UK commission orders Google to remove links to ‘right to be forgotten’ stories
The UK recently ordered Google to remove nine links that direct viewers to current news stories concerning older reports previously struck down.
Enjoy this video of a straw being removed from a sea turtle’s nostril
Watch this excruciating 8-minute video of the removal of a plastic drinking straw from the nostril of an innocent sea turtle.
Your Chrome extensions will soon work on Firefox too
Developers will soon be able to write extensions that work smoothly across all the major Web browsers.
Google-Twitter integration arrives for desktop search results
You can now get the latest Twitter updates included right in your Google search results, as the companies' partnership extends from mobile to desktop.
100,000 petitioners want Jon Stewart to moderate a 2016 presidential debate
Thanks to a Change.org petition, Jon Stewart may soon have a new job title: moderator of the 2016 presidential debates.
Jeb Bush supports NSA expansion and opposes encryption
Jeb Bush spoke up in favor of the NSA, saying he would support its expansion. He also criticized tech companies for not providing access to encrypted data.
Just kidding, says U.S. government, we’re not ending Internet oversight yet
The U.S. government decided to maintain its supervision of ICANN and the Internet for "at least" another year.
NYT exposes reasons why you might not want to work at Amazon
Amazon is one of the world's most successful companies — but it's also one of the most punishing places to work, according to The New York Times.
Tim Cook believes that Apple must do better when it comes to diversity
Despite a $50 million effort and tons of diversity and minority recruiting, Apple still has a significant diversity problem that isn't going away overnight.
Hackers stole press releases to help insider traders earn millions
Hackers and stock traders teamed up to steal unpublished corporate press releases, then used the information to make illegal trades that earned up to $100m.
Clinton’s encryption remark makes Silicon Valley nervous
Hillary Clinton stepped into the ongoing debate over encryption during a town hall in New Hampshire, leaving tech companies wondering about her intentions.
Block online tracking with the EFF’s new Privacy Badger extension
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Privacy Badger 1.0 extension "blocks some of the sneakiest trackers that try to spy on your Web browsing habits."
Child porn still blocked, but India otherwise loosens national ban on porn
India's government has loosened its ban on porn sites following a public outcry against the administration's move to shutter some 857 adult sites.
Comcast’s low-cost Internet Essentials is getting a speedy upgrade
In an upgrade the many consider long overdue, Comcast is boosting its low-cost Internet Essentials, increasing the speed of the connection to 10 Mbps
Boing Boing beats FBI subpoena for Tor exit node
When the blog Boing Boing received a subpoena regarding its Tor exit node from the FBI, it fought back — and won.
According to Google, you do not have the right to be forgotten
Google insists that the European Court of Justice's 2014 decision supporting citizens' "right to be forgotten" does not apply to the rest of the world.
Customers flood the FCC with thousands of Net neutrality complaints
Internet users are demanding that the Federal Communications Commission crack down on Internet service providers to enforce a new Net neutrality law.
White House response to petition for Edward Snowden’s pardon — “No”
The White House rejects calls for a pardon for Edward Snowden's NSA leaks in response to a petition released two years ago.
Georgia is suing a man for an act of ‘terrorism’: publishing state laws online
The term “terrorism” is likely being applied a bit too liberally in conservative Georgia, where one man is being sued for publishing state laws online.
Hacker takes down website with stories of alleged Cosby victims
Parts of New York magazine's website were temporarily offline after the publication launched a story about victims of Bill Cosby's alleged sexual abuse.
France approves ‘Big Brother’ surveillance law
France has expanded its surveillance capabilities to include warrantless wiretapping and the installation of secret recording devices in private homes.
Ask Stephen Hawking anything during his first ever reddit AMA
It's been a troubled few months for reddit, but the site will soon host an Ask Me Anything session with world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.