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The House Oversight Committee’s Wednesday hearing on September’s attack against an American diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya will be the first committee hearing to stream live via YouTube Lawmakers in the House and Senate got the capability to live stream … Continue reading →

We all know some version of this story: a friend from high school meets the love of her life through her cousin’s friend’s sister’s neighbor’s first-born-child’s doctor’s brother’s son. And in this age of online social networking, it’s no surprise … Continue reading →

YouTube released its leadership board listing the top 10 most-watched video ads of April. Leading the way with more than 44 million views in less than one month is Evian’s “Baby&Me / The New Evian Film.” April’s list also features … Continue reading →

For the first time, Amazon’s streaming music service, Cloud Player, will be making its way into cars. The company announced Wednesday that subscribers can now use the app on their iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad devices to play music in … Continue reading →

Jamin Warren saw a problem with video game conferences. They only addressed the needs of two groups of people: those who consume video games and the developers who make them. As the co-founder of the print and digital publication Kill … Continue reading →

MLB star Matt Kemp did a beautiful thing after a recent road game between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. We don’t know all the details, but the above video has gone viral on the sports web … Continue reading →

It starts with a small, unsuspecting subject. The perfect human reaction captured in a photo. Some dance move a bored teenager invented in his bedroom. A political figure casually texting while waiting for her flight. Cats — lots and lots … Continue reading →

A study published in this month’s Nature suggests that scientists have found a region of the brain that controls aging. Turn it off, they theorize, and you could add 20 years to your life — presuming it works in humans, … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories Check out the video above for … Continue reading →

The World’s End, an apocalyptic sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost — both well-known from Shaun of the Dead — has released its first trailer, and it looks like the movie’s going to be a wild ride The … Continue reading →