Lindsay Leveen, the expert behind greenexplored.com, sent along this alarming YouTube video, taken by passing drivers, of a new Tesla Model S on fire in Washington state (no injuries, language warning): The video garnered nearly 200,000 views since it was
On Tuesday, President Obama referred directly to Google as a government success story in his letter to every federal employee: “It was grants from the Department of Energy that helped businesses unlock new sources of renewable energy, and from the
Tuesday marked the 123rd birthday of Yosemite National Park, prompting Google to feature a graphic of the park – and, not coincidentally, to remind Americans that Yosemite is closed thanks to the government shutdown. The first results that pop up
Free Internet access will be given to more neighborhoods across New York as the Big Apple aims to build a “wireless corridor” designed to boost business, officials announced Monday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that from December free web access would
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/26: Gmail Wiretap Lawsuit to Proceed; mysterious ‘Adorable Care Act’ Twitter account; Hashtag convo in real life; student mentions bomb on social media, gets arrested; arrest in ‘Biggest Cyberattack Ever’;
PORTLAND, Ore. – A Beaverton man recently discovered one of the last pictures taken of his grandmother. Dustin Moore found the keepsake while searching Google Maps street views for his grandma’s house in Northeast Portland. The street view image captured
A year-long investigation by NBC Bay Area has revealed that Google executives bagged millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded fuel to fly their private aircraft. A Google-owned company, H211, purchased $7,891,175.35 in jet fuel at rates two to four and a
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/24: Fake waterproof iPhone ads dupe users into dunking their phones; ‘racist and sexist’ text messages land PA school officials in hot water; text stops are a thing in NY
The Arab Spring, which peaked with the ouster of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, is all but over after the Muslim Brotherhood was banned once again by an Egyptian court earlier this week. The status quo ante
Informant, the documentary which lets Brandon Darby narrate his transformation from a radical leftist to a New Media warrior, is still no. 1 on the iTunes documentary chart going into the weekend. The feature lets Darby describe why he worked
Before he moved to Washington DC for a job, Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis spent a lot of time at a Buddhist meditation center called Wat Busaya Dhammavanaram in White Settlement, Texas, which is just a few miles west of
A website called Money Morning published some quotes from investor Warren Buffett suggesting it was time to scrap Obamacare and start over. The story is undated but Google indicates it was published last Friday, Sep. 13th. “What we have now
The new documentary Informant lets Brandon Darby share his story of working with the FBI to help prevent a pair of radical leftists from pulling off a terrorist attack. The film gives the critics of Darby, a contributor to Breitbart
You can make the topic as complicated as you wish if you want to dig deep into the technology involved; however, the bottom line is, if you maintain a Google account on your mobile phone, the default settings most likely
A day before Alabama’s showdown with Texas A&M on Friday, ESPN released a photo of Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel signing autographs for an autograph dealer, though there is no proof as of yet that Manziel received any direct payments for
Documentary filmmaker Jamie Meltzer is no fan of the Michael Moore School of Storytelling. Meltzer, who teaches documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, has little patience for films which tell the viewer what to think or preach to the proverbial choir.
Polling agency Survata conducted a survey or 8,546 people to determine the initial perceptions of America’s newest cable news station. They asked respondents a straightforward question: “Do you perceive Al Jazeera America as an objective news source?” According to the survey,
Can anyone tell me what happened to the members of Screaming Blue Messiahs? Primarily the singer/guitarist Bill Carter? There is a performer named Bill Carter, but it’s not THAT Bill Carter. I am obsessed with this band and am entirely
There was nothing more to say, and indeed President Barack Obama said nothing new to the nation on Syria on Tuesday night. What had once been billed as the closing argument for war on the eve of congressional votes to
Secretary Kerry said on Tuesday that if the U.S. “washes its hands” of the Assad regime and action in Syria and does not act that it will cause the country to “implode.” Kerry told the Google+ hangout that it would
Secretary of State John Kerry was very direct with those who held the idea that an action against Syria’s Assad regime would cause retaliation on Tuesday during a Google+ hangout. Kerry said that those who would retaliate against the U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry told a Google+ hangout today that it is imperative that the U.S. deliver some response to the Assad regime. When asked about Americans who were concerned about getting involved in another war Kerry said directly,
Secretary Kerry told a Google+ hangout on Tuesday that President Obama “retains” the right to initiate a military strike on Syria without Congressional approval. “The President is the President,” Kerry said, “and he has that power.”
