Infochimps announces platform as a service environment for the redhot big data market. [Read more]

Born from the collapse of a massive star, a recently detected stellar-mass black hole is breaking high-speed records. [Read more]

President promises privacy legislation and says Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL are committed to working with Do Not Track technology in browsers. [Read more]

The social-networking site implies that the suspension of the accounts that belittled the French president disregarded the site's parody and spam rules. [Read more]

Larry Magid chats by phone with California Attorney General Kamala Harris shortly after she announces an agreement with major app companies to protect the privacy of consumers. [Read more]

The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones. [Read more]

Social network wants permission to inspect the contents of four previously undisclosed accounts, allegedly in use since 2003. [Read more]

Mattel is releasing a replica of the "Back to the Future" hoverboard, but sadly, it doesn't really float. Maybe the company should get in touch with this DIYer. [Read more]

Hitachi says its new 2.5-inch hard drives are thinner, more rugged, and faster. [Read more]

Cyber security is a growing problem that threatens the U.S. economy, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says broadband providers can help protect the public. [Read more]