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Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's... More>>

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on... More>>

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. More>>

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project. More>>

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. More>>

'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists... More>>

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. More>>

Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buyback

Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private. More>>

Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine

Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was 77. More>>

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks

It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. More>>

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite. More>>

Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack

A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress. More>>

Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout

Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire... More>>

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies

A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77. More>>

With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom

He really is more than a businessman. More>>

Dreamworks strikes TV show deal in Germany

By The Associated Press Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television operator. More>>

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

By The Associated Press The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, June 10, to... More>>

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. More>>

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

By The Associated Press The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16: More>>

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher... More>>

Kabel Deutschland shares rise on takeover interest

Shares in Germany's biggest cable operator are up after Kabel Deutschland received a preliminary takeover proposal from U.S. firm Liberty Global. More>>

Chinese supercomputer named as world's fastest

A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. More>>

Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks

Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. More>>

Official: Solar plane to help energy use on ground

The plane parked outside the airport looks more like a giant exotic insect or maybe an outsized balsa wood toy airplane. More>>

Google settles suit, clears way for stock split

Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year. More>>

McCain presses Obama on secret emails

Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its... More>>

To ease shortage of organs, grow them in a lab? Video included

By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery. More>>

How Britain spies on friends and rivals alike

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks to the Guardian newspaper have thrown back the curtain on the world of diplomatic espionage, revealing - in explicit detail - how British spies monitor enemies and allies... More>>

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. More>>

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in... More>>

Report of British hacking raises hackles abroad

A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation... More>>

Israel picks team to build high-speed web network

An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network. More>>

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. More>>

Apple details government requests for data

Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. More>>

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it? More>>

Union ratchets up pressure on Amazon Germany

Union members at online retailer Amazon's German operations have begun a two-day strike to ratchet up pressure on the company over pay demands. More>>

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil... More>>

Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it? More>>

Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game

Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach. More>>

US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76

Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. More>>

Paris Air Show peek: Wide-body battle and drones

The Paris Air Show, which opens for business on Monday, brings hundreds of aircraft to the skies around the French capital, the usual tense competition between aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and a slew of... More>>

Current, former officials back secret surveillance

Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in... More>>

AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court

By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a... More>>

Solar-powered plane lands near Washington

A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in... More>>

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global... More>>

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online. More>>

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes. More>>

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. More>>

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward... More>>

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations

Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders to... More>>

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations

Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said Friday night that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about... More>>

Google launches Internet-beaming balloons

Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of New Zealand's South Island hardened into shiny pumpkins as they rose into the... More>>

A look at Google's Internet-beaming balloons

By The Associated Press Google is experimenting with balloons that beam the Internet from the sky. More>>

Beyonce, video game company settle NYC lawsuit

Beyonce has settled a New York City lawsuit that said she didn't play fair in a deal for a video game structured around her. More>>

Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers... More>>

USDA: Modified wheat appears to be isolated

The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found. More>>

Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. More>>

UN climate talks marred by decision-making spat

U.N. climate talks have hit a stumbling block that some delegates say poses a serious challenge to their already slow-moving attempt to craft a global response to climate change. More>>

Tereshkova marks 50 years of her historic flight

It was another Soviet first in space 50 years ago - putting a woman in orbit. And 26-year old Valentina Tereshkova carried her part with grace, shouting "Take off your hat, sky, I'm coming!" as she blasted off. More>>

Vietnam arrests well-known blogger for criticism

Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state. More>>

Obama to take advantage of advances in wireless

The White House says President Barack Obama is taking advantage of advances in the wireless industry to help create jobs. More>>

Pioneering Russian woman's spaceflight marked

On the 50th anniversary of becoming the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova has received a prestigious award from Russian President Vladimir Putin. More>>

German ministers quiz web firms on US surveillance

German ministers questioned major Internet companies on Friday about U.S. tracking of web activity, days before a visit to Berlin by President Barack Obama. More>>

Vietnam arrests well-known blogger for criticism

Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country's best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state. More>>

Prosecutors push for anti-phone theft measures

Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said Thursday in a clear warning to the... More>>

Wade still looking for complete NBA Finals game

There have been times in these NBA Finals that Dwyane Wade has looked like the Dwyane Wade of old, attacking the rim, dropping the unblockable floater in the lane and jumpstarting the Miami Heat offense. More>>

IBM lays off workers as company eyes new markets

IBM has laid off an undisclosed number of workers this week as the company intensifies its focus on some of some of the technology industry's hottest markets. More>>

