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Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

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. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is a

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AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

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 Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both

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News Summary: Police chief on criminals online

News Summary: Police chief on criminals online

SOCIAL FAUX PAS: If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You're in for a social media scolding from police Chief David Oliver and some of his small department's 49,000 Facebook fans.

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Vietnam arrests well-known blogger for criticism

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. The arrest of Pham Viet Dao, 61, indicates the level of concern in the Communi

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Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads

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 from personal computers to smartphones and tablets. The report released Thursday

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NEWS SUMMARY: Facebook introduces hashtags

NEWS SUMMARY: Facebook introduces hashtags

HASHING IT OUT: 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. HOW IT WORKS: Users will be able to click a hashtag to see a feed of discussions about a topic. For example, typing

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Facebook introduces hashtags

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. Facebook Inc. said in a blog post Wednesday that users will be able to click a hashtag to see a feed of discussions about a particu

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News Summary: Facebook launches servers outside US

News Summary: Facebook launches servers outside US

NEW SERVERS: Facebook started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. THE RATIONALE: The company said the new servers should improve the social network's performance in Europe. OVERSEAS IMPACT: The new servers reflect the g

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Hands-free Texting Still Distracting for Drivers

Hands-free Texting Still Distracting for Drivers

A new AAA study has found that using voice commands to send text messages and emails while driving is actually more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone. (June 12)

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Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech

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." The acquisition is not only among the largest-ever purchase prices for an Israeli start-up. It also cements a recent push b

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Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service

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 popular navigation system. The acquisition announced Tuesday ends several m

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Hillary Clinton joins Twitter

Hillary Clinton joins Twitter

Twitter, meet (at)HillaryClinton. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Twitter on Monday, describing herself with a dash of humor as a "pantsuit aficionado" and a "hair icon." The former New York senator and first lady sent out her first tweet under the handle (at)HillaryClinton,

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Facebook shares rise on analyst upgrade to

Facebook shares rise on analyst upgrade to "Buy"

Facebook Inc.'s shares rose Monday after a Stifel analyst upgraded his rating on the social media company's stock. THE SPARK: Analyst Jordan Rohan increased Facebook's rating to "Buy" from "Hold," and set a $29 price target, saying it is one of the most compelling investments in the Internet sector

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Small businesses to get $1M in Twitter ad credits

Small businesses to get $1M in Twitter ad credits

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Twitter are creating a program to encourage small businesses to advertise on Twitter. The companies said Monday that Twitter will award a total of more than $1 million in advertising credits to Chase's 4 million small-business customers. The credits of $100 each can be used

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Reports: 11-year term for Kuwait woman over tweets

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. Monday's court decision is among the harshest punishments given in the Gulf region as authorities increasingly crack down on

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Snapshots from Turkey's protest

Snapshots from Turkey's protest

The protests in Turkey that began over government plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's main square to make way for a shopping mall have entered their seventh day. The protests have grown into something much bigger than protecting trees, drawing on a deep undercurrent of discontent against what many

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Denials in surveillance program require decoding

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 National Security Agency unfettered access to email and other personal informatio

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2 get death in Pakistan case tainted by class

2 get death in Pakistan case tainted by class

Two young men received death sentences Friday over a fatal shooting that exposed class divisions in Pakistan and led to an unusual social media campaign demanding that the country's rich and powerful be held accountable. The suspects, Shahrukh Jatoi and Nawab Siraj Talpur, come from two of the weal

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Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans

Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans

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 calls a day and amass Internet data from U.S. providers in an attempt to th

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Israeli military plans social media clampdown

Israeli military plans social media clampdown

Some Israeli soldiers will soon be unfriending Facebook following a new crackdown on social media use. The military said Thursday it will soon issue new restrictions on the use of Facebook and other social media sites. A draft of the plan bars soldiers in classified units from posting pictures of

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