In response to The Internet and the Decline of the Post’s News Monopoly: I hope the Washington Post pulls through. More content is always better, from every part of the spectrum. In terms of the great online debate, healthy competition
Advocates of comprehensive immigration reform from big business and technological sectors are reportedly fearing that August, when lawmakers go back home for recess, could be their “Waterloo.” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) conceded that the Senate’s Gang of Eight, which wrote
Unburdened by the Constitutional requirement to obtain a search warrant, those nice people at the National Security Agency (NSA) have teamed with Apple, Google and Microsoft to take time out of their busy day to capture all your party pictures from
Yesterday on This Week with George Stephanopolous, Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian asserted that the National Security Agency can listen to the phone calls and read the email of American citizens. He went on to promise that more information would be
(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
