Twitter Bug Allowed Some Protected Accounts To Be Read By Unapproved Followers

The bad news: Since November of 2013, there’s been a bug in Twitter that allowed people to read tweets they shouldn’t have been able to see....

These Are The 15 Best Accelerators In The U.S.

Business accelerators like Y Combinator and TechStars have come to occupy a critical geography in the tech landscape, and today two professo...

Surprise! The Disrupt NY Extra Early Bird Sale Is Extended Until Wednesday

Procrastination is a thing of the devil. We get that. And with that thought, our lovely events team has extended the extra early bird sale o...

Speed-Reader Startup Spritz Closing $3.5M Seed

Spritz, a Boston-based startup that's been developing a speed-reading technology in stealth since 2011, is in the process of closing a $...

Turkey PM, Prez Go Round and Round About Social Media

Turkey's prime minister and president are spewing conflicting talking points on the nation's stance toward social media. It turns ...

TheNeeds Brings Its Personalized News Reader To iPhone

Newly launched iOS application TheNeeds is the latest attempt at offering users a better, more personalized news-reading experience with a s...

Snowden: The NSA Is Setting Fire To The Future Of The Internet

Today at the SXSW conference, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden joined the event digitally to speak about mass surveillance. Since his revela...