For a short while online, it appeared as though Banksy was not only identified but also unmasked. A fake press release was issued saying that Banksy was arrested and identified as Paul William Horner.
Atoms for Peace are giving fans a treat by streaming their new album, “Amok,” one week early. Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich, who are in Radiohead together, also answered fan questions during a Reddit AMA session.
Some pretty illustrious people have participated in Reddit’s IAmA sessions during the past few months, but Sunday may have seen the most bizarre -- and interesting -- question-and-answer session in the feature’s history as Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield replied to queries while in low Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station.
When the video-game developers behind Anodyne noticed their product had been uploaded to The Pirate Bay, instead of notifying the file-sharing site of the copyright breach, they used the opportunity to gain some free publicity.
Microsoft's Corporate VP Panos Panay and his Surface team took to Reddit on Wednesday to answer questions from users and fans about Windows 8 and the Surface Pro.
On Saturday, the website of evasi0n, the iOS 6, 6.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 5 and all other non-jailbroken devices, was showing that 80 percent of progress had been made with all the three applications for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux done.
On the evasi0n website, the latest status of the iOS 6, 6.1 untethered jailbreak was showed as 68 percent complete with the work for evasi0n applications for Windows and Mac OS X completed.
A man who indicated he was a pastor on his receipt stiffed a waiter on his tip, expressing outrage at the 18 percent automatic gratuity added to his bill.
An anonymous Glencore Trader answered questions ranging from “How much do you make?” to “Would you get fired if they knew you did this?”
Lennox the dog, a cancer-stricken boxer, had a feast before being put down, with word of the lavish last meal going viral on Reddit and YouTube.
A rare lynx sighting in Colorado has conservationists excited and the Internet wondering if it's a house cat on steroids.
After the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, met defeat by congressional inaction last year, its failure stood as proof of Netizens' power to rally against and thereby halt legislation that is portrayed as censorship. With Friday the first anniversary of SOPA’s defeat, activists have dubbed Jan. 18 Internet Freedom Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates transparency online.
In a stunning photo, a woman is shown holder hew own heart following a heart transplant. The woman, identified only as Penny, received a new heart from a donor.
After issuing a press release declaring their intention to protest the funeral of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, members of the Westboro Baptist Church were nowhere to be found outside the ceremony on Tuesday.
Outsourcing jobs to Asia is common for companies. A U.S. software developer just got caught doing it for himself. The problem? It isn't legal.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to acting, starring in the soon-to-be released “The Last Stand.” With his return to Hollywood, Schwarzenegger is also returning to the public spotlight and that includes a memorable “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit.
Aaron Swartz "was killed by the government," his father said, as Congress looks into the federal prosecution that many blame for his suicide.
Days after Aaron Swartz committed suicide in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice formally dismissed all pending charges against the 26-year-old on Monday evening.
Prosecutors have posthumously dismissed all charges against Internet activist and Reddit co-owner Aaron Swartz three days after he was found dead. The online consensus, though, seems to be that the government’s decision is too little, too late, at least in part because of the general perception that overzealous attorneys were to blame for much of Swartz’s inner turmoil.
L. Rafael Reif, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sent out a campuswide email Sunday announcing a probe into the school’s legal battle with Aaron Swartz, the Reddit co-owner and Internet activist who killed himself Friday.
Anonymous hacked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) website late Sunday night in retaliation for the university's role in Aaron Swartz’s death.
Swartz was facing serious charges, and people close to him believe a possible 35-year term, along with his depression, led to his death.