The state of Alaska is planning to release 24,000 of former Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mails, which are likely to be closely scrutinized as the 2012 elect... read more »
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Comcast today said its proposed deal to acquire control of General Electric's NBC Universal won't get regulatory approval by the end of the year, as ... read more »
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Following days of street protests demanding an end to autocratic rule by President Hosni Mubarak, a country of more than 80 million people has found... read more »
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An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the FCC that argues Verizon Wireless shouldn't be allowed to block tethering apps that let people co... read more »
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Intellectual Ventures, founded by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold, filed three patent infringement lawsuits today again... read more »
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The White House is urging Congress to enact a new "privacy bill of rights" that would provide clearer guidelines to online users and businesses about... read more »
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The incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says WikiLeaks should be officially designated as a terrorist organization. Rep. Pe... read more »
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Julian Assange had been lying low for months as the WikiLeaks saga unfolded, but this week he&39's been the center of worldwide attention in a U.K.... read more »
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Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, said yesterday that this week's elections will provide "an opportunity for ... read more »
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Amazon has shut down its affiliates program in Connecticut and Arkansas over the controversial issue of collecting state taxes. The company announ... read more »
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Faced with mounting legal bills, Julian Assange has agreed to a $1.5 million deal to write his autobiography. "I don't want to write this book, bu... read more »
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Facebook offered a pointed defense of its data protection practices in a letter to two members of Congress released today, saying recent reports of ... read more »
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ordered clandestine surveillance of United Nations leadership, including obtaining "security measures, passwords,... read more »
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Google, eager to strengthen its patent portfolio for a better chance in legal battles, is in the running to acquire 6,000 patents and patent applica... read more »
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(Credit: Screenshot by CNET) President Obama will make an appearance in the San Francisco Bay Area this week to meet with technology industry lead... read more »
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A screenshot of Google Street View with a blurred-out house (Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Perhaps no Google product has spawned a... read more »
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Lawmakers want answers from Apple after a report was published this week that showed that iPhones and iPads track and store users' location inform... read more »
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commentary News that researchers have "discovered" hidden files on the iPhone that store geolocation data of approximate locations the devices pass ... read more »
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President Obama this evening will call for a wealth of new federal spending on biomedical research, information technology, and clean energy technol... read more »
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A group of lawsuits filed yesterday by Priceline founder Walker Digital take aim at Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and more than 100 other comp... read more »
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