-blower tells Hong Kong's major newspaper that he has faith in the territory's rule of law
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 21Edward Snowden, Hong Kong, NSA
Clapper on NSA Congress comments: “I gave the least untruth”
Earlier this year, the intelligence director said the NSA does not collect information on millions of Americans
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 1:08 PM UTC 32James Clapper, NSA, Spying
Snowden whereabouts remain unknown
The whistle-blower, who's said he wants to avoid the media spotlight, has gone underground
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 11:58 AM UTCAssociated Press, Hong Kong
Father of Snowden’s girlfriend: I’m shocked
Jonathan Mills describes Edward Snowden as "very nice. Shy, and reserved"
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 11:44 AM UTCAssociated Press
The crotch shot revenge
A man sends a woman an unsolicited photo of his penis and she responds by contacting his mother
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 494Sex, technology, Gender
The dangerous ethics behind Google’s transparency claims
In an open letter to the attorney general and FBI chief, Google displays privilege, problems behind "don't be evil"
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 10:44 PM UTC 16Google, don't be evil
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