Hundreds honor information activist Swartz in NYC


USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) - Portraying his suicide as the product of injustice, friends and supporters at a memorial Saturday for free-information advocate Aaron Swartz called for changing computer-crime laws and the legal system itself.

Highly Cited:Democrat warns revamp of hacking law could take 'a very long time'The Hill
In Depth:Hundreds gather in NYC to remember information activist Swartz after his suicide


Curiosity Hits 'A Jackpot'

ABC News
White veins of minerals coursing through rocks on the floor of Mars's Gale Crater are providing some of the strongest evidence yet that the rover Curiosity's landing site once was a wetter, warmer place.



Google 'planning' to kill passwords

Times of India
LONDON: Since passwords have become an increasing problem for many, Google could be set to replace them entirely and is experimenting with USB keys, mobile phones and even jewellery that can act as a physical "key" to give users access to their ...



San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree being investigated in sexual assault

San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree is being investigated in connection with a sexual assault, San Francisco police said Friday.



University of California President Mark Yudof Will Step Down

UC president leaving
San Jose Mercury News
BERKELEY -- In a surprise announcement, University of California President Mark Yudof said Friday he will step down in August, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure burdened by tuition hikes and budget cuts.



NASA Sends Mona Lisa to the Moon on a Laser Ride

PC Magazine
The U.S. space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) scientists this week beamed an image of the Mona Lisa from Earth to the Moon-orbiting spacecraft's Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument, NASA said Thursday.
In Depth:One to beam up: NASA uses a laser to send Mona Lisa to the moon



Al Gore purchases $29.6 million in Apple stock for $441,000

Al Gore Nets Another Fortune Buying Apple Stock
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore recently netted a huge payday by selling his cable station. Now, it appears he's making another big profit buying Apple's stock on ...

Al Gore purchases $29.6 million in Apple stock for $441,000 ...
Lower price available by virtue of Gore's board position A US Securities and Exchange Commission filing was made on Thursday , showing that Apple board member Al Gore ...



Aimi-Morgan Jones, Seller Posts Naked Photo To eBay Accidentally

Naked eBay seller accidentally exposes assets in auction photo
A naked eBay seller accidentally exposed herself in on the auction site, but the no-knicker-wearing user became an overnight celebrity with a ton of cash to boot.

Woman Posts Naked Photo To eBay Accidentally (NSFW PHOTOS)
What's the best way to sell something on eBay? Include a nude photo of yourself, of course. Somehow the eBay posting found its way to Twitter, where it began trending ...



Facebook Set A Record On New Year's Day/Eve With 1.1B Photo Uploads

TechCrunch
No one knew it yet, but people all over the world gave Graph Search a hearty meal when they uploaded a record 1.1 billion photos during the 48 hours over News Year's Day and Eve.



Catfish stars share insight into Manti Te'o hoax

USA TODAY
Nev Schulman introduced "catfishing" to the world in his 2010 documentary, "Catfish," which chronicled his experience of being duped by an online girlfriend.



Lenovo Bringing Chromebook to Classrooms

PC Magazine
Lenovo is polishing up its education offerings with a touch of Chrome—Google's Chrome OS, that is. The PC manufacturer today announced Lenovo's first Chromebook, a variation of the ThinkPad X131e using Google's Web-centric operating system, to be ...



Intel profit sinks 27% on dreadful PC sales

CNN
The world's largest chipmaker reported a quarterly profit on Tuesday that fell 27% from year-ago results, dragged down by slumping PC chip sales.



Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes

Huffington Post
WASHINGTON - Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged ...



Pelosi Announces Departure of Longtime Chief of Staff John Lawrence, Nadeam Elshami as New Chief of Staff


Nancy Pelosi chief of staff John Lawrence retires after 38 ...
John Lawrence, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff, is retiring on Feb. 1 after 38 years on Capitol Hill ...



Yelp dishes out restaurant inspection data in SF and NY

CNET


Google Denies Running Over Donkey

NBC Bay Area
Google denied its Google Street View team ran over a donkey in Botswana as it snapped pictures. A photo emerged from Google Street View in Kweneng, Botswana of what appeared to be a "helpless donkey," according to the Atlantic.



Silicon Valley legend Thomas Weisel entangled in Lance Armstrong's problems

San Jose Mercury News
In some ways, Lance Armstrong and Thomas Weisel seemed to be separated at birth. As the cycling legend soared, nabbing one Tour de France title after another, the legendary Silicon Valley financier was right there alongside him -- friend, protector ...



Online education is in UC's future, but how it'll look is anyone's guess

San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO -- The University of California has $10 million to expand online education in the governor's budget proposal. But no one knows what the programs will look like or how much money they will save the university, if any.


Facebook takes on Google in search with new feature


USA TODAY
Facebook fired a direct shot at Google and its vast search-engine empire on Tuesday with Graph Search, a new search tool for users to sift through piles of pictures, posts and places.