Exec at NY trial: Apple didn't fix e-book prices

A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books. More>>

Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information... More>>

Privacy _ the online generation wants it

The generation that's grown up posting their lives online wants a little privacy. That's not what we might expect as we debate just how much access the government should have to our mobile and online lives. More>>

Survey: Many Americans say 'Big Brother' is here

There's little wonder why George Orwell's novel "1984" is seeing a resurgence in sales. More>>

Israel military faces new Facebook fiasco

The Israeli military is looking more and more like "Girls Gone Wild." More>>

Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly... More>>

3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts

ESPN's decision to shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry once hoped. More>>

Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes

An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report that said the U.S. Internet company took on highly contrived arrangements serving no purpose... More>>

US court says human genes cannot be patented

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries. More>>

Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads

Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that highlights the expansion of the Internet search leader's moneymaking prowess... More>>

3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts

ESPN's decision to shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry once hoped. More>>

Leaker Snowden alleges NSA hacking on China, world

For months, China has tried to turn the tables on the U.S. to counter accusations that it hacks America's computers and networks. Now, former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden may have handed Beijing a weapon in its... More>>

Utah home to NSA's new mega-warehouse for data

The nation's new billion-dollar epicenter for fighting global cyberthreats sits just south of Salt Lake City, tucked away on a National Guard base at the foot of snow-capped mountains. The long, squat buildings span 1.5... More>>

NASCAR mourns death of driver Jason Leffler

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. More>>

Privacy _ the online generation wants it

As the debate over government surveillance rages on, there's an assumption that young people will be the least concerned about privacy. More>>

Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes

A key British lawmaker accused search giant Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday, issuing a scathing report that accuses the U.S. Internet company of taking on highly contrived arrangements serving no purpose other than... More>>

3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts

ESPN's announcement Wednesday that it will shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry once hoped. More>>

Leffler dies after accident in dirt car event

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. More>>

Google finds hack attempts on eve of Iran election

Google said Wednesday that it has discovered and stopped a series of attempts to hack the accounts of tens of thousands of Iranian users in what the company believes is an attempt to influence the country's upcoming... More>>

Panel backs introduction of digital learning in US

A week after President Barack Obama's call for U.S. schools to be outfitted with high-speed Internet within five years, an independent panel that studied the lack of technology at school says digital learning, including... More>>

'Pink slime' lawsuit heads back to state court

A federal judge on Wednesday moved a South Dakota beef processing company's defamation lawsuit against ABC News back to state court. More>>

Correction: TV Isn't Everywhere story

In a story June 11 about the "TV Everywhere" initiative, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Comcast Corp. would be the first pay TV provider to offer its subscribers access to live TV streams of networks TBS and... More>>

US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged

U.S. prosecutors announced fraud and other charges Wednesday against eight alleged members of an international cybercrime ring that the government said hacked into the computers of more than a dozen leading financial... More>>

Yahoo to release IDs of inactive email accounts

Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month. More>>

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles

The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national... More>>

Protecting NYC: Mayor's plan, successor's question Video included

A $20 billion plan to gird New York with levees, flood gates and other defenses is a bold stroke from a mayor who saw the city through Superstorm Sandy and has championed preparedness for global warming. But the future of... More>>

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts

After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to... More>>

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts

After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to... More>>

Iran nuke policy 'unchangeable' no matter who wins

Just hours after Iran's presidential candidates bickered over nuclear policies during a televised debate, the country's foreign minister stepped in with a comment of his own: Nothing will change regardless of the... More>>

Cheetah's acceleration power key to their success

Everyone knows cheetahs are blazingly fast. Now new research illustrates how their acceleration and nimble zigzagging leave other animals in the dust and scientists in awe. More>>

Facebook introduces hashtags

Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them. More>>

Cheaper solar panels fuel rise in renewable energy

A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy, according to a U.N.-backed report published Wednesday. More>>

Lawsuits over government surveillance languish

Before there was Edward Snowden and the leak of explosive documents showing widespread government surveillance, there was Mark Klein - a telecommunications technician who alleged that AT&T was allowing U.S. spies to... More>>

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

By The Associated Press The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 3, to Sunday, June 9: More>>

New Myspace takes it back to the future

Tim and Chris Vanderhook think Myspace had it right - at one point. And they believe they've revived and improved that formula for success as the revamped first titan of social media debuts its latest incarnation. More>>

Voice-operated dashboard technology still risky

Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands - marketed as a safer alternative - actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found. More>>

New Myspace takes it back to the future

Tim and Chris Vanderhook think Myspace had it right - at one point. And they believe they've revived and improved that formula for success as the revamped first titan of social media debuts its latest incarnation. More>>

Facebook starts first servers outside the US

Facebook on Wednesday started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. More>>

