Grub Street writers confirmed the shutdown on Twitter, although an official announcement from New York Media has not been made.

New research shows teen Internet users are quickly warming to social sharing, shedding light on why Yahoo just bought Tumblr.

Sources say the news agency has teamed up with Markit, a financial services company, to create a chat service similar to Bloomberg's terminal messaging tool.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the six-second video sharing app can easily be used to track down employers doing unsavory things that could potentially reflect poorly on companies.

NASA is spending about $125,000 to fund research into 3-D-printed food to efficiently feed astronauts on long voyages. The open-source printer, however, may have larger Earthly implications.

Wireless charging is about to get a boost. Powermat just bought a rival firm, PowerKiss, and plans a big European rollout that will boost the 1,000 or so McDonald's that PowerKiss currently serves.

As forecasters predict more trouble for Tornado Alley, victims of Monday's massive storm in Oklahoma utilize the powers of social media to get help.

Spotify has launched a charts system that reports the top 50 songs, regionally, that users are listening to and sharing.

Ars Technica and security researcher Ashkan Soltani discovered several encrypted links sent via Skype were accessed by Microsoft-affiliated IP addresses.

The AFL-CIO, America's largest labor federation, announced their opposition to a tech industry-supported immigration bill amendment that would ease restrictions on H-1B visas.