That new supercomputer is not your friend

China reclaims the fastest computer in the world prize. Get ready for even better surveillance

Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:38 PM UTC
China, supercomputers, Tianhe-2

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 UTC
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 UTC
Bloomberg, 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 UTC
Surveillance

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 68
Video, 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

, The Daily Dot 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

, TomDispatch.com Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:48 PM UTC 10
TomDispatch.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 UTC
Associated 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

, Associated Press Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:15 PM UTC
Associated 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

, The Daily Dot Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:30 PM UTC
the 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 UTC
app 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

, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
ProPublica, 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

, The Tyee Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
The 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

, The I Files Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video, 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 11
NSA, 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 172
Books, 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 22
Video, government surveillance

PRISM software works just like Facebook ads

Data-mining expert Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro says the spy technology has been around for years

, International Business Times Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
International 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 UTC
Prism, 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 UTC
Books, 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 16
Daniel 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 95
NSA, 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

, Associated Press Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:54 AM UTC
Associated 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 26
NSA, 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

, Scientific American Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:05 AM UTC
Scientific 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 18
Real Families, Internet Culture

How NSA’s just like Wall Street

Neither is held accountable for its misdeeds, and both are destroying American democracy

, ROBERTREICH.org Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 10:33 PM UTC 12
RobertReich.org

You really are addicted to your cellphone

An expert explains why we're only beginning to understand the technology's myriad health risks

, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:38 PM UTC
AlterNet, 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

, ProPublica Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 6:52 PM UTC
ProPublica, NSA, Surveillance

What your brain won’t let you see

New research reaffirms our minds are riddled with unconscious biases and stereotypes

, Scientific American Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 3:26 PM UTC
Scientific American, Cornell

10 ways we wildly underestimate our surveillance state

The newest revelations about the NSA are just the tip of the digital iceberg

, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
AlterNet, 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 28
Edward 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

, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 16
Associated Press, NSA

Facebook rolls out hashtags

The social network hopes to help users better identify popular topics of discussion

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 9:56 PM UTC
Associated 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

and , ProPublica Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 5:48 PM UTC
ProPublica, 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 21
Edward 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 32
James Clapper, NSA, Spying

Snowden whereabouts remain unknown

The whistle-blower, who's said he wants to avoid the media spotlight, has gone underground

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 11:58 AM UTC
Associated Press, Hong Kong

Father of Snowden’s girlfriend: I’m shocked

Jonathan Mills describes Edward Snowden as "very nice. Shy, and reserved"

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 11:44 AM UTC
Associated 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 494
Sex, technology, Gender

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