We tend to think of corporations as monolithic, singular entities. But they're not. They're just companies, normal companies run by normal people—people that really, really loved downloading stuff from MegaUpload while on the clock. More »
Gadget design is in a pretty good place these days. Even companies like Sony and Dell—known to commit many a design atrocity in their days—are starting to make devices that look pretty. But there's still one crutch companies and designers lean on when they want to make something they think people will lust after. More »
Congress pitches awful bill. Dozens of companies support awful bill. One of those companies is the reviled, asshole-ish GoDaddy. GoDaddy dismisses criticism. Internet decides it doesn't need GoDaddy. Let's do this. More »
Last Friday, the DOJ unveiled a 52-page (52? LOL.) indictment against three of the biggest online poker companies providing service for Americans—PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker—and alleged that they were guilty of money laundering, along with wire and bank fraud. According to the DOJ attorney, the poker companies "disguised the source of players' payments, masking deposits and withdrawals as transactions with fake flower shops and pet-supply stores or e-commerce websites." The DOJ is asking for $3 billion from the companies and up to 65 years of imprisonment for some of the 11 defendants. [NYTimes, Image CC licensed, via dupo-x-y/Flickr] More »
Like life insurance, most people aren't keen to talk about what should happen to their digital selves after they die. Morbidity, the macabre, creepy—pick your poison. Nevertheless, there exist companies that deal with such things once you check out. More »
