Active Hurricane Season Predicted For The Atlantic
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasted on Thursday that the Atlantic Ocean will see an “active or extremely active” hurricane season in 2013 …
McCain: ‘Why The Hell’ Do I Have To Keep Updating My iPhone Apps? (VIDEO)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Tuesday shared a light-hearted moment with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was detailing the company’s tax strategy at a hearing …
Reports: Yahoo Plans To Buy Tumblr
Yahoo’s board on Sunday approved a $1.1 billion deal to purchase the blogging platform Tumblr, the New York Times and other outlets reported. The …
PHOTO: Michele Bachmann Wears Google Glass
Paul Kane, a reporter for the Washington Post, passed along this photo Wednesday of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) wearing Google Glass, the peculiar looking head-mounted computer …
Report: Bloomberg Journalists Were Trained To Track Terminal Subscribers
According to the New York Times, “more than half a dozen” former employees of Bloomberg news said reporters were trained to use data the company …
Report: Bloomberg Journalists Tracked Terminal Use Of Top Officials
According to CNBC, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department are both investigating whether top officials’ use of the financial information terminals provided by …
Report: Twitter Expects Attacks On News Accounts To Continue
According to a memo obtained by BuzzFeed, Twitter has warned a number of news organizations that it expects attacks on their accounts to continue …
Obama Attends National Academy Of Sciences Ceremony (WATCH LIVE)
President Obama is expected to deliver remarks at the 150th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday. Watch live below …
White House Joins Tumblr, Promises GIFs
The White House on Friday announced that it has joined the social networking site Tumblr. In its inaugural post on the newly launched page, the …
VIDEO: SpaceX Rocket Completes 250M Vertical Take Off And Landing
In its fifth test on Tuesday, SpaceX’s “Grasshopper” rocket successfully completed a 250 meter vertical take off followed by a vetical landing, “hopping” into …
Police Release Photos Showing How Thermal Imaging And Robotics Uncovered Bombing Suspect
The Massachusetts State Police just released five new photos that show how thermal imaging cameras and robotics were used to find bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev …
GOP House Whip McCarthy Tweets Pic Of Meeting With Zuckerberg (PHOTO)
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Friday tweeted a picture of a meeting he had with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. McCarthy spent much of …
Business Insider Gets Big Investment From Amazon CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and other financiers have invested $5 million in the business news website Business Insider. Business Insider CEO and editor Henry Blodget …
Netflix To Premiere ‘Arrested Development’ Season In May
Netflix announced Thursday that it will premiere the fourth season of “Arrested Development” on May 26. The new season will be released in full with …
Kelly Ayotte Deftly Handles Pocket Tweet
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) accidentally tweeted a dollar sign about 40 minutes ago, but she found a funny solution to the social media mistep. Check …
Even Newt Gingrich Likes Obama’s BRAIN Initiative
President Barack Obama’s proposed $100 million project to map the human brain has earned the blessing of one of his fiercest critics. Former House …
Apple Files Patent That Could Save iPhones From Falls
Apple has filed a patent application on technology that would attempt to minimize the damage an iPhone suffers when dropped, Apple Insider reported Thursday: In …
FCC Commissioner To Resign
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission since 2009, is expected to announce that he will be stepping down “in the coming weeks,” the …
Google’s Eric Schmidt Uses A Blackberry
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt foregoes his company’s Android mobile phones and instead uses a Blackberry, The Guardian reported Thursday. Schmidt revealed the news in …
Journalist Indicted In Hacking Case Denies Charges
Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at Reuters who has been indicted for allegedly conspiring with the hacker group Anonymous, denied the charges against …
GOP Developing Digital Initiative To Target Voters, Donors
Republicans are working with Silicon Valley on a digital initiative to target voters and donors after the GOP suffered election losses in 2012, the Wall …
BuzzFeed Hires Reuters Journalist To Launch Business Section
BuzzFeed has hired Reuters journalist Peter Lauria to launch the social news site’s new business vertical, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Journal’s report …
WaPo: EPA May Delay Regulations For New Power Plants
The Obama administration is “leaning toward” revising a centerpiece of its second term agenda, a proposal to regulate gas emissions from new power plants …
Journalist Indicted In Hacking Case Suspended By Reuters
Thomson Reuters confirmed to TPM on Friday that Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at the company, has been suspended with pay. Keys was …
Report: Reuters Dismantles Matthew Keys’ Work Station
Reuters reported early Friday that the work station of Matthew Keys, a Reuters editor who has been indicted for allegedly conspiring with the hacker group …
Obama To Deliver Speech On Energy At 2:30 PM ET
President Obama is scheduled to give a speech on American energy at 2:30 p.m. ET Friday at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill, the White …
READ: The Full Matthew Keys Indictment
Matthew Keys, a former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned TV station in California, was charged on Thursday for allegedly conspiring with members of the …
Journalist Matthew Keys Indicted For Conspiring With Anonymous Hackers
A former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned TV station in California was charged on Thursday for allegedly conspiring with members of the Anonymous …
Google Shutting Down Google Reader
Google announced Wednesday it is shutting down Google Reader, its RSS application. “There are two simple reasons for this: usage of Google Reader has declined …
Obama To Meet With CEOs About Cyber Security
President Obama will meet with a select group of CEOs in the Situation Room Wednesday to discuss cyber security, CNN reported. It’s unclear who will …