HP shares rise after positive talk from CEO

Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. are jumping after CEO Meg Whitman reiterated that revenue could grow next fiscal year. More>>

Czechs present bicycle that can fly

Is it a bike? Is it a plane? More>>

A long awaited 'Final Fantasy' returns at E3

It's a video game more than seven years in the making. More>>

Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech

Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls itself "Start-Up Nation." More>>

Israel's largest high-tech deals

Internet giant Google announced Tuesday that it is purchasing Waze, an Israeli company whose navigation software uses social features to improve directions and traffic reports. The average value of private companies acquired... More>>

Nintendo focuses on games at E3 with new 'Mario' Video included

It's all about the games for Nintendo. More>>

Chinese craft blasts into space on docking mission

A Chinese spacecraft blasted off to begin the country's fifth and longest manned space mission, taking three astronauts to an orbiting space lab from where they will give science lessons to youngsters. More>>

Levees, removable walls proposed to protect NYC Video included

Removable floodwalls would be erected in lower Manhattan, and levees, gates and other defenses would be built elsewhere around the city under a nearly $20 billion plan Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed Tuesday to protect New... More>>

Congress briefed on US surveillance programs

Dogged by fear and confusion about sweeping spy programs, intelligence officials sought to convince House lawmakers in an unusual briefing Tuesday that the government's years-long collection of phone records and Internet... More>>

Man linked to hacker group agrees to plead guilty

An Ohio man linked to the hacker collective Anonymous plans to plead guilty to charges that he breached police-agency websites, under an agreement with the federal government that calls for prison time and nearly $230,000 in... More>>

Court hears terse testimony in e-book trial

Macmillan CEO John Sargent, who testified this week at a trial over alleged price-fixing of e-books, was no one's idea of a friendly witness. More>>

Google asks to publish more US gov't information

Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U.S. government's demands for email and other personal information transmitted online in an effort to distance itself from an... More>>

Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service

Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own... More>>

Comcast's new X2 platform saves TV shows online

Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation's largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is rolling out a new TV platform that does away with the hard drive and saves your TV shows online. More>>

Google asks to publish more government information

Google is asking the Obama administration to allow the Internet company to disclose more details about the U.S. government's closely guarded demands for emails and other information that people transmit online. More>>

News Corp shareholders approve split

News Corp. said Tuesday that its shareholders have approved the company's plan to split into two publicly traded companies. More>>

Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech

Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls itself "Start-Up Nation." More>>

Israel's largest high-tech deals

Internet giant Google announced Tuesday that it is purchasing Waze, an Israeli company whose navigation software uses social features to improve directions and traffic reports. The average value of private companies acquired... More>>

More Americans quit jobs, a sign of confidence

More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market. More>>

Softbank sweetens offer for Sprint by $1.5B

A month after being challenged by a rival to raise its bid for Sprint Nextel, Japan's Softbank did just that, by $1.5 billion. More>>

Softbank sweetens offer for Sprint by $1.5B

Japan's Softbank says it has sweetened its offer for No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. by $1.5 billion, raising it to $21.6 billion. More>>

Search for 1st Web page takes detour into NC

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press For the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began. More>>

Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4

Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 - $100 less than the competing Xbox One. More>>

Apple unveils music streaming service

Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've listened to and what they've purchased on iTunes. More>>

US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad Video included

The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence... More>>

Records show past turmoil in Calif. gunman's home Video included

The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people during a chaotic spate of violence last week said the shooter's father threatened to kill her on at least two occasions during their tumultuous marriage, according to... More>>

Hillary Clinton joins Twitter

Twitter, meet (at)HillaryClinton. More>>

SF, NY officials wait to judge Apple 'kill switch'

The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's new security feature designed to make it harder to reactivate a stolen... More>>

Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3 Video included

Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One. More>>

Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software

Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007. More>>

Aaron Paul, Drake promote EA video games at E3

Drake and Aaron Paul are bringing some star power to the Electronic Entertainment Expo. More>>

What's the problem with PRISM?

