Former News Corp. president wants Hulu for $500 million, says report
Peter Chernin, who's also a former Hulu board member, wants to buy the video-streaming service he helped launch, Reuters reports. [Read more]
Capresso brews a cup of coffee or tea in 60 seconds The Capresso a la Carte Cup-to-Carafe Coffee & Tea Maker is designed to brew or steep a single cup of coffee or tea. The device heats up water quickly, giving caffeine fiends their needed brew in no time. [Read more]
Intel confirms USB bug in 'Haswell' chipset The chipmaker says a USB bug in the chipset that accompanies the "Haswell" processor exists and will be fixed. [Read more]
Boeing wraps up 787 Dreamliner battery testing The aircraft maker says it has completed certification testing for a new battery system meant to replace the one at the center of an FAA investigation over fire-related incidents. [Read more]
Is Google Fiber coming to Austin? Google and the city of Austin, Texas, are hosting a press conference on Tuesday, and they aren't saying what it's about. Some speculate it has to do with the 1Gbps broadband service coming to the city. [Read more]
Q&A: MacFixIt Answers Readers ask about options for managing birthdays in the OS X calendar, and other Mac-related questions. [Read more]
Kickstart a 3D-printed robotic hand A Kickstarter campaign is raising funds to get an ultracheap 3D-printed robotic hand into production. [Read more]
Intel's next-gen 'Haswell' chip now shipping to PC makers The chipmaker is shipping its most power-efficient mainstream processor to date, a source tells CNET. Intel also confirmed a bug in the accompanying chipset today. [Read more]
iRadio could be better for music labels Apple's upcoming streaming radio service could pay music labels better than Pandora does, the next Xbox may require an Internet connection to play games, and Bridget Carey explores future tech being worked on at AT&T Labs. [Read more]
The 404 1,243: Where clouds are for the weak (podcast) Steve Guttenberg helps us celebrate Audiophiliac Month with some sound-related memes, a look back at Times Square in the '70s, the birth and death of the Apple iPod, and more. [Read more]
Microsoft: Facebook Home? Wait, that's Windows Phone Redmond seems somewhat aghast that Mark Zuckerberg's great, new app-less tool bears some sort of resemblance to the Windows Phone launch of 2011. [Read more]
The game I'm playing all weekend: Vector Available for Android and iOS, this stylish, parkour-inspired take on Mirror's Edge provides tons of endless-runner fun. And it's free! [Read more]
Google Maps art magnifies our impact on Earth Artist David Thomas Smith uses heavily manipulated satellite images of major cities as a vehicle for revealing humanity's excesses. [Read more]
Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows off his spacesuit waltz Aboard the International Space Station, Commander Hadfield explains how he inspects the safety of his spacesuit. [Read more]
Electric undergarment fights sexual assault with shocks Amid a rising tide of rapes and sexual assaults in India, three engineering students devise an electrified undergarment they hope will help protect women from attack. [Read more]
House to amend CISPA in secret As is with most cases, "classified information" is cited as the reason why the controversial "privacy killer" CISPA will be amended in secret. But it's OK; it's only people's privacy at risk here. [Read more]
Android rumor roundup An Android-powered notebook, a pair of Samsung "Mega" devices, and a Nexus 7 refresh are among this week's juiciest Android rumors. [Read more]
ITC says Samsung text-selection feature infringes Apple patent A decision from a judge from the federal agency that deals with trade disputes could keep Samsung from shipping phones to the U.S. [Read more]
Fisker ready to pull the plug A report by Reuters says that Fisker laid off 160 of its employees this morning, which seems to spell the end for the luxury plug-in hybrid manufacturer. [Read more]
How to copy a file path in OS X There are several approaches you can take to reveal and copy full file paths as text in OS X. [Read more]
A little black dress that speaks to schizophrenia U.K. design students fashion powerful garments that aim to explain the neuroscientific underpinnings of bipolar disorder, epilepsy, autism, Alzheimer's, and more. [Read more]
Google lobbies against patent privateering The search giant is asking federal agencies to take a closer look at a practice it says undermines "patent peace." [Read more]
Nokia brings Music app to Windows 8, RT The program, similar to the Windows Phone version for Nokia's Lumia devices, is the company's first app for PCs and tablets. [Read more]
Amazon's Bezos leads $5M investment in Business Insider Jeff Bezos' investment company pumps new cash into the news Web site, a deal that started with a dinner between the Amazon CEO and Business Insider's Henry Blodget. [Read more]
Rush Limbaugh: iPad great tool in fighting global warming 'hoax' After a 13-year-old boy calls in to say he has found proof in his local library that man-made global warming is a hoax, the famed radio host sends him an iPad, as its portability will prove useful in the boy's crusade. [Read more]
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