Yannick LeJacq

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), and his wife Mackenzie Bezos have pledged $2.5 million to help defend same-sex marriage in Washington state. Will this move affect Amazon as did forays into the culture wars made by Chick-fil-A Inc., Kraft Foods Inc., and other companies?

Rumors circulated yesterday that Apple was planning to develop a video game console after news broke that the company had filed a new patent containing several promising images of game controllers. But do the claims hold water?

Michael Phelps, the 26-year old Olympic athlete posed to enter the 2012 Olympics later this week, may have a problem with his addiction to the popular military shooter "Call of Duty," according to some comments he made in a recent interview.

Ridley Scott is teaming up with screenwriter Steve Zaillian to produce a big-picture version of "The Day That Britain Stopped," a mockumentary about a gigantic traffic jam.

The SDK for the upcoming Windows Phone 8 was leaked on Thursday through the Chinese website WPXAP. Information contained in the document included details on improved apps for the phone's camera as well as 3D Nokia maps and expanded capabilities for third-party developers.

As analysts began to eagerly predict Facebook earnings--its first as a public company--the social media giant's close ally Zynga posted dramatic losses, leading many to question the future the two tech companies may have together.

Ice-T sparked a controversy last week when he spoke frankly in defense of gun control on the day of the shooting in Aurora, Colorado, calling it a necessary "defense against tyranny." What is the connection between the rapper's political views and his violent music?

Police in Niqiao village, a small region near Wenling City in east China's Zhejiang province report that a local man's penis was stolen by thieves while he slept. Suspects include the jealous lovers of local women with whom Lin was allegedly having affairs.

Just a week before it's official release, leaked versions of rapper Rick Ross' new album, "God Forgives, I Don't" have begun rapidly spreading across the internet.

The former Republican presidential candidate broadcast his support for Chick-fil-A Wednesday in the wake of its president's anti-gay comments, posting on Twitter and Facebook about his plans to honor "National Chick-Fil-A" appreciation day and, once again, drawing the ire of gay activist Dan Savage.

Madonna defended her use of a swastika from her controversial MDNA tour while speaking for an interview on a Brazilian television station, explaining that the Nazi imagery was meant to question “the intolerance that we human beings have for one another.”

Uroko Onoka, a wealthy Nigerian man and local philanthropist, was allegely raped by his six wives after returning home from a bar last Tuesday night.

The ASA rules against Activision in a case involving a daytime television ad for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. How will this impact future marketing for the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 2?

After a controversial launch of Diablo III, Blizzard is turning its attention back to World of Warcraft this fall with the release of Mists of Pandaria officially set for September 25. But is the new expansion enough to help the company recover from its recent blunders?

THQ, the struggling developer behind videogame franchises including Warhammer 40k, Saint's Row and WWE Raw Vs. Smackdown narrowly avoided being delisted on NASDAQ today after undergoing a massive internal restructuring.

John Evans Atta Mills, president of Ghana who transformed the country's economy into one of African's newest oil-producing states, passed away at a military hospital on Tuesday. He will be succeeded by his vice president.

Apple will be rolling out Mountain Lion, the latest iteration of its Mac OS platform, tomorrow following its Q3 earnings report.

Harmonix Music Systems, the developers of the popular music videogame franchises Rock Band and, more recently, Dance Central, is officially ending it's licensing agreement with its publisher EA Games, leading many to wonder what the future holds for the company in light of its renewed success with dancing games.

Carly Rae Jepsen, the 26-year old Canadian singer of Call Me Maybe fame, released a new music video today fresh off her success at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards and a potential sex tape scandal.

Sony Computer Entertainment will not be announcing it's latest and most-likely final iteration of the Playstation 3 console next month at the Gamescom trade show in Germany, several sources confirm. But while the pricing for the PS3-4000 are still heavily rumored, some details on the new models have been confirmed.

Frank Pierson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of such films as A Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke, whose career stretched over 50 years in Hollywood, passed away today at the age of 87.

Later this year, Snoop Dogg, the legendary rapper and cannabis fan will be releasing a reggae album produced by Diplo of Major Lazer titled Reincarnated under his new name Snoop Lion.

New York-based rapper Khalif Diouf, who has recently gained attention as a pillar of New York's queer rap community as Le1f, premieres his new music video for the song Wut from his mixtape Dark York.

Beck, the eclectic and award-winning musician of Odelay and Sea Change fame, is contributing three new songs to the coming video game Sound Shapes.

The 23-year-old New York rapper A$AP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, was arrested Thursday night after brawling with two amateur photographers, TMZ reported.

Les Claypool and Co., renowned for bizarre spectacles and eccentric costumes, are offering fans a 3-D-enhanced live musical performance. We're still not sure what exactly that means.

Brian Ross of ABC News suggested this morning that the alleged shooter in Aurora, Colorado may have had connections to the Tea Party.

President Obama will suspend campaign events following shortened campaign remarks in Fort Myers, Fla. this morning in light of the tragedy that occurred last night at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.

Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The Newsroom and The West Wing and screenwriter for The Social Network, has fired the entire staff for his new HBO series save his ex-girlfriend.