Twitter purchased mobile-ad company MoPub for $350 million in stock according to a blog post from the firm. The San Francisco-based companies did not disclose terms, but a person familiar with the matter said Twitter paid $350 million in stock
Even as President Obama attempts to make the case for urgent military action, suggesting that the Syrian regime can be deterred from chemical weapons use by such action, Secretary of State John Kerry threatened “unbelievably small” consequences for Bashar al-Assad’s
Informant might be the most fair assessment of Brandon Darby’s journey from far-left radical to New Media conservative one could realistically expect from the liberal film realm. The documentary, a more balanced production than the thematically similar 2011 hit piece
(AP) World leaders push big companies to pay more taxesBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressST. PETERSBURG, RussiaIt’s time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes. That’s the message President Barack Obama and the leaders of the world’s leading
Americans are more worried about their personal information being stolen on Facebook than by government agencies like the National Security Agency, according to a new Pew Research study. According to the survey that was released on Thursday, 33% of Internet
It is fitting that Labor Day is a federal holiday, given that under a supposed wage freeze from 2010 to 2012 the average base salary for federal workers increased by 10% to $78,467. Over the same period, private sector workers’
(AP) Yahoo unveils new logoSUNNYVALE, Calif.Yahoo has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company’s founding 18 years ago. The new look unveiled late Wednesday is part of a makeover that Yahoo Inc. has been
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/4: Now you can search for tweets as old as Twitter with Topsy; family limits tech use to pre-1987 years; is tech affecting your baby?; disgruntled airline customer wins Twitter;
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYEnglish speakers need subtitles to understand the movie and probably Google to know where they’ve seen the star, if at all. But a movie featuring a Mexican actor whose shows have been a TV staple
According to USAID (United States Agency For International Development), the federal agency in charge of distributing the vast majority of foreign aid monies to other countries, United States taxpayers have paid for over one billion dollars in foreign aid packages
(AP) Column: Could Bama be in for a big surprise?By TIM DAHLBERGAP Sports ColumnistThere’s not a lot to like about it, maybe because it seems so inevitable and Nick Saban always seems so crabby. Root for Alabama to win a
Google Palestine was defaced by hackers, who wrote on the site, “uncle google we say hi from palestine to remember you that the country in google map not called Israel. its called Palestine.” The hackers seemed to be responding to
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/27: Syrian Electronic Army Hits NY Times, Twitter Through Attack on Domain Registrar; twerk and selfie added to dictionary; NSA parody t-shirt pulled from shop; camp for internet addicts; epic
The New York Times’ website nytimes.com experienced its second outage this month today. According to reports, “multiple attempts to access the site failed Tuesday afternoon, directly and redirected through links.” The company blamed a previous 2 hour outage on maintenance
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/26: Officials focus on two minute window in NASDAQ shutdown probe; GIF Hell; game pokes fun at over-redacting; Reddit’s pay it forward moment; Facebook could affect your credit score; Kate
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Finally, as we honor Ty’s courage on the battlefield, I want to recognize his courage in the other battle he has fought. Ty has spoken openly — with honesty and extraordinary eloquence — about his struggle with Post-Traumatic
Top-secret documents obtained by The Guardian reveal the National Security Agency (NSA) paid millions of dollars to Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to cover costs associated with the agency’s PRISM surveillance program. The revelation is the the first evidence of a
