Amazon to develop original programming
Amazon on Wednesday announced an expansion of its Amazon Studios division, which will soon develop original content. The retail giant is currently accepting proposals for comedy …
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Mozilla becomes the first Silicon Valley heavyweight to oppose CISPA
Thousands of people oppose the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), including the Obama Administration and “Anonymous.” The bill, which was recently passed …
WTF is CISPA?
The United States House of Representatives voted last Thursday to pass a piece of legislation called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA. The …
'Anonymous' hackers plan to stop CISPA with Operation Defense: Phase 2 [video]
The United States House of Representatives recently voted to pass the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The bill looks to give businesses …
Shareholder sues Google to block planned stock split
Google earlier this month reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2012, topping Wall Street’s estimates. The Internet giant also announced plans to create …
More than one in five U.S. households have a TV connected to the Internet
Approximately 27 million U.S. households, more than one in five, have either an Internet-ready TV, game console, standalone Blu-ray player, and/or smart set-top box connected …
U.S. House passes CISPA
The United States House of Representatives has voted to pass the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), talk of which has swept the Internet …
Thousands rally against CISPA cybersecurity bill
The controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which is supported by more than 100 members of the House of Representatives, is scheduled to …
Facebook IPO may be delayed until June
Due to a string of acquisitions and other business distractions, Facebook’s multi-billion dollar initial public offering that was rumored to be set for May 17th …
A look back: Seven years of YouTube [video]
The first video ever uploaded to YouTube recently celebrated its seventh anniversary. The video, called “Me at the zoo,” was uploaded by YouTube co-founder Jawed …
Chrome 18 is world’s most popular browser, Internet Explorer 9 leads in North America
Internet monitoring firm Pingdom on Monday released a new report on global Web browser share by browser version. The company found Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 …
Facebook posts Q1 results: $205 million in profit on $1.06 billion in revenue
Facebook on Monday filed an updated version of its S-1 that included the company’s first-quarter results. The social networking giant saw $1.06 billion in revenue, …
‘Anonymous’ hackers to create a new social music platform [video]
A small group of coders claiming to be part of the hacker group “Anonymous” are creating a new social music platform, WIRED reported on Thursday. …
Facebook’s record-setting IPO reportedly set for May 17th
Depending on whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves the company’s paperwork, Facebook’s highly anticipated IPO could be coming on May 17th, TechCrunch reported …
Amazon’s cloud infrastructure said to power 1% of the Internet
Amazon’s cloud computing infrastructure has seen tremendous growth and is silently becoming a core element of the Internet. According to research from DeepField Networks, one-third of the …
Image of Spotify’s official iPad app leaks, launch is ‘getting closer’
While Spotify offers a native iPhone app, the company still doesn’t offer one for Apple’s iPad. According to a photo recently published to the web, …
One in five U.S. adults still doesn’t use the Internet
The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest poll indicates that one in five adults in the United States still doesn’t use the Internet. “Senior …
Google’s Sergey Brin: Apple and Facebook pose huge threat to Internet freedom
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said during an interview published on Sunday that Apple and Facebook pose serious threats to Internet freedom because of their closed …
Non-profit ISP focused on privacy raises over $43,000 in one day
Nicholas Merrill’s crowd-funded Internet Service Provider raised more than $43,000 in donations in less than 24 hours, CNET reported on Thursday. “I had no idea that …
Netflix paid $1 million for a recommendation algorithm it never used
Netflix in 2006 held an open competition to find the collaborative filtering algorithm that would best predict whether or not a user would like a …
Google+ receives a major facelift [video]
Google on Wednesday announced a major redesign for its Google+ social networking site that will introduce a more functional and flexible user experience. The new …
‘Anonymous’ plans bigger and more serious attacks on Chinese government
The hacker group “Anonymous operations” plans to launch further attacks on Chinese government-run websites to protest what it believes to be strict and unfair laws. …
Federal appeals court revives Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against Google’s YouTube video-sharing website, The Wall Street Journal reported. The media conglomerate had …
‘Anonymous’ hacks Chinese government, protest freedom and civil rights
Notorious hacker group “Anonymous” on Thursday claimed responsibility for attacks on several government Web sites in China. The group has launched various Internet attacks on the …
Over 1 million U.S. cable subscribers cut the cord in 2011
More than 1 million cable television subscribers in the United States canceled their service in 2011, opting instead for online films and TV shows available …
Yahoo announces plans to lay off 2,000 workers
Yahoo on Wednesday confirmed plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees as part of new cost-cutting efforts. The Internet giant currently employs approximately 14,000 …
Facebook files patent countersuit against Yahoo
Yahoo filed a massive patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook last month, claiming that Facebook’s News Feed, advertising methods, privacy settings and more infringed on its intellectual …
Arizona legislature passes Internet censorship bill to make trolling illegal
The advent of the World Wide Web has delivered instant knowledge to the masses. As the Internet grows, however, danger begins to lurk around every …
Australian court finds Google guilty of misleading consumers
An Australian court on Tuesday ruled that Google engaged in “misleading and deceptive” advertising practices, Reuters reported. The court said that between March 2006 and …
Teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password
A teacher’s aide at an elementary school was fired last year for refusing to give her Facebook login credentials to her supervisors, ZDNet reported on …
