Man Bites Dog! Web Publisher Pays Writers

Financial chatter site Seeking Alpha, which has relied on free stories from thousands of contributors for the past seven years, shifts strategies.

FBI Opens Probe of iPad Breach

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the security breach in AT&T Inc.’s website that exposed the email addresses of some iPad owners. “The FBI is aware of these possible computer intrusions and has opened an investigation,” said Katherine Schweit, an FBI spokeswoman.

WaMu: Epic Bail

Add Washington Mutual to the list of troubled financial institutions felled by the current economic crisis. The lender was seized by federal regulators on Thursday night and sold to JPMorgan Chase for $1.9 billion in the hopes of preventing further damage to the country’s hard-hit economy.

Digital Cameras That Do Thinking for You

Most people forget their digital cameras have a settings dial that can be adjusted to take pictures in specific circumstances, or don’t know how to use them. Three new digital cameras claim to do the thinking for you, but how are the results?