Facebook Gives the Scoop on New Privacy Controls
Apologetic wasn’t exactly the tone during Facebook’s announcement of new privacy controls on Wednesday, but users can expect a fresh set of “simpler” options to start rolling out across the site soon.
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Pics: How Workers Make iPods and iPhones
After a spate of worker suicides, Foxconn — a Taiwan-based company contracted by Apple to produce iPods and iPhones — opened the doors of its Shenzhen, China plant to reporters. Take a look inside the factory and behind the controversy.
Lost: The Unanswered Questions
It may be nearly 72 hours since Lost took its bow, but the folks at College Humor are having problems letting go.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Touches Down for the Final Time
After 120 million miles and 25 years in orbit, the space shuttle Atlantis is ready for retirement.
Quote: Kobe Bryant on Losing Game 4
“Jovial.”
— KOBE BRYANT, star of the Los Angeles Lakers, giving a one-word answer to a reporter asking how he felt after losing game 4 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals to the Phoenix Suns. The series is now tied 2-2. (via …
Quotes: BP Sets Expectations Before Top Kill Procedure
“We always have to be careful about setting expectations.”
— KENT WELLS, BP’s senior vice president for exploration and production, dampening down expectations in advance of the company’s attempt to plug a leaking oil …
Who Won Dancing With the Stars for 2010?
ABC finally awarded the show’s Mirrorball trophy last night. And the winner is….
Quotes: South Korea Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against North
“In the past 10 years, we have failed to establish the concept of principal enemy. We have ignored the very danger under our feet.”
— LEE MYUNG-BAK, President of South Korea, on reclassifying North Korea as “principal enemy” …
Reporter Demonstrates How ‘Easy’ Stealing iPods Is
Honestly, this segment made me feel strangely safe. Probably not the intention.
Facebook Promises Privacy Changes Tomorrow
That’s the word from Chris Kelly, Facebook’s VP of product, speaking in New York.
Is Oil Still Spewing Into the Gulf of Mexico?
There’s a single-serve website for that.
Will Facebook Privacy Fears Torpedo a Political Hopeful?
Chris Kelly was the one-time privacy czar at Facebook. Now he’s running for attorney general in California. Will the social network’s snafus snare his political hopes?