Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos has purchased The Washington Post for $250 million. August 5, 2013

Apple Slams Proposed Ebook Price Fixing Penalties as Draconian

Apple objects to proposed massive penalties. The government wants to monitor iTunes to make sure Apple doesn't violate any more antitrust laws. August 5, 2013

Twitter Reveals Data About the U.S. Government Requests it Receives for User Information

Twitter has shared data about the types of requests it receives in the U.S. regarding user data. August 4, 2013

A Street Cat Named Bob

A Street Cat Named Bob tells the story of London street musician James Bowen and the stray cat that changed his life. August 4, 2013

Forbes Reveals Richest Fictional Characters for 2013

Forbes has revealed the richest fictional character for 2013. The list was led by Scrooge McDuck, August 4, 2013

Justice Department Asks Judge for Severe Penalties Against Apple in Ebook Price Fixing Case

Apple is facing severe penalties after losing the ebook price fixing case to the U. S. government. The hearing will be held August 9, 2013. August 3, 2013

President Obama and Hillary Clinton Have Lunch at The White House

President Obama and Hillary Clinton enjoyed a private lunch at The White House August 1, 2013

Vanessa K. Bush Named Editor-in-Chief of Essence

Vanessa K. Bush has been named editor-in-chief of Essence magazine. She has been the acting editor-in-chief since February, 2013. August 1, 2013

New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Cover Revealed

Scholastic has revealed the new cover for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. August 1, 2013

Facebook Shares Briefly Climb Back Above May 2012 IPO Price

Facebook's stock briefly climbed above its IPO price of $38 earlier today. July 31, 2013

Al Jazeera America to Open 12 U.S. Bureaus, Hires Joie Chen

Al Jazeera America has announced plans to open 12 U.S. bureaus. Al Jazeera has also hired journliast Joie Chen July 31, 2013

Disney, Weinstein to Adapt Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl for the Big Screen

Disney and Harvey Weinstein have announced plans to bring Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl to the big screen. July 30, 2013

Overstock and Amazon Go to War: Both Drastically Slash Hardcover Prices

Overstock.com declares war on Amazon.com as both companies slash prices on hardcover books. July 30, 2013

Jane Austen to Appear on Ten Pound Note in 2017

Jane Austen will appear on the English ten pound note starting in 2017. July 29, 2013

Oscar Winner John Williams Discusses Plans for Writing the Score for the New Star Wars Movie

He wrote all the scores for the first six Star Wars films. Now Oscar winner John Williams is ready to pen the music for Episode VII. July 27, 2013

Neil Gaiman Discusses His New Video Game, Wayward Manor

Bestselling author Neil Gaiman introduces his new video game called Wayward Manor. July 26, 2013

Royal Baby Helps Mail Online Set Traffic Record

The Daily Mail set a traffic record thanks to the birth of the royal baby. July 25, 2013

Debut Novel on Booker Prize Longlist Was Rejected 47 Times Before Finally Being Published

Donal Ryan's debuted novel, The Spinning Heart, is on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize. It was rejected 47 times before finally being published. July 25, 2013

Stan Lee Explains How to Draw Superheroes in New Book

Stan Lee explains how to draw superheroes in his new how-to book from Watson Guptill. July 24, 2013

2013 Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced

The longlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize has been revealed. July 23, 2013

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish Memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish a memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in Spring 2014. July 22, 2013

Ten Most Controversial Topics on Wikipedia Revealed

The ten most controversial topics on Wikipedia have been revealed through a study of the online encyclopedia's ongoing edit wars. July 21, 2013

BH Media Group Buys The Press of Altantic City

Warren Buffett is still buying newspapers. His BH Media Group has purchased the Press of Atlantic City. July 21, 2013

Journalist Helen Thomas, First Woman to Join White House Press Corps, Dead at 92

Legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who annoyed presidents from Kennedy to Obama, died at home at the age of 92. July 20, 2013

Charles Barkley Talks Media and Racism

Charles Barkley talks about media and racism and how the media loves stories dealing with racism. July 19, 2013