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Julian Assange “has become everything he originally, rightly, despised,” according to former Wikileaks spokesperson James Ball. Ball wrote about working for Assange and his decision to leave Wikileaks in an essay posted Thursday in The Daily Beast. The piece comes … Continue reading →

Snoop Lion, fresh off teaming up with Mashable for a Twitter chat Q&A, has unleashed his somber “Ashtrays and Heartbreaks” music video, featuring Miley Cyrus. Together, they rap and sing about filling up ashtrays, with the remnants of whatever they’re … Continue reading →

A pair of Los Angeles filmmakers are raising funds through Kickstarter for a documentary about Kickstarter — or, more specifically, about crowdfunding. The project, called Kickstarted, will focus on crowdfunding’s recent rise as the go-to platform for creative projects, and … Continue reading →

When President Barack Obama signed a new open data initiative earlier this month, he argued that providing government data to entrepreneurs enables them to create new businesses and strengthen the economy What kinds of businesses are being built with open … Continue reading →

A new 3D-tracking app aims to help hopeless handymen and women become expert mechanics. Tech firm Inglobe Technologies released a demo that shows off its augmented-reality 3D tracker. The app helps car owners navigate the ins and outs of their … Continue reading →

Pro tip: Don’t mess with Justin Bieber online — even if you’re an NFL legend and Hall of Fame running back Scores of Justin Bieber fans have unleashed a digital fusillade of Twitter barbs, rebukes and general haterade unto 52-year-old … Continue reading →

There’s no denying that two-factor authentication is valuable for anyone looking to protect their Twitter account from hackers, but there’s been a resounding frustration from brands with multiple social-media managers ever since the security feature launched last week. Before Twitter … Continue reading →

Google Street View is filled with odd sightings, weird situations and the occasional half-man, half-horse. The latest strange thing spotted on the service appears to be a woman collecting her belongings off a street curb. According to Redditor lpmark04, who … Continue reading →

After nearly a year of teasers, trailers and a spoof college admissions website for Monsters University, the prequel to 2001′s Monsters, Inc., Disney Pixar released the movie’s final trailer Thursday. The animated flick lands in theaters on June 21. The … Continue reading →

One month after introducing sponsored posts to users’ mobile news feeds (a.k.a. dashboards), Tumblr announced that it’s bringing the ad unit to desktop news feeds, as well. The ad units look like a regular old post, distinguished only by a … Continue reading →