Ohio St. president retires after Notre Dame jabs (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to ''those damn Catholics'' at Notre Dame and...
View ArticleTurkish Police Arrest 25 For Spreading 'Misinformation' on Twitter
As clashes in Turkey continue, police are starting to crack down on protesters that are using social media. On Wednesday, Turkish police detained at least 25 people whom they accused of tweeting...
View ArticleDid You Know There's a Hermit Crab With a LEGO Shell?
Harry the hermit crab had some trouble deciding on a new shell. But when his handlers at LEGOland in the UK made him one out of those plastic little bricks, the choice was obvious. This week's episode...
View ArticleGoogler Turns Censored Images Into Meta Art
Google's Street View-style cameras are giving Googlers one more thing to ogle at. That's right, not just the great outdoors — now you can scope out museums, too. With the Google Art Project, you can...
View ArticleSamsung Launches Father's Day Campaign for the Galaxy S4
Samsung thinks the Galaxy S4 would make a dandy Father's Day gift and is launching two ads to make its case The first ad features a dad who is using the device's voice-activated search to get some...
View ArticleEpic Vine Troll: Football Star Flushes Recruiting Letter Down Toilet
If the whole football thing doesn't workout, high school star Elijah Hood has a promising future as a pro-level Internet troll Hood, one of the most highly touted college football recruits in the...
View ArticleMichael Jackson's Daughter Tweets Before Alleged Suicide Attempt
Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson, posted several cryptic messages on Twitter before she reportedly attempted suicide early Wednesday morning, allegedly in response...
View ArticleAnonymous and Syrian Electronic Army Hack Turkish Government Networks
The hacktivist collective Anonymous pledged to support protesters in Turkey by attacking "every Internet and communication asset of the Turkish government." Now they've been joined in their fight by...
View ArticleCody the Screaming Dog Sounds So Human It's Scary
You've probably heard a plethora of screaming goats, but now here's Cody the screaming dog, putting them all to shame. At first we thought this couldn't be real, but this happy pup seems to delight in...
View ArticleIntel Readies 4K-Friendly Thunderbolt 2
After previewing the next-generation of Thunderbolt at the NAB Show 2013 back in April, Intel officially announced the new version, dubbed Thunderbolt 2. The original Thunderbolt — which Intel...
View ArticleU.S. Parents Have No Idea What Kids Do Online
How much do parents know about their kids' Internet activity? Not much, according to a new study from McAfee that shows parents really don’t know what their kids are up to online. What's even more...
View ArticleYoung Girl's Soulful Cover Blows Away 'America's Got Talent' Judges
Anna Christine's cover of "House of the Rising Sun" is so incredibly soulful and spot-on that it makes you wonder whether she's really only 10 years old The young girl wowed the America's Got Talent...
View ArticleTweetDeck Gets a Major Makeover From Twitter
Twitter was true to its word: It didn't shut down TweetDeck as many feared it would. (Well, at least not the desktop version). But it has continued to improve and enhance the Twitter dashboard since...
View ArticleBruins Fans Prank Call Penguins Bar After Big Win
Nothing like a good ‘ole hockey rivalry — on and off the ice. The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in Game 2 and took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Fans in Beantown...
View ArticleMalware That Drains Your Bank Account Thrives on Facebook
Just in case people started to forget the danger of malware threats on social networks, an old string has recently resurfaced on Facebook. Zeus, a global malware program, finds your machine through a...
View ArticleAnimals Cannot Deal With Mirrors in This Hilarious Mashup
No matter how much we domesticate our beloved cats, dogs and other pets, their true animal souls will eternally remain in the great outdoors Which sometimes makes the great indoors — and mirrors, in...
View Article'Newsweek' CEO Departs Ahead of Sale
Newsweek and The Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown announced Wednesday afternoon that Baba Shetty, who became CEO of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company just nine months ago, is leaving the company....
View Article'Kanye Quest 3030' Has Arrived and It's Not From Kanye
If you grew up playing Pokemon, any JRPG, and/or adore Kanye Omari West, then you'll immediately be enamored with the new viral-released video game, Kanye Quest 3030. According to Phenix, the game's...
View ArticleHashtags in Bathrooms? CMT Displays #CMTawards Above Toilets
People attending Wednesday's CMT Awards, the fan-voted awards show honoring country music videos and live performances, will have a difficult time forgetting the ceremony's official hashtag throughout...
View ArticleSoftware Patent Trolls: Obama's Got You in His Sights
President Barack Obama is no fan of patent trolls, calling them extortionists who "hijack somebody else's idea" during a Google Hangout earlier this year. Tuesday, Obama announced five new executive...
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