Whoops: turns out the Indian Navy didn’t sink a Pirate Ship last week, they sunk a hijacked vessel instead

The war on Somali Pirates celebrated its first victory last week when news went around the world that the Indian Navy had managed to sink "the mother pirateship" off Somalia. It was a good line, but it ... continue

Somali Pirates 39: International Naval Defense Taskforce 0

Somali pirates are having more fun than Captain Jack Sparrow this week, with news in that more ships have been taken hostage. Depending on which report you read, the latest haul is either a Greek bulk carrier or ... continue

GM gets poor reception for YouTube bailout propaganda

General Motors has posted a propaganda video to YouTube in an attempt to gain support for a bailout of the US car industry. The bailout itself is currently in dispute, with House Democrats calling on the Bush Administration ... continue

Sorry, there’s no easy way of putting this: Lala Sucks

Lala is gaining headlines across the tech blogosphere for a new service that allows users to play songs on the web. The glowing reviews mention support from major record labels and an extensive library. Some are calling ... continue

Australia’s biggest telco joins Twitter: Hi Telstra Bot

Australia's biggest telecommunications firm Telstra (think AT&T, but more evil) has joined Twitter. The BigPond Twitter account sees Telstra's internet service become available for the first time to monitor and respond to user concerns. It's great in theory, ... continue

Netflix the Latest to Drink the Fail Juice

Netflix is struggling with some serious issues this week, confirming a full-on "shipping and distribution outage" to CNBC's Jim Goldman. The online movie service shipped no DVDs Tuesday or today and shipped only a few Wednesday, the company ... continue

Cuil insults Helen Keller, is their target market adolescent boys?

New search engine Cuil is pushing tasteless blind jokes into search results for Helen Keller. A search for Helen Keller on Cuil delivers "Helen Keller jokes" as a recommended primary search tab. Following the link displays jokes (on ... continue

Google Lively not well recieved

Google launched virtual world service Lively earlier today and The Inquisitr's JR Raphael finished his post with the words "Looks like we may have another Google home run on our hands." I know where JR is coming ... continue

Twitteration Chapter 6 Verse 1-2: The Developers Flee

"Then I watched while the EV broke open the first of the seven API's, and I heard one of the four living developers cry out in a voice like thunder, "No More." Twitter developers are feed up and ... continue

Twitter Makes A Pivotal Decision, Will It Be Quick Enough?

Twitter is spending it's latest round of $15 million on hiring outside help to fix the mess it has created, according to a report from Eric at VentureBeat. Startup builders and fixers Pivotal Labs have gotten the nod, ... continue

$15 Million For Twitter, Lets Hope They Use It For Scaling

Twitter has closed a $15 million round on a $80 million valuation according to GigaOm. Rumors of Twitter's attempts to raise a new round have been circulating for months, and depending on which version you heard it was ... continue