Reasons to use Facebook Graph Search
Washington Post
Facebook's new Graph Search feature suddenly makes the search bar at the top of its pages — which you were probably ignoring — a lot more interesting. The updated search function, announced Tuesday, lets users dig through most of the the Facebook ...

Review: Searching for friends, places and things on Facebook
Minneapolis Star Tribune
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook unveiled a new search tool on Tuesday that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the site — all through the lens of their social connections. Would you like to know which of ...

Graph Search is both terrifying and awesome
Stuff.co.nz
Much of this data is automatically collected - the friends you talk to the most, what you listen to on Spotify, where you check in - but even more of it is voluntarily submitted.

China's Li Calls for Patience as Government Works to Reduce Smog

San Francisco Chronicle
Li Keqiang, set to become China's next premier, called for the nation's citizens to have patience as authorities work to reduce pollution in the world's second- biggest economy.



iPhone 5 users gobble up the most data in Europe, study says


CNET
Owners of Apple's latest phone chew up 50 percent more data than do iPhone 4S users, says a study from mobile analytics firm Arieso.

Why China loves Apple
CNN
Editor's note: Jeongwen Chiang is professor of marketing and chair of the department of marketing at China Europe International Business School.



Live: Facebook news conference at 10 am


Los Angeles Times
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Anticipation has been making Silicon Valley wait just like a Carly Simon song in a 1970s Heinz ketchup commercial.

In Depth:Predicting the next big thing up Mark Zuckerberg's sleeve CNET



Greg Sandoval quits CNET over CBS editorial meddling

CNET Writer Quits Over CBS Meddling -- Daily Intelligencer
CNET Writer Quits Over Worse-Than-It-Seemed CBS Meddling . ... "I just want to be known as an honest reporter." Related CBS Keeping CNET on an Awkwardly Short Leash

Techmeme: Greg Sandoval quits CNET over CBS editorial ...
Greg Sandoval quits CNET over CBS editorial interference. Kim Zetter / Wired: Cybersleuths Uncover 5-Year Spy Operation Targeting Governments, ...


Aaron Swartz' Death Fuels MIT Probe, White House Petition to Oust Prosecutor

ABC News
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched an internal probe of the events leading up to the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into the school's journal archives.

Highly Cited:What is a 'Hacktivist'? New York Times
In Depth:Anonymous hacks MIT in honor of Aaron Swartz



Smog continues to choke China


USA TODAY
But government's disclosure of pollution data encourages environmentalists. Story Highlights. Residents are advised to stay indoors; 33 cities suffered 'hazardous' air this weekend; China's media providing blanket coverage.

From China:Pollution masks given to outdoor workers



Extra-virgin olive oil boom in California

San Francisco Chronicle
Twelve-hour shifts, 40 days and 40 nights. Picking olives, transporting them, milling the oil. That was the scale of this year's harvest that came into California Olive Ranch's milling plant near Willows (Glenn County), 2 1/2 hours north of San Francisco.


'No Pants Subway Ride' day around the world

San Francisco Chronicle
"No Pants" participant Katherine Kwid, of San Francisco, walks through the Montgomery BART station in her underwear on January 13, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.



No. 7 Cal women top fifth-ranked Stanford 67-55


San Jose Mercury News
STANFORD, Calif.—Chiney Ogwumike knows she can't do it all for Stanford as much as she loves to carry the load. Coach Tara VanDerveer knows it.



CES postscript: The touch laptop is the story

CNET
Touch is coming in a big way to Windows 8 laptops. And if Intel has its druthers, pretty much everything coming down the pike will be touch-capable.

In Depth:Vizio PC lineup 2013 refresh hands-on: it's time for touch



CES 2013: 5 Dumbest Ideas

InformationWeek
CES launches some of the coolest gadgets on the planet. But with more than 3,000 exhibitors this year, not everyone could be a winner.

In Depth:Samsung takes the spotlight as CES becomes truly global



Astronomers Find The Largest Known Spiral Galaxy

Forbes
Based on information from the GALEX program, astronomers have crowned spiral galaxy NGC 6872 the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe.



China's 'Little Emperor' generation fits stereotypes, study finds

'China's one-child policy breeding pessimistic adults'
Times of India
BEIJING: The 'Little Emperors' , children growing up under China's one-child policy , are less trusting and more risk averse, a study published in the journal Science has concluded.

Highly Cited:China's One-Child Policy Creates 'Little Emperors' LiveScience.com
In Depth:China's 'Little Emperor' generation fits stereotypes, study finds




Colin Kaepernick, 49ers thrash Packers 45-31

Packers GM on Colin Kaepernick: 'That was special'
NFL News
"That was unbelievable," Thompson told Yahoo! Sports. "He did everything. I mean, I had read the press clippings and seen some of the highlights.

In Depth:Colin Kaepernick, 49ers thrash Packers 45-31



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