New Year

1 to 11 of 250 results

iPad Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer Is Still Trolling From Prison

The last we heard of notorious troll and hacker Andrew "Weev" Aurenheimer, he was partying in New Jersey before being sentenced to three and a half years for his role in hacking AT&T. But being locked in federal prison has not completely silenced him.

How America became a third world country Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford for TomDispatch

The politicians who tweeted while America burned are dismantling our society piece by piece with budget cuts

The streets are so much darker now since money for streetlights is rarely available to municipal governments. The national parks began closing down years ago.

Fema uses 'Waffle House index' to take stock of Oklahoma tornado disaster

Head of US federal emergency agency devised three-level system as informal way of measuring impact of natural disasters

When the main US federal emergency agency arrives at the scene of a disaster-hit area, one of the first places it turns to is the local Waffle House and not just for its

Ray Manzarek obituary

Ray Manzarek, who has died of bile duct cancer aged 74, created the signature keyboard sounds on the Doors' classic tracks LA Woman, Riders on the Storm and, perhaps most memorably, Light My Fire.

Apple chief calls for US corporate tax to be cut to single digits

Tim Cook warns Congress that he would refuse to repatriate $100bn stashed offshore unless US slashed its 35% tax rate

Apple has called for US corporate tax rates be reduced to "single digits" after it admitted sheltering at least $30bn (£20bn) of international profits in Irish subsidiaries

Xbox One: Microsoft unveils new console that 'changes everything'

First major relaunch of Xbox since 2005 integrates TV, internet and gaming in what Microsoft describes as 'rocket-science stuff'

Microsoft revealed a new Xbox console on Tuesday that not only integrates TV, internet and gaming, but also will measure your heartbeat and recog

January Jones on her style critics: "Those people don"t have degrees in fashion"

January Jones has a new New York Times profile you can read the whole thing here. It"s not very flattering towards her, but that doesn"t surprise me at all. I"ve been covering January"s interviews and shenanigans for years now, and I think that in real life, she"s a piece of work I"m saying [...

Judge Rules Airbnb Is Illegal In New York, Host Faces $2400 Fine

Screen capture from Airbnb.com.
The outlook isn't good for those seeking cheap accommodations in New York; a judge has ruled that Airbnb is illegal in the city, CNET is reporting.

Winners and Losers of Proposed NFL Draft Move to May

The NFL's desire to move its annual draft back to the month of May will produce both winners and losers. 

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the NFL and NFL Players Association are "on the verge" of moving the draft from its customary date in April to May, starting in 2014.

French Open 2013: Don't Forget About Victoria Azarenka

You may not have heard a lot about her lately, but the first two months of 2013 definitely belonged to Victoria Azarenka.

Every WTA headline, triumphant or controversial, involved the blonde Belarusian.