John Talty

BART officials warned of possible station shutdowns and arrests on Monday, ahead of Anonymous' planned OPBart protest.

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter both posted record unique visitor numbers in July, according to comScore data.

After six months of battling with Moammar Gadhafi's forces, Libyan rebels finally broke through on Monday, capturing 95 percent of Tripoli and many key members of Gadhafi's circle, including two of his sons. But the big question remains - where in the world is Moammar Gadhafi?

Apple's iPhone and Google's Android operating system saw their market share continued to rise in the second quarter, according to research firm NPD.

Skype buys GroupMe, Verizon's 45,000 striking workers head back to work, rebel action in Libya affects oil prices, and more in today's Companies Roundup

The flavor here is less of 'We are making good, steady progress on a well-thought-out strategy' and more of 'Wow, things are really not going well, we need to do something big!' Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer told IBTimes.

Hurricane Irene hits Puerto Rico and approaches Florida, rebels take over Libya's capital, charges may be dropped against Dominique Strauss-Kahn and more in Monday's daily scoop.

Georgetown men's basketball team and the Chinese professional team met on Friday to smooth things over, a day after a nasty brawl broke out between the two teams.

Burger King has dumped its creepy King mascot in favor of emphasizing its new healthy options, according to USA Today.

HP dumped its webOS Touchpad tablet, the Taliban attacked a British cultural center in Kabul, five were killed at a Belgian music festival, and more in today's Daily Scoop.

Yahoo! Sports stunning investigation into the Miami Hurricanes athletic program has knocked the college sports world off its feet. If the classy Randy Shannon couldn't stop the rampant cheating, can anyone in college football do it?

Hewlett-Packard will be dumping its Touchpad tablet computer and phones after dismal sales at Best Buy and other retailers, the company announced on Thursday.

A basketball game between Georgetown's men's basketball team and a Chinese professional team ended at an abrupt halt after a massive brawl broke out on mid-court.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a nose dive during Thursday trading, dropping more than four percent at times during trading. As the stock markets dropped across the board it raises the question -- at what level do circuit breakers cut in to stop a stock market from crashing?

Christine O'Donnell walks off Piers Morgan set, David Letterman gets threatened, Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey to star in a stripper movie, and more in today's Daily Scoop.

Michele Bachmann has promised supporters that if elected President she will make sure gas prices are lower than $2 a gallon.

Are computers finally taking over the world? Not yet but IBM is hoping to make computers more humanlike.

Despite the wave of negative attention Netflix got for raising its prices, Redbox has decided to follow suit and raise the prices on its DVD rental service.

D.C. area rapper Wale released his newest mixtape on Wednesday, "The Eleven One Eleven Theory," ahead of his much anticipated "Ambition" album.

Over the last decade blogging has been one of the hottest phenomenons of the Internet world, so we went to one of the hottest bloggers for how-to advice -- The Bargain Babe.

Abercrombie & Fitch announced on Tuesday that it would like for Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and the rest of his Jersey Shore cast mates to stop wearing its clothing line, fearing it could harm the brand.

Ford is at it again in social media-- this time unveiling a new Facebook-based countrywide mileage challenge.

A faction of the 45,000 Verizon employees on strike is planning on protesting a New York Department of Education meeting on Wednesday.

While some lauded Google's move to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion on Monday, others, such as Standard & Poor's, view it as a mistake

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility dominated the headlines on Monday, but is it possible another company could come in and swipe Motorola away?

Fitch Ratings announced on Tuesday it had reaffirmed the United States' long-term debt rating of AAA, despite Standard & Poor's downgrade. Here are the five things you need to know about its decision:

Old Navy announced its entry into the lucrative sports apparel market with its Superfan Nation, an in-store shop set to debut later in August

The strike of 45,000 Verizon land line employees continued onto its ninth day on Monday, as groups across the country picketed in front of Verizon stores. IBTimes was on the scene to capture a group of picketing Verizon workers in Lower Manhattan.

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility had wide-ranging impacts on Monday, notably on technology stocks. Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), and Research in Motion (NYSE:RIMM) all saw big stock price jumps during Monday's trading.