Yahoo shells out $1.1 billion for Tumblr
It's the company's biggest acquisition since it bought the online search engine Overture for $1.3 billion
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:49 PM UTCAssociated Press, Tumblr, Yahoo
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How to screw up Tumblr
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done
Associated Press, Tumblr, Yahoo
Chinese hackers resume attacks against U.S.
After three quiet months, cyberattacks traceable to a military unit have resumed, despite U.S. warnings
Monday, May 20, 2013 1:45 PM UTCChina, Unit 61398
Must-see morning clip: Facial recognition software identifies “faceprints”
The FBI is working on expanding its database of faces, but big business may be more aggressive VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15 PM UTCVideo, faceprint
Facebook “like” on trial in Virginia
A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTCthe daily dot, Facebook, Internet
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Nailing a dictator
From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTCVideo
Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCPacific Standard, games
Print your own gardening accessories
Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCModern Farmer, Farming, gardening
Why green roofs never work
Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 26Scientific American
New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCAP, Aaron Swartz
The week in 10 pics
From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCslideshow, Eric Holder
Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Assad-aligned hackers hit the publication with a spearphishing attack
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:55 PM UTCHacking, Financial Times, Syria
Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia
The unmasking of a writer who took extraordinary advantage of online anonymity to pursue old vendettas
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:05 PM UTC 172wikipedia, Qworty
Is safe fracking possible?
A new report suggests that drilling for natural gas doesn't have to be an environmental disaster
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:38 PM UTCScientific American, fracking
Google Glass chief: “You’ll know” when someone is spying on you
The product director fails to allay privacy concerns with his comments about the computer headsets
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTCGoogle, google glass, Privacy
Foxconn splitting with Apple?
The Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer wants to develop its own brand by introducing a line of LCD TVs VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:17 PM UTC 10Video, ibtimes, Foxconn, Apple
U.K. hacker sentencing highlights U.S. overreach
LulzSec members in Britain receive maximum of 15 months, while hacktivist Jeremy Hammond faces life in prison here
Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 22Jeremy Hammond, Hacking
Taxing technology to save the arts
French officials are considering a new levy on internet-connected devices to help fund cultural initiatives
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCHyperallergic, Apple, Art, Culture
Government to share cyber-vulnerabilites info with private sector
DHS is developing a system to use classified information gleaned on vulnerabilites to protect businesses
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:29 PM UTCcyberattacks, dhs
Google wants to be a part of your personal life
A new wave of products and services will test how much we want computers to dictate our day-to-day existence
Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:40 PM UTCAssociated Press, Google
Private firm hoards license plate data, plans vast database
Largest private sector law enforcement database in the world will hold "billions" of records
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:21 PM UTCPrivacy, license plates
Researchers clone embryonic stem cells in major scientific breakthrough
Scientists consider the development a medical breakthrough, but religious groups are considerably less enthusiastic
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:36 PM UTCScience, Cloning
White House releases trove of new Benghazi documents
The documents include 100 pages of emails and notes detailing the administration's response to the attack
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:47 PM UTCAssociated Press, Benghazi
Google rolls out brand-new features
Online games, maps and a music-streaming service are among its latest offerings
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:42 PM UTCAssociated Press, Google, Apple
Saturn shakes its rings
Scientists have discovered that they're not only shaped by surrounding moons but the planet itself
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:22 PM UTCScientific American, Saturn
Is Reddit censoring openly racist users?
Administrators appear to have targeted one of the site's most controversial subgroups
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:35 PM UTC 41the daily dot, Reddit, Racism
Absolutely outrageous: Big Brother is watching
The Justice Department's abuse of AP phone records puts the media and truth-tellers on notice: We see everything
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 36Eric Holder, Associated Press
RIM unveils affordable BlackBerry
The low-cost Q5 is the company's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:32 PM UTCAssociated Press, blackberry, RIM
Your body is intellectual property
Myriad Genetics has cracked the code -- and it's turning breast cancer testing into big business
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:52 PM UTCPacific Standard, genes, Science
Hacker won’t help Saudi spies
EXCLUSIVE: A security researcher pulls back the curtain on hacker-industrial complex
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:41 PM UTChackers, hacker culture, Security
Claims that World Press Photo of the Year enhanced
Photographer denies image analyst's claims that he edited the contrast in tragic Gaza photograph
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:11 PM UTC 22Photojournalism, Gaza
Mark Zuckerberg, political conservative?
It's not just his fundraiser for Christie. The causes the Facebook CEO is backing suggest he's taken a right turn
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:33 PM UTCAlterNet, Mark Zuckerberg
LinkedIn celebrates anniversary of IPO
The professional networking company has nearly quadrupled in value over the last two years
Monday, May 13, 2013 10:00 PM UTCAssociated Press, Linkedin, IPO
Twitter reactions: And then they came for the AP
Journalists react to some of their own being the object of government surveillance
Monday, May 13, 2013 9:43 PM UTC 27AP, Surveillance, Spying
Government secretly obtains months of AP phone records
Officials would not say why they sought lists of incoming and outgoing phone calls
Monday, May 13, 2013 8:37 PM UTCAssociated Press, New York
Taking a bath is a “good daily habit”: 10 vintage video tutorials
Who needs OKCupid when YouTube can teach you how to land a date, courtesy of a 1949 instructional film VIDEO
Monday, May 13, 2013 6:11 PM UTCVideo, the daily dot, YouTube
ESPN’s plan to kill net neutrality
Allowing the sports network to buy its way free of data caps on your mobile device is a very bad idea
Monday, May 13, 2013 5:56 PM UTC 32ESPN, net neutrality, telecom
Healthy foods are destroying the environment
Efforts to reduce the risk of foodborne illness are having unforeseen effects on California's biodiversity
Monday, May 13, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 12Scientific American, California
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s greatest hits
A David Bowie cover from space isn't the commander of the International Space Station's first YouTube splash VIDEO
Monday, May 13, 2013 4:00 PM UTCVideo, chris hadfield, Astronaut
Monsanto wins SCOTUS case over genetically-engineered soy beans
The Court rejected an Indiana farmer's claim that his crops were not covered by the biotech company's patents
Monday, May 13, 2013 3:53 PM UTC 42Associated Press, Monsanto
Is climate change fueling an epidemic?
Outbreaks of valley fever have been attributed in part to climbing temperatures in California and Arizona
Monday, May 13, 2013 3:37 PM UTCAlterNet, Valley Fever
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