For Recent Suitors, Twitter Remains an Acquired Taste
All the companies recently rumored to be considering buying Twitter - including Google, Disney, Apple and Salesforce - are likely to take a pass.
Just Try Using Facebook Messenger's Encrypted Messaging
Secret Conversations isn't the greatest, but it isn't the worst.
Google Battles Amazon (and Apple) to Bring AI Home
Google's big hardware launch event, held Tuesday in San Francisco, will inevitably be compared to Apple's iPhone 7 launch last month. But for Google, hardware is really just a gateway for its AI ambitions.
Will Apple's 'Less Is More' Approach Work This Time?
Removing ports and jacks has been the norm for Apple, but this time around, getting a more powerful iPhone might not be worth losing the headphone jack.
Do 'Star Trek' Fan Films Need Studio Guidelines?
Paramount hopes to settle a lawsuit it brought against the producers of a "Star Trek" fan film and issue guidelines for future fan productions.
Watch Those Prince Videos While You Can
Prince didn't want his videos on YouTube and argued that the service didn't compensate artists fairly. He's not alone, and musicians ranging from Katy Perry to Tony Bennett have recently stepped up efforts to change laws that they say allow major online services to earn billions of dollars from illegal copies of their work.
Don't Like This Headline? Rewrite It!
Web annotation tools like Genius and Hypothesis let you add notes to any page on the internet. Will they become tools for serious discourse, or end up as a mostly ignored layer of digital graffiti?
Twitter Is Now a 'News' App. Does Wall Street Care?
News may start on Twitter, but it quickly migrates to other services, which may not bode well for the company.
Paramount and CBS Set Phasers to 'Sue'
Paramount and CBS, which own the "Star Trek" brand, have sued the producers of the fan film "Axanar," who raised over $1.2 million. What does the case mean for the future of fan-based media—and the venerable sci-fi franchise?
Why Virtual Reality Is About to Be Worth $5 Billion
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, everyone from Hollywood insiders to hardcore pornographers showed up to share their vision for the virtual future.
This $79 Spherical PC Could Change the Developing World
Startup founder Matt Dalio wants everyone in the world to have a personal computer by 2025.