Google's Chief of Fabulous Opens a Disco — In His Penthouse

We couldn't persuade Orkut Büyükkökten to invite us to his opulent birthday-and-housewarmingparty Saturday, but we won't hold it against him. After all, Google's ambassador to the gay party scene had to fit several billionaires between his new dance poles. More »

The iPad Tweet That Enraged Steve Jobs?

There was inevitably some cultural friction when Apple's secretive CEO took his new iPad around to New York's professionally indiscreet media. Exhibit A is a single tweet from a Wall Street Journal editor, which purportedly made Steve Jobs go ballistic: More »

The Best Google Commercial You're Never Going to See Air

Slow clap for Slate V, who put together the following theoretical Google "commercial" that's ostensibly—at the least—just a concept, and at best, a successful meme. Truth be told, though, Google should consider buying it. More »

Steve Jobs Still Spreading Magic iPad Dust Around New York Print World

Steve Jobs reportedly followed up his New York Times and Wall Street Journal iPad show-and-tells with a secret meeting with Time Inc. 99 cents for funnyman Joel Stein's latest musings will save journalism!

Tech Journalism Wunderkind in Bribery Scandal

Remember Daniel Brusilovsky, the 16-year-old startup CEO and TechCrunch contributor with 120,000 Twitter followers? The poor kid just threw it all away for a MacBook Air. More »

Blogger Beware: AOL's Robo-Reporters Will Swarm You Like Locusts

With great power comes great responsibility. But AOL's media borg Seed.com can't stop its horde of desperate underemployed journalists from mobbing story subjects, like the angry woman who heard from seven Seed writers in six days. Frightening. More »

Steve Jobs' New York Media Adventure

Steve Jobs visited the Wall Street Journal and New York Times in recent days, say sources at the papers. Also, New York reports the Apple CEO showed up for a secret media dinner. More »

Google Might Be Investing in Electric Cars

Tesla wants to go public. But the electric car company, loved by California celebrities and nerds alike, had to first bare all to the SEC. So now we know Tesla is funded by a mysterious front company linked to Google. More »

Was Meg Whitman's Software Pirated from Mitt Romney's Donors?

Supporters of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney tend to fancy themselves red-blooded capitalists. So it would probably upset them to learn they funded someone else's business, and get none of the profit. More »

Most Amazingly Comical Moments of Carly Fiorina's Awful Attack Ad

This must be seen to be believed, this latest inept volley from would-be California Senator Carly Fiorina. It is her attack ad against fellow Silicon Valley Republican person Tom Campbell, apparently assembled by the production team from Saturday Night Live. More »

Fashion Bloggers Run Afoul Of New FTC Rules?

A few weeks ago, we received an intriguing invitation in the tips inbox. Ann Taylor wanted us to come inspect their summer Loft collection — and they were willing to pay us to do it. [Jezebel]

Giz Explains: Why HTML5 Isn't Going to Save the Internet

The beardier parts of the web-o-sphere have been abuzz about HTML5, the next version of the language that powers our internet. Will it revolutionize web apps? Will it kill Flash video? Will it fix our gimpy iPads? Yes... and no. [Gizmodo]

Meet the Elite Vanguard Attacking Free Content

After half a year of bragging about all his customers, would-be newspaper paywall king Steven Brill has finally named some of them. Prepare to follow The Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era right into the future. More »

Are Meg Whitman's Campaign Donors Funding Her Loutish Son's Salary?

EBay billionaire Meg Whitman takes care of her son. Griff Harsh's internet privacy has been zealously protected, and he had a defacto bodyguard at Princeton. Now Whitman's gubernatorial campaign has rewarded the company that gave delinquent Harsh an unlikely job. More »

Gangs on Twitter: America's Nightmare

Police say that America's most dangerous gangs are increasingly turning to Twitter as a communication tool for their criminal networks. We investigated the Twitter accounts of five notorious sets; the results may alarm you. More »