When the federal government went looking for phone numbers tied to terrorists, it grabbed the records of just about everyone in America. More>>

APPLE EVENT: New software, MacBooks, music

Apple announced a digital radio service, new MacBook Air laptops and updates to its operating systems for Mac and mobile devices Monday. More>>

China marks decade of human spaceflight

China's astronauts have braved the tension of docking with a space station and performed delicate tasks outside their orbiting capsule, but now face a more down-to-earth job that is perhaps equally challenging: Talking... More>>

Reports: 11-year term for Kuwait woman over tweets

Kuwait opposition groups say a woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after convictions that include insulting the Gulf nation's ruler and encouraging his overthrow. More>>

Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age

After years of making money providing Internet service, cable TV companies are now tapping the power of the Internet to improve clunky program guides that are a relic of the 1990s. More>>

AT&T extends wait for new phone to 2 years

AT&T is extending from 20 months to 24 months the time it takes for customers on contract-based plans to earn a fully subsidized upgrade to a new phone. More>>

Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers. More>>

AT&T launches push-to-talk service for iPhone

AT&T Inc. on Monday said it's adding a walkie-talkie-like application to the iPhone for its corporate customers, replicating a hallmark feature of the Nextel network, which is being shut down this summer. More>>

E3 a chance to address gamers' questions Video included

What is the next generation of gaming? More>>

Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers. More>>

Music service, mobile software expected from Apple

Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers. Apple hasn't said what it will unveil... More>>

Exide files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer Battery maker Exide Technologies is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it attempts to restructure its U.S. business and strengthen its balance sheet. More>>

Report: NSA contract worker is surveillance source Video included

A 29-year-old intelligence contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret... More>>

New app helping Venezuelans find scarce items

Harried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer. More>>

Israeli leader accuses Iran of cyberattacks

Israel's prime minister said Sunday there has been a "significant rise" in cyberattacks on Israel by Iran. More>>

Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age

After years of making money providing Internet service, cable TV companies are now tapping the power of the Internet to improve clunky program guides that are a relic of the 1990s. More>>

Obama pressed Chinese leader on cybersecurity

President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jinping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as a top U.S. official... More>>

Intelligence chief defends Internet spying program Video included

Eager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for tapping into Internet usage is authorized by Congress, falls under... More>>

Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Smile! You're on referee cam. More>>

Newark Mayor Booker formally joins NJ Senate race

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who formally declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Saturday, now finds himself competing in a primary against like-minded Democratic congressmen that will be decided in mid-summer, when... More>>

NSA revelations force question: What do we want? Video included

For more than a decade now, Americans have made peace with the uneasy knowledge that someone - government, business or both - might be watching. More>>

San Onofre nuke plant to close after bitter fight

The demise of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it. More>>

Nuclear plant closures show industry's struggles

The decision to close California's San Onofre nuclear plant is the latest setback for an industry that seemed poised for growth not long ago. More>>

'One giant leap' toward a NASA Armstrong center?

Neil Armstrong's name is attached to a lunar crater, an asteroid, more than a dozen schools and a museum. More>>

Globally, people resigned to little privacy online

U.S. government snooping does not surprise global Internet users, who say they already have few expectations of online privacy as governments increasingly monitor people's digital lives and Internet companies often... More>>

Obama says US, China must develop cyber rules

Treading carefully, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping avoided a direct public confrontation on cybersecurity Friday as they opened a two-day summit aimed at forging closer personal ties between the... More>>

Xi says China upholds cybersecurity

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is 'firm in upholding cybersecurity" and cautions that technology is a "double edged-sword" that can drive progress but can impede governments. More>>

Denials in surveillance program require decoding

Google CEO Larry Page and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg are denying reports that depict two of the Internet's most influential companies as willing participants in a secret government program that gives the... More>>

Obama proposes lifting Lower 48 wolf protections

The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts. More>>

Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans Video included

President Barack Obama declared Friday that America is "going to have to make some choices" balancing privacy and security, launching a vigorous defense of formerly secret programs that sweep up an estimated 3 billion phone... More>>

Microsoft says used games will work on Xbox One

Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, which trade in used games. More>>

TiVo settles with Cisco, Motorola and Time Warner

TiVo settled patent disputes with Cisco, Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable, averting a trial that was to begin next week and bringing to a close a string of long-running legal squabbles over its pioneering digital... More>>

Sources: Booker, Pallone in US Senate race in NJ Video included

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who has used his social-media and political savvy to gain national prominence, is in the race to finish the U.S. Senate term of the late Frank Lautenberg, along with two Democratic congressmen and a... More>>

Zimmerman judge considers allowing voice experts

An expert hired by an Orlando newspaper testified Friday that screams for help on 911 calls don't match neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman's voice. More>>

Not quite the ER: Boston hospital cleaning mummy Video included

A 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy named Padihershef came out of his coffin Friday to go to the hospital. More>>

NASA's veteran Mars rover driving to new spot

NASA's Opportunity rover is rolling across the Martian surface again, leaving behind a clay-rich rock in search of more discoveries. More>>

AP PHOTOS: Where your online data get stored

By The Associated Press Internet companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google have vast amounts of data on you. More>>

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