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Snapchat admits that it’s messages don’t get deleted in FTC Settlement

May 9, 2014

Snapchat’s short-lived messages are the app’s claim to fame, but in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commision, the company was forced to...

Tumblr founder is happy he sold the website to Yahoo

May 5, 2014

It’s been almost one year since Yahoo announced that it had acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, and David Karp, founder and head...

NYC wants to turn its numerous payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots

May 1, 2014

New York City is looking for a partner to bring its thousands of pay phones into the internet age. The New...

Yahoo to release its own original programming next year

Apr 28, 2014

Yahoo has big plans to serve up original shows, just like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix, which have already invested serious money in original programming. In fact,...

NASA successfully lands LADEE spacecraft in the moon

Apr 20, 2014

At roughly 12:30AM ET early on Friday morning, a soda machine-sized NASA spacecraft slammed into the dark side of the...

Downloading General Mills coupons means you cannot sue them

Apr 18, 2014

Oh, to be a New York Times writer. The Newspaper of Record yesterday reported that consumers who “liked” General Mills foods on Facebook could “give...

How one Dutchman plans to keep America’s cities safe from flooding

Apr 13, 2014

Many see Hurricane Sandy as merely a taste of what's to come for coastal regions like the New York tri-state...

Cars made after 2018 will be required to have rearview cameras

Apr 1, 2014

Backup cameras will be mandatory for automakers by May 2018. The NHTSA on Monday issue new regulation that requires all...

Disney acquires YouTube-based video supplier Maker Studios

Mar 25, 2014

Disney is adding a sizzling new entity to its magic kingdom: a leading network on YouTube. In a $500 million deal that...

Turkey faces legal troubles over Twitter ban

Mar 24, 2014

A press organization and two experts in Internet law filed two challenges against Turkey's Twitter ban on Monday. The Turkish Journalists’...

NSA spying is costing U.S. tech companies business

Mar 22, 2014

Revelations by former contractor Edward Snowden tying US tech companies to the National Security Agency's surveillance program are beginning to...

Connecticut to begin selling its Obamacare website plan to other states

Feb 28, 2014

It isn't just the US federal government that's struggled to set up a health insurance marketplace. A number of states that have...