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Today’s Scuttlebot: Apple’s Tax Plan and Virtual Biology

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items.

Saudi Web Sites Under Attack After Surveillance Accusations

Several Saudi Web sites came under attack this week by hackers claiming links with Anonymous, the loose hacking collective. The attacks follow a security researcher's announcement that a Saudi company had asked him to help monitor citizens' mobile communications.

Apple Fights Back in Antitrust Case Over E-Book Prices

Amazon and five other publishing companies were already contemplating a move to a different pricing model before Apple entered the e-book business, Apple says in its defense against an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of conspiring to fix prices on electronic books,.

Daily Report: Workweek Still Too Long at Apple Supplier, Audit Says

Foxconn Technology has made progress toward better safety conditions, but employees are still working longer than Chinese law allows, Vindu Goel reports in The New York Times.

Today’s Scuttlebot: Google the Competitor, and a Site Crasher

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items.

Daily Report: Google Picks Up the Pace in Map Rivalry

Google unveiled a newly redesigned Google Maps on Wednesday, along with new tools for search, photo editing and to-do lists, a music service and features for Android and Chrome apps, Claire Cain Miller reports in The New York Times.

Pebble Raises $15 Million as Wave of Smart Watches Arrives

Pebble, the popular smartwatch that raised more than $10 million on Kickstarter, is looking to venture capital to help it transition from a side project to a more traditional company.

Google Buys a Quantum Computer

Google and NASA are forming a joint research lab to look at quantum computing for things like facial recognition and understanding of disease. Their computer is from D-Wave Systems, which appears to be producing quantum computing results years earlier than many expected.

Today’s Scuttlebot: Anonymous Sharing and Historic Embarrassment

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items.

Leaping to Conclusions on a Pilot’s Speculation

A report cited in a Bloomberg News article about the dangers of iPhones on planes refers to one pilot's "speculation," and not to any scientific evidence.