The FCC approves AT&T’s mega-merger with DirecTV, but there’s a catch
In a move that will let AT&T breathe a little easier at night, the FCC gave its approval for the telecom company's merger with DirecTV.
Twitch pushing Flash out the door in favor of HTML5 in future updates
Twitch has begun the transition from Flash to HTML5 for its game live-streaming service, starting with HTML5 player controls.
Feed your inner crazy cat person by visiting this museum’s exhibit on Internet felines
Next month, the Museum of the Moving Image will be opening an exhibit dedicated to the history of cats on the Internet.
4.5 million patient records were accessed in UCLA hack
UCLA Health officials announced Friday that hackers accessed a network that stores the information of 4.5 million patients.
Watch a pro surfer fight off a shark attack
Australian surfer Mick Fanning has fought off a shark attack in the water during a competition in South Africa, and it was all captured on camera.
YouTube strikes back: video sharing site is now bigger than cable
YouTube is fighting hard to keep its position as the world's No. 1 video destination, according to figures released in Google's earnings call.
Bing can now help you move home more easily
Bing is adding data about doctors and schools to its mobile search capabilities, making it easier to check out a new area if you're thinking of moving.
Officials worried that China may recruit spies thanks to the 21.5 million person hack
The government will only recover from the Office of Personnel Management hack when all of the affected employees retire, former intelligence officials said.
Reddit’s new CEO plans to restrict NSFW content, and ban harmful subreddits
Under fire from Reddit's community, CEO Steve Huffman announced that the site is considering new restrictions on illegal, threatening, and explicit content.
Google has a plan to bring free Internet to low-income Americans
ConnectHome, a program by Google and the White House, will bring free Internet to around 275,000 homes in 27 cities across the United States.
There is now a petition to bring back Ellen Pao as reddit CEO
In the very messy aftermath of Ellen Pao's departure, there is now a petition circulating Change.org calling for the reinstatement of Pao as reddit's CEO.
Reddit’s new CEO will discuss the site’s ‘dark side’ in AMA
Reddit's co-founder and new CEO Steve Huffman will face questions from the site's users about its offensive content policy in an Ask Me Anything session.
Quite the conundrum: consumers want more personalized messages and more privacy
Gigya's "The 2015 State of Consumer Privacy & Personalization" report reveals that consumers want both privacy and personalized messaging.
The FBI has shut down hacking forum Darkode and indicted 70 members
The FBI announced today that it has shut down an online hacking forum called Darkode, which it described as "almost like a think tank for cyber criminals."
Reddit chief engineer Bethanye Blount quits after just 2 months on the job
Chief engineer Bethanye Blount is leaving reddit, citing a lack of confidence in the online community's direction as the reason for her decision.
Google to reopen Map Maker in early August, asks users to police themselves
A month after suspending the service following a number of unfortunate and inappropriate incidents with the feature, Google has decided to reopen Map Maker.
SRI International wants machines to deal with cyberbullying so you don’t have to
SRI International is now working on computer algorithms that can identify cyberbullying as it happens, and put a much quicker end to it.
Stop self-diagnosing: Online symptom checkers are only right about 1/3 of the time
According to researchers from the Harvard Medical School, online symptom checkers only correctly identify an illness on their first try a third of the time.
Ellen Pao is now reddit’s ex-CEO
After a tumultuous week filled with apologies, editorials, and petitions, Ellen Pao is stepping down as reddit's CEO.
Two runaway fugitives were caught in Mexico, all thanks to Spotify
Spotify helped authorities locate a woman and her husband who fled to Mexico with her children.
Victoria Taylor breaks her silence while reddit moderators explain why they shut down AMA
On Wednesday, Victoria Taylor, the dismissed reddit employee whose firing prompted a petition for Reddit CEO Ellen Pao's resignation, broke her silence.
Investigation reveals U.S. government data breach affected 21.5 million people
The Office of Personnel Management revealed on its website that 21.5 million people had their personal information compromised, according to new findings.
Sexist search? Google less likely to show women high-paying job ads than men
According to a new study, women are less likely than men to be shown ads for high-paying jobs.
“We screwed up,” Reddit CEO Ellen Pao admits in an apology post
Reddit CEO Ellen Pao is offering an abject apology for the series of grievances faithful Reddit users have leveled against her, saying, "We screwed up"
Machine learning system can detect jokes to help police focus on actual terrorist threats
A computer science student in Israel has developed a machine learning system that can detect sarcasm and irony, which can help police fight terrorism.
Cyberbullying is now a crime in New Zealand, punishable by jail time and fine
Cyberbullying is now a crime in New Zealand after the country’s parliament passed the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.
Angry Reddit users, pitchforks in hand, call for CEO’s removal after controversial firing
Reddit users are angrily protesting the site’s leadership, pitchforks in hand, after the firing of its well-liked director of communications.
The Internet is not a human right, FCC commissioner says
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that the Internet is not a human right.