Google reveals how much it paid to man who briefly owned Google.com
For all the times you’ve typed “google.com” into a web browser, you probably never stopped to think about what it might mean to own that domain — or own it very briefly and then sell it back to Google. One man found out, as was...
62 richest people have as much as wealth as half of world’s population, report finds
The 62 richest people on the planet have as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, according to a new report from Oxfam. The global organization, which strives to find solutions to end poverty, says the report only serves...
Much more than Mario Kart: The history of kart racers
No video game genre divides and unifies us like the kart racer. For every Mario Kart there are a dozen by-the-numbers cash-ins, and even that hallowed series receives regular criticism as too derivative. But while we all breathe a collective sigh of disappointment with each kid-friendly license that predictably goes the generic kart-racing route, it's hard not to get excited by that rare entry that...
Pandora will pay more for streaming songs under new ruling — but not as much as music labels wanted
Pandora is going to be paying 20 percent more for every song its users stream, after the Copyright Royalty Board released a decision today hiking rates for streaming songs from $ .0014 to $ .0017 per play. It’s a pivotal ruling for the digital...