Fake Twitter messages sent earlier this afternoon by the Associated Press appear to have been caused by hackers sending fake newspaper articles to AP employees.
When terrorists attack, mobile phone networks fail. They also go down during natural disasters, and even at big sporting events. Here's what causes network overload and what we can do about it.
The April 15 attack at the Boston Marathon offered law enforcement officials a glimpse at the good, the bad, and the social that comes with a criminal investigation in the iPhone, Twitter, YouTube era.
The Associated Press has just rolled out a service to make it simpler for news publishing companies to make apps for practically every smartphone out here. And guess what? In typical "we own the news" AP style, the finished apps can grab feeds from the AP.