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First White House Cyber-Security Coordinator to Retire

in News on May 17 at 8:47 am PT

Howard Schmidt, the first-ever White House cyber-security coordinator, is leaving the post he’s held since 2009. Schmidt, who has spent the past two-and-a-half years working on protections for the country’s critical infrastructure, will step down at the end of this month; he’ll be succeeded by Michael Daniel, chief of the White House budget office’s intelligence branch.

Markey, EPIC Won’t Let Google Wi-Spy Die

in News on April 18 at 3:03 pm PT

The outcry over Google’s Wi-Spy debacle continues.
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Reed Hastings Goes After Comcast, Again, on Facebook. Again.

in Media on April 15 at 5:03 pm PT

What better place to accuse the cable guys of violating Net neutrality?
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Netflix Says Its PAC Is Not About SOPA

in Media on April 9 at 3:12 pm PT

Yes, Reed Hastings wants to influence government. Just like lots of big media and tech companies.
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Jon Stewart Has a Problem With Barack Obama’s Email

in Media on April 6 at 5:22 am PT

Argument: If you’re the most powerful man on earth, your subject lines needs more gravitas.
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James Murdoch Stepping Down as BSkyB Chairman

in Media on April 3 at 5:28 am PT

More fallout from PhoneGate: News Corp. executive James Murdoch is stepping down as chair of British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K. satellite TV company, according to a report from BSkyB’s news service. Both Murdoch and News Corp., which owns 39 percent of BSkyB, continue to be embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal that erupted last summer. News Corp. also owns Dow Jones, which owns this Web site.

Mike Bloomberg Sings! With Help From Nick Jonas. (Video)

in News on April 1 at 12:30 pm PT

At least one of these guys will grace the D10 stage in a couple months.
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Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs

in Voices on March 31 at 4:36 pm PT

China has mounted a broad Internet crackdown.

To Mitt: Here’s Your Digital Etch A Sketch

in Commerce on March 23 at 10:29 am PT

Why race to buy a plastic Etch A Sketch when you can download an app or make a Kinect-a-Sketch?
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Who Is Jim Yong Kim? The Guy Singing the Black Eyed Peas Song in This Video.

in News on March 23 at 6:42 am PT

The (possible) next president of the World Bank is not a terrible rapper. And Internet, you are awesome.
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Comcast, Verizon Say They’re Itching to Fight Google, Apple

in Mobile, March 21, 2012 at 7:47 am PT

Jon Stewart Solves the Homeless-Hotspot Debate

in Media, March 15, 2012 at 5:59 am PT

BlackBerry Use Inside the Beltway Notches Down [Updated]

in News, March 12, 2012 at 4:30 am PT

AOL Joins Rush Limbaugh Ad Exodus

James Murdoch Leaves News Corp. Publishing Unit

Votizen Gets a Celebrity Round of Funding to Connect Social Media and Politics

in Social, February 23, 2012 at 9:21 pm PT

Lawmakers Target Google’s Tracking

in Media, February 18, 2012 at 2:02 pm PT

China Agrees to Increased Access for U.S. Films

in Media, February 18, 2012 at 5:26 am PT

Twitter + Robots = Instant Stories, No Humans Required

in Media, February 16, 2012 at 11:20 am PT

Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Has a Bundle, Will Travel: The Full Dive Into Media Interview

in Dive Into Media, February 14, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Google’s Political Action Committee Getting Lots of Action These Days

in News, February 10, 2012 at 3:40 am PT

Seven Questions for Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers

in News, February 9, 2012 at 1:50 pm PT

Pulse Creates a One-Stop Shop for Election News

in Media, January 31, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

2012 Is Going to Be the Twitter Election, Says Costolo

in Dive Into Media, January 30, 2012 at 7:09 pm PT

Digital Music Sales Grow Worldwide, but Big Music Still Frets About Pirates

in Media, January 23, 2012 at 7:42 am PT