Michaels investigating possible “data security attack” after fraudulent credit card purchases lead back to its stores
Sources: Card Breach at Michaels Stores — Multiple sources in the banking industry say they are tracking a pattern of fraud on cards that were all recently used …
Exclusive: Apple's Tim Cook on NSA, What's Next as Mac Turns 30
While secrecy is part of the excitement at Apple headquarters in Silicon Valley — today marked 30 years since Steve Jobs told America via TV that something big was coming — CEO Tim Cook said secrecy i...
When Gmail Went Down, Yahoo Poked Fun On Twitter, Then Apologized
Gmail was down briefly today, and Yahoo — which suffered its own and much longer-lasting email woes recently — still decided it was a good opportunity to have some fun, tweeting about the failure then...
King removes flash game from web in response to cloning allegations, denies infringing IP
Flash Developer Alleges King “Cloned” Their Game — Update 2: And there's now a statement from King.com on the subject, also at the end of the post. — Update: There's now a response from Matthew Co...
As tech, media, and telecom collide, ignorance of any one sector leads to failures like Joost and WiMax
Ignorance — “However vast any person's basic reading may be, there still remain an enormous number of fundamental works that he has not read.” - Italo Calvino
South Korea rules pre-installed phone bloatware must be deletable
Summary: New guidelines will require the industry to allow smartphone users the option to delete unnecessary pre-loaded applications, to rectify unreasonable practices and reduce inconvenience.
How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love
Chris McKinlay was folded — into a cramped fifth-floor cubicle in UCLA's math sciences building, lit by a single bulb and the glow from his monitor. It was 3 in the morning, the optimal time to sq...
KPCB founder Tom Perkins compares “rising tide of hatred of the successful one percent” to Nazi war on Jews
Silicon Valley Legend Compares Techie Backlash to Nazi Rampage — Silicon Valley has never been known for its appreciation of subtleties.
Facebook's referral traffic share grew over 48% in Q4 2013, Pinterest was up 30%, but Twitter dipped 4%
Social discovery and sharing platform Shareaholic today released a report covering referral traffic data from the eight largest social media sites in Q4 2013.
Jury finds Courtney Love not liable in landmark Twitter defamation case
Courtney Love Wins Twitter Defamation Trial — After eight days of testimony, the singer prevails in a trailblazing case. — Courtney Love — On Friday, a California jury decided that Courtney Love...
Chromebooks accounted for 19% of U.S. K-12 mobile computer purchases in 2013
Chromebooks Take Other Mobile PCs to School — The Inexpensive Laptops Grab Fifth of U.S. Educational Purchases — Chromebooks have come from nowhere to grab nearly a fifth of U.S. school purchases ...
Review: “The Internet's Own Boy”, a documentary on Aaron Swartz's life and death
The New Aaron Swartz Documentary at Sundance — “The Internet's Own Boy,” a documentary about the life and death of Aaron Swartz, premièred on Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received ...
DOJ files its first lawsuits over counterfeit apps
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed its first lawsuits over counterfeit smartphone apps, charging four men who now face up to five years each in prison. — “These crimes involve the large-scale ...
App.net Launches Backer, A Bitcoin-Friendly Crowdfunding Engine For Individual Software Features
As the popularity of crowdfunding grows ever larger, an interesting new trend has started popping up: developers, curious if a new feature is worth adding to their products …
Union Square Ventures finalizing a $350M fundraise for its next early-stage and “opportunities” funds
Union Square Ventures raises new funds — Early Twitter backer closes in on $300 million for new investments. — FORTUNE — Union Square Ventures …