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In response to the defamation lawsuit filed by tech blogger and investor Michael Arrington, Jenn Allen, an entrepreneur who he once dated, is standing by her claims that he raped her in her recent legal response.
Enviros want to ban extra-soft TP; users won't take that sitting down
Columnists say the global economy and nuclear treaties have stolen the spotlight from the environment
Reactions from the Twitterverse over Gmail's second crash in a month
Michael Masnick pokes fun at techphobes and asks whether fear greets all great advances
Rumors about its tablet computer and details of its plan to challenge Apple stores are drawing uncharacteristic praise
Bloggers analyze the news that Microsoft has begun baiting Apple store employees to jump ship
Commentators react to new and unexpected developments
It might look like just speeches and posturing, but serious matters of policy are being addressed
Telecom companies, Republicans, and long-standing critics open fire on the FCC's decision to enshrine net neutrality in law
The FCC dealt large telecom companies a blow by enshrining net neutrality principles into law
Steve Chapman wonders if technology intensifies the over-the-top criticism
The Guardian wonders what happened to the appealing push for engines that emit only water...
Mark Zuckerberg says the social media platform is making money ahead of schedule. Who was wrong, and what comes next?
Jobs returns from an extended medical leave, but lacks any breathtaking new products. What else does Apple have going for it?
Bloggers assess NASA's need for an extra $3 billion a year to get back to the Moon and beyond
ShortFormBlog's rages against Urlesque's call to make the Web cat-free for a day
Carol Bartz's discreet sale of company stock to the tune of $2 million rubs pundits, shareholders the wrong way
With $115 million on the table, Kai-Fu Lee's plans to start an angel investing firm in China have pundits asking whether it's a wise move
As Google continues to struggle with brain drain, its China chief resigns
Technology bloggers ponder a new service that sells friends to those feeling short on Facebook.
Surprising figures from Japan place Sony ahead of Apple when it comes to portable music players, but they come with a prominent asterisk
$20 million is a lot of money to make a sex-scandal go away, even for the makers of Grand Theft Auto.
As a wolf hunt begins in Idaho, The New York Times isn't happy.
With even the White House sometimes relying on Google, the blackout raises real issues
Some say California's wildfires are inevitable. Two sharp takes on how to live amongst the smoke.
Columnists warn that the battle over the climate change bill could make the health care debate look friendly
Even as Twitter and Facebook surge, technopundits debate whether it's time to jump ship.
The anniversary elicits a $400,000 investigative report and a storm of commentary
An in-house tiff breaks out over rumors that the smartphone may cause an explosion in Apple's sales
A rehashed story in the Times resurrects a favorite debate from July: is Twitter an old-person's game?
The online encyclopedia will require editors sign off on changes contributors make to biography pages
Columnists say new research on the walking dead suggests we may have a lot to learn about infectious disease
A 4,000 word profile of Steve Jobs details draconian confidentiality agreements as the backlash grows
Authors, academics, and anti-monopolists continue to fret over the plan to digitize the world's libraries.
The company's obsessive perfectionism has won it popularity--and a few detractors.
Slaying the head of Pakistani Taliban has strengthened their case, but the robots have their doubters.
The Pentagon's possible ban on social media is beginning to make sense, for starters.
Anthropologists debate our origins as a species.
Leaks in the Large Hadron Collider have forced scientists to grimace patiently until November
Steve Jobs shoved him, Google's ready for war, plus three more theories.
Two visions from writers who have already "made it."
Many tech pundits endorsed the basic mission of the deal between Yahoo and Microsoft, but are harsh on the details.
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