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Irwin Lipkin, Last Of Madoff Defendants, Gets 6 Months In Prison
By Scott Neuman The 77-year-old was one of Bernard Madoff’s oldest employees. He pleaded guilty 3 years ago to knowingly signing false documents, but has insisted that he thought the
This Week On TechCrunch’s Bitcoin Podcast: Biggs Goes Reddit, And Meet TØ.com
By Alex Wilhelm,John Biggs Hello dear friends, and welcome back to another episode of TCBTC, TechCrunch’s bitcoin podcast. Akin to the proverbial ancient turtle, we are still here. This time
Genius Hub Is Like A Paid Version Of Reddit’s AMA
By Sarah Perez Reddit’s traffic may be climbing amid its recent controversy and turmoil, but the company’s fate is now more questionable than before. And that means it’s time for
Microsoft Launches Open Source Tool To Help iOS Developers Port Their Apps To Windows
By Frederic Lardinois At its Build developer conference earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it would soon release tools that would make it easier for iOS and Android developers to
We Will Bury You: Russia Bulldozes Tons Of European Cheese, Other Banned Food
By Bill Chappell Parmesan and Dutch cheese, Spanish ham, fruits, vegetables — all reportedly became fodder for the wheels of steamrollers and the flames of incinerators Thursday. » E-Mail This
Undoing A Permanent ‘Oops’: Colombian Scholars Tackle Tattoo Typos
By Camila Domonoske This year’s Festival of the Word in Bogota will feature the usual authors and linguists — plus a professional tattoo artist. Some visitors can have spelling errors
States Haven’t Embraced Later School Start Times For Teens
By Richard Harris Last year the nation’s pediatricians said middle and high schoolers shouldn’t start school before 8:30 am, so they can get much-needed sleep. But almost all schools start
Helping Angola’s Youth: From Schooling To Skimboarding To Hair Advice
By Sam Seifman She’s a master multitasker: Angela Helena Carvalho de Sa dedicated many hours to working for Angola’s underprivileged young people while studying for a degree in clinical psychology.
Livetext Me: Are There Too Many Options For Messaging?
By Paige Pfleger Yahoo came out with a new app that allows users to send messages while staring at soundless videos of each other typing. It’s the latest in the
Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Legacy: Changing How Americans See Satire
By Eric Deggans Jon Stewart hosts his last episode of The Daily Show tonight, after 16 years as TV’s satirist supreme. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Stewart’s barbs changed
