Inspiring computer professor Randy Pausch dies

Vietnamese security company: Your face is easy to fake
During demonstration, company shows that face recognition-based authentication in laptops from Lenovo, Toshiba, and Asus may not be an effective security measure.

Digg CEO says company's not for sale
Jay Adelson told BusinessWeek that the company's off the blocks. Except no company in Silicon Valley ever really isn't for sale, if you think about it that way.

'Help Wanted' naming next FCC chair's priorities
Media advocacy group Free Press is seeking public input on what the top priorities should be for the next Federal Communications Commission chairman.

Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal
Want to get your Google Calendar in iCal? Google releases a new Mac application called Calaboration that lets you get two-way sync without having to hunt down subscription codes.

Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue
Founder Nick Denton's predictions about the fate of online advertising in the current recession have been some of the most bearish--and well-publicized. The company, meanwhile, continues to...