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  • Westboro Baptist Church's Facebook page hit by Anonymous hackers

    By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

    Hackers from the group Anonymous have claimed responsibility for an attack on Westboro Baptist Church's Facebook page as retribution for the group's call to picket and protest funerals for the Boston bombing victims. Published April 18, 2013

  • New app helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest

    By Jenna Gottlieb and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

    You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? Published April 18, 2013

  • Verizon rakes in wireless fees in 1st quarter

    By Peter Svensson - Associated Press

    Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at a rate that's the envy of the industry. Published April 18, 2013

  • Watchdogs warn of fake Boston bomb charities

    By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

    Americans are rushing to donate to victims of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, but watchdog groups say watch out: The dozens of websites that just registered domains related to the attack may be fake charity sites seeking to profit from the tragedy. Published April 17, 2013

  • Zadzooks: Gemini Rue review (iPad)

    By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

    An award-winning, point-and-click PC game from 2011 gets ported over to the iPad to give a player the chance to visit the 23rd century and the Gemini star system. Published April 15, 2013

  • House panel OKs cybersecurity bill; opponents fear more monitoring of Internet

    By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

    Opponents of a bill to let private companies share cybersecurity information with the federal government vowed Thursday to continue their fight, saying the proposed law would lead to broader government monitoring of the Internet. Published April 11, 2013

  • Microsoft leads coalition to fight Google for unfair market practices

    By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

    Microsoft is leading a multicompany charge against Google, alleging the company committed antitrust violations and asking that European authorities investigate its mobile smartphone sales and marketing techniques. Published April 9, 2013

  • Model aircraft owners drawn into privacy debate on drones

    By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

    Steve Barnett has been flying unmanned aerial systems for more than 30 years — long before the word "drone" started making global headlines. But now, the 65-year-old Army veteran and model-airplane enthusiast finds himself answering new questions as his hobby gets dragged into a white-hot national debate. Published April 9, 2013

  • 'Hacktivist' group Anonymous strikes at Israeli government websites

    By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

    A cyberattack led by the Anonymous "hacktivist" group on Israeli government websites failed to cause any serious damage, officials said Sunday. Published April 7, 2013

  • NASA plans to round up asteroid for astronauts to study

    By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

    NASA plans to position a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and place it near the moon for astronauts to explore, Sen. Bill Nelson revealed Friday. Published April 7, 2013

  • Facebook debuts Home family of apps for Android

    By Barbara Ortutay and Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

    With its new Home on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to put its social network at the center of people's mobile experiences. Published April 4, 2013

  • Anonymous hackers bring down North Korean websites, Twitter feed

    By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

    Hackers from the loose online coalition Anonymous took control of North Korea's semiofficial social media streams Thursday and defaced two websites also linked to the regime there, the latest and most successful attacks in an ongoing online campaign against Pyongyang. Published April 4, 2013

  • Scientists find hint of dark matter from cosmos

    By John Heilprin - Associated Press

    A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the first significant hint of dark matter, the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has never been directly observed, scientists say. Published April 3, 2013

  • HARPER: On Facebook, discourse grows ever more anti-social

    By Christopher Harper

    In between the photos of cute animals and the quotes from dead white guys, Facebook has become a blood sport — an environment in which people attack one another with a lack of civility I haven't seen since the Internet flame wars of the 1990s. Published April 3, 2013

  • Google facing European privacy probe

    By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

    Google Inc. faces investigation and possible prosecution by six European national data privacy agencies after the Mountain View, Calif.-based Internet search giant declined to rewrite its privacy policy, as European Union officials recommended last year. Published April 2, 2013

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