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Jeep’s official Twitter account was hacked Tuesday morning by what appears to be the same group who attacked Burger King on Monday: @DFNTSC. The background on Jeep’s official Twitter page has been changed to some gentleman riding around in a … Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg is even richer than we thought. The Facebook co-founder and CEO has a nice fat check for $308.62 (no, that’s not missing any extra zeroes) from PayPal waiting for him at the California State Controller’s office, as first … Continue reading →

A new company offers a “gene vault” for doctors who want to add genomics to patient care. More About: DNA, Genome, health, medical science, Science

Apple has admitted that a “small number” of its machines were infiltrated last week — by the same unidentified Chinese hackers who hit Facebook last month. The Facebook attack occurred when “a handful of employees visited a mobile developer website … Continue reading →

Outlook.com officially launched Tuesday, marking the demise of its predecessor, Hotmail. Nearly seven months after unveiling a preview of the email service last July, Microsoft announced the end of its beta run in a blog post. Microsoft, which acquired Hotmail … Continue reading →

A Kickstarter project for CST-01, “the world’s thinnest watch,” collected more than four times its original fundraising goal with three days left to go. Though it hasn’t reached the Pebble level yet, CST-01 has more than 6,000 backers who’ve raised … Continue reading →

Imagine going to a job interview and having your interviewer hold your hand and then proceed to have what looks like a heart attack. How would you react? Calm and in control? Then you might just be Heineken material. As … Continue reading →

Online retail giant Amazon has been inching toward having a physical retail presence in the U.S. and UK through the installation of lockers at grocery stores, drug stores and other retail locations, like 7-Eleven, Staples, Walgreens and RadioShack. Amazon users … Continue reading →

Love means never having to say you’re sorry. Ha! We wish. This past Valentine’s Day, Jimmy Kimmel encouraged men around the world to indulge in behavior that would be sure to elicit several apologies on Feb. 15. Instead of chocolate … Continue reading →

In the lofty idealism of Facebook, the world’s largest social network fosters basic human connections. It keeps you in touch with the people you care about. The number of friends you boast on Facebook is a direct measure of the … Continue reading →