Wikileaks claims Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source, breaking anonymity
Unsubstantiated statements implicate US Secret Service in Swartz's prosecution and break Wikileaks' own ‘doxxing’ rules — Aaron Swartz died a week ago. A public memorial service in New York City wi...
Senator John Cornyn Asks Eric Holder To Explain DOJ Prosecution Of Aaron Swartz
While we've seen some politicians in Congress speak out about the prosecution against Aaron Swartz, for the most part, it had been the “usual crew” of folks who had formed the core of the anti-SOPA al...
The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects in User Interface Design
Dave Wiskus, in a thoughtful piece for Macworld, “Apple and the Future of Design”: … I've been giving this a lot of thought lately, and I think I've figured it out. — There is a shift going on, fash...
Building Mega: Ars' pre-launch interview with Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom shares a lighthearted moment with colleague Finn Batato. — Chris Keall — It's a busy weekend, but Kim Dotcom is feeling relaxed. — He was in boyish good spirits as around 150 contract...
How Steve Jobs Buys a Company and Why Apple Bought Lala
Aubrey Johnson, a former Color employee, shares two stories behind the scenes at Apple's acquisitions of both Color and Lala — both firms were founded by Bill Nguyen before being acquired by Apple for...
Chrome To Gain Search Encryption, Following Similar Moves By Firefox & Mobile Safari
The wave of browsers using Google SSL Search — and thus blocking publishers from receiving search term data — continues. Google's own Chrome browser is next up, with the latest Chrome 25 beta using e...
'We thought we'd sell 1,000': The inside story of the Raspberry Pi
Summary: The $35 Linux Raspberry Pi computer has sparked a coding revolution. Here's the inside story of the Pi, from its inspiration and development to its plans for the future. — Nick Heath
“Downloaded”: Napster documentary on Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning premiering at the SXSW Film Festival
The South by Southwest (SXSW) conference has announced that the Napster documentary “Downloaded” will be premiering this March during its Film Festival.
YouTube halts funding for WSJ and Reuters channels; Reuters cuts positions
YouTube has cut off funding to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters that formed part of its $150 million dollar plan to help launch more than 100 premium channels. The termination of the one-year deal...
Orange boasts: We made Google PAY US for traffic
Some packets are more neutral than others ... France Telecom-Orange is making a wad of cash from Google, the company's CEO boasted in an interview with French media yesterday. — Talking to BFM Busi...
US Government Still Leaning On Europe To Dilute Data Protection Reform Proposals
The U.S. government is continuing to lobby Brussels to water down plans to reform privacy legislation. The European Union's executive and legislative bodies are in the process of reforming …