(AP) Vivendi sells Activision stake for $8.2 billionBy BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCOVivendi SA is selling most of its majority stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. for $8.2 billion, giving the video game company back its independence as the French conglomerate
(AP) REDMOND, Wash.Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calling on him to personally review a gag order that prevents the company and others from further discussing secret national security requests for customer emails, Skype
Guardian UK: In the second part of an exclusive interview with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden contemplates the reaction from the US government to his revelations of top-secret documents regarding its spying operations on domestic
The New York Times is reporting that leaker Edward Snowden and his planned release of classified information are helping potential terrorists evade detection. The disclosure comes from an article about how Snowden used his status as System Administration for National
On the weekend following the pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings concerning same-sex marriage, search engine Bing highlighted the decisions and several nationwide pride parades by featuring a full-screen image of the gay pride rainbow flag. Google has made itself famous
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education approved plans to spend $30 million to buy iPads for students. The teachers union is unhappy with the decision because they think the money would be best spent on
On June 8 intelligence director James Clapper released details on the inner workings of PRISM–the collection program used by the Obama administration to monitor internet users. According to Clapper, PRISM does not “unilaterally” collect information, but relies upon court orders
On Thursday, Americans learned that since 2007 the National Security Agency (NSA) has operated a top-secret program called PRISM that vacuums up the actual contents–not just so-called metadata, as with the National Security Agency’s phone record collections–of emails, video and voice chat,
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 6/5: Verizon handing over all call data to NSA, 2 dozen social media users arrested in Turkey, vile Facebook posts of female Marines, Republicans hire Facebook engineer as first CTO,
The medical licenses of two abortionists in Maryland have been suspended following the death of Maria Santiago, a 38-year old woman who stopped breathing and suffered cardiac arrest while she was left unattended immediately after her abortion in February. The
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) —The NBA Board of Governors Tuesday approved the sale of the Sacramento Kings to an investment group headed by software entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive. The league announced the sale to a group spearheaded by Ranadive and
An international conference on maternal health that will feature HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Melinda Gates as speakers, has also tapped euthanasia advocate Peter Singer and late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart to train family planning supporters. C-FAM, an international pro-family organization,
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterREDMOND, Wash.Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, a next-generation entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment. It
(AP) NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to SeattleBy SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports WriterDALLASNBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.
Lobbyists, interests groups, and corporations are attempting to influence President Barack Obama by purchasing commercials on ESPN, the 24-hour sports channel Obama reportedly watches religiously. In a Politico report, media strategists said “they offer up the all-sports network as an
(AFP) – US Internet giant Google is preparing changes to its dominant search system to satisfy EU anti-trust authorities, the Financial Times said on Saturday. In a five-year accord with Brussels, Google has promised to make users “clearly aware” when
(AP) Hardwood to trading floor: Stocks go Final FourBy CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKMarch Madness: It’s not just for basketball. The sports world is laser focused on college hoops right now. The annual tournament is near its climax, with just
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 4/5: Justin Timberlake SWATted, family pleads for jailed Saudi blogger, member of Anonymous arrested in Australia, hacker ‘Weev’ is tweeting from prison, telephone hack that could cripple your 911 service,
Make a racist remark, get fired by CBS. Call Jesus Christ gay, and you’re good to go. Just ask Don Imus. Imus was fired by CBS in February of 2009 after he referred to the members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team as
Today’s top stories in social media and technology for 3/28 include: BioShock Infinite creator doesn’t believe in Utopias, the inside story on the ‘biggest attack ever’ on the internet, Greta Van Susteren’s tale of her real life stalker, updates on
(AP) – Electronic Arts is ramping up the drama with its next Battlefield game. The publisher unveiled gameplay footage from the first-person shooter sequel Battlefield 4 during a Tuesday event coinciding with the 27th annual Game Developers Conference in San
Politico, ever eager to paint Barack Obama in a positive light, has an article about the supposed thaw in relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Politico delights in Netanyahu’s weakness and Obama’s strength as Obama is visiting
(AFP) In a challenge to instant video leader Netflix, telecom giant Verizon and rental group Redbox have launched a streaming video service for US customers. The service was open to the public Friday after several weeks in testing. “Redbox Instant
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
It’s that time of year again. CPAC is here and therefore, so is, the Original Blog Bash. It’s our 4th year and it has grown every year in new and exciting ways. This last year, we added awards BY bloggers
Across the American political spectrum, there is the right, the center-right, the center, the center left, the left, and there is Ashley Judd. Now that Judd is making noises about running for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in 2014, it seems
In his Tuesday State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama promised, “Let me repeat–nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime.” That line quickly proved to be typical political rhetoric, as he spent the rest
The second richest person on the planet, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has used the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s $37 billion to fund philanthropic interests the world over. But Gates’s investment of $173 million to shape and promote a uniform
(AP) Pressure on Sacramento to speed up offer for Kings By ANTONIO GONZALEZAP Sports Writer The clock is ticking for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s efforts to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Speaking at his weekly City Hall news
I often wonder if my mother has ever read any of the posts on the thousands of Mommyblogs out there. With germs and supposedly unsafe products around every corner, you’d think the only way to keep your kid alive is
At Globalchange.gov, a Federal Advisory Committee called The National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC) is boasting of their climate report. In the upper right corner of the webpage, the motto is written: “Thirteen Agencies, One Vision: Empower the
The War On Women is being waged fiercely–by Barack Obama. Obama has yet to appoint a woman to his 2nd term cabinet, and the National Organization for Women is furious: President Obama has made a number of high-profile appointments recently
Now that California Governor Jerry Brown has claimed credit for reducing the deficit of the state into single-digit billions with his cuts and austerity plan, the money is flowing out again. Although state Democrats will howl that it’s not enough,
The NBA is coming back to Seattle. The owners of the Sacramento Kings are in the process of finalizing a deal to a group that will move the franchise to Seattle for the 2013-14 season. According to a Yahoo! Sports
Real competition in the cable television industry is forcing change at long last. And we can thank the dawn of streaming content. Time Warner Cable just axed the Ovation channel, and the cable giant threatens more channels may get trimmed
In December, Google hired as its director of engineering Ray Kurzweil, 64, the “grand prophet” of something called “the Singularity”–the moment when machines will overtake human intelligence to such a level that “human life will be irreversibly transformed.” A graduate
Well, despite the best intentions of the devoted potheads of Washington and Colorado, the federal government has decided they will bust people for smoking legal marijuana. What the hipsters didn’t realize when they voted to legalize pot is that President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Thousands of Egyptians protest the ‘Brotherhood Constitution’ Israel approves 3,000 new settlement homes on the West Bank Bankster types take over the computer malware detection industry Thousands of Egyptians protest the ‘Brotherhood Constitution’ Thousands
The Big Labor thugs continue toshow their true colors by attacking one of America’s most sacredholidays, Thanksgiving. The Big Labor Bosses have their own selfish interests at heart, working to save theirlifestyle, political influences and ultimate power. These tenacioustactics all
