News Corp. Acquires Social News Startup Storyful
Will pay $25 million
Technology
Obama To Meet With Tech CEOs To Discuss NSA, Healthcare.gov
Many not happy about surveillance
Twitter Reverses Update on Blocking Policy
Had allowed blocked users to see tweets of block that blocked them
Instagram Announces Private Messaging Option
Previously user posts were all public or all private
OMG! Obama Shook Raul Castro's Hand! Assume Outrage!
Maybe some actions don't actually speak louder than words
NSA Scandal Could Cost Top American Tech Companies Billions of Dollars
Clients may take business somewhere else because of the revelations
Around 100,000 People Reportedly Signed Up on Federal Obamacare Site in November
Not as many as the White House hoped
HHS Says Obamacare Site Problems, Glitches Persist as Deadline Looms
Had said the site would be fully functional by November 30
Mom Promises to Sue over Child's Suicide Connected to Online Bullying
Though she doesn't identify who those people might be
Inventor of Web Warns Against Internet Censorship, Surveillance
Praises its use in helping people organize
Wired's Louis Rossetto on the Death of the Mega-State and the Digital Revolution
"The priests, the pundits, the politicians and the generals" who create positive change.
LA School District's iPad Software Licenses Expire in Three Years, May Cost Up to $60 Million Annually After
Officials originally claimed they'd own the software outright--most students won't get it until the license is almost expired
Charges to Be Dropped in Teen Cyberbullying Case that Led to Suicide
12-year-old girl was charged with aggravated stalking
Samsun Signs Agreement with Venezuela to Jointly Produce Electronics
So that's what the game is
Obamacare IT Official: 40 Percent of Support Systems For Exchange Still Need To Be Built
Deadline is 10 days away
Bitcoin: More than Money
The digital protocol promises to change more than just the future of currency, despite government attempts to rein it in.
If You Liked ObamaCare, You'll Love ClimateCare*
Wrecking both health care and energy as a presidential legacy
Number-Crunching the Courts
It's time to bring data-driven oversight to the nation's halls of justice.
Snapchat Rejected $3 Billion Facebook Acquisition Offer
Would have been Facebook's largest acquisition ever
Teen in Philadelphia Facing Intimidation Charges For Running Instagram Account That Outed "Rats"
Police say 17-year-old has been taken into custody
The Unstoppable Plastic Gun
Cody Wilson distributed plans for 3D-printable weapons to the world, got shut down by the federal government, and won anyway.
Instagram User Outing State's Witnesses, Encouraging Intimidation in Philadelphia
Stop snitching goes social
Instagram Blocks Some Search Terms Used to Sell Drugs
Not the next Silk Road, it seems
