Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on the most important stories happening in the world. Here are the news we're reading today. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have reached a new high, as dozens of armed men with no identification occupied two airports in the Ukrainian southern region of Crimea. Ukraine accuses them of being Russian, and calls their presence...
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Tumblr Looks for Gold in Hollywood Hills, Hires First Director of Media
The Tumblr logo is displayed at Nasdaq, Thursday, July 11, 2013 in New York. The company has appointed a director of media to boost its entertainment revenue.Image: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Tumblr has hired its first director of media in a bid to tap the deep pockets of Hollywood's marketers. Sima Sistani, who recently...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Bitly Suffers DDoS Attack, All Links Working Now
Bit.ly said Wednesday it was fighting off a DDoS attack. Bitly, the popular URL shortening tool, suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday, which impacted portions of its website. The company confirmed the attack with the following statement on the main page of its site on Wednesday morning: "Bitly is...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
BlackBerry CEO: I'd 'Definitely Sell' BBM for $19 Billion
John Chen, BlackBerry's current CEO, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2010.Image: Richard Drew/Associated Press BlackBerry's CEO has a message for Facebook or any other company looking to spend $19 billion on a mobile messaging app: He would take that deal for its BBM messaging service. "I work for the shareholder,"...
Monday, February 24, 2014
WhatsApp Plans to Introduce Voice Calling
Jan Koum, cofounder and CEO of WhatsApp, speaks at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 24, 2014.Image: Manu Fernandez/Associated Press WhatsApp, the hot mobile messaging app of the moment, plans to offer free voice calling later this year. Jan Koum, the WhatsApp cofounder and CEO, announced the news during a presentation...
Monday, February 17, 2014
Co-Pilot Hijacks Ethiopian Plane in Bid for Asylum in Switzerland
The hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane, pictured above, was seized by a 31-year-old co-pilot who is Ethiopian in origin and wanted asylum in Switzerland on February 17, 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland.Image: Fatih Erel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The co-pilot of an Ethiopian airliner hijacked a flight bound for Italy and landed in...
Sunday, February 16, 2014
7 Fundamental Tools to Get to Know a New City
Part of the charm of moving to a new city is getting to know the local scene. However, sometimes that can take months or even years, after you missed that killer set at the local concert hall. Whether you want to be a tourist or get in the thick with locals, check out these ways to stay apprised of local events, people and places to see....
Saturday, February 15, 2014
10 Famous Writers Who Don't Use Modern Tech to Create
For most writers, a laptop is an essential tool, providing a space to create and save their masterpieces. But over the years, a number of famous faces have admitted they don't like using modern technology to pen their various novels, short stories and scripts. Danielle Steel, who is currently the bestselling author alive,...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Stack the Deck With 'House of Cards' Playing Cards
The pursuit of power is nothing but a game, and people are merely pawns. Frank Underwood taught us that. But maybe you prefer cards over chess? Well, in that case, we have you covered. To celebrate the Season 2 of House of Cards, we created playing cards based on the Washington, D.C., drama. Get it? Cards! All your favorite...
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Live Updates: Wintry Mess Buries D.C., Philly and NYC
A man braces his umbrella while walking through the snow on February 13, 2014 in New York City. Heavy snow and high winds made for a hard morning commute in the city.Image: John MooreBy Mashable Team2014-02-13 14:46:17 UTC After trampling the South on Wednesday, a record-breaking ice storm headed north overnight, unleashing snow,...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Winter Olympics: 5 Things You Missed Overnight
Women's downhill gold medal winners Switzerland's Dominique Gisin, left, and Slovenia's Tina Maze, right, pose for photographers on the podium during a flower ceremony at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Image: Gero Breloer/Associated Press Most of the biggest Winter Olympics...
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