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Kuwait court keeps jail time for Twitter insult

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

KUWAIT CITY (AP) - A Kuwait appeals court says an online activist must serve a jail sentence for Twitter posts deemed offensive to the Gulf nation's ruler, but the prison term was reduced from two years to one. Monday's decision sends a message that Kuwaiti authorities are holding firm to

Twitter co-founder says more techy leaders needed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey thinks there needs to be more leaders who understand how to use technology. Speaking at a New York City campaign event for a local political hopeful Wednesday, Dorsey said more leaders are needed who get technology and know how to use it. He says

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

Man describes finding marathon suspect in boat

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts man who found the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect hiding in his boat was glad to be able to help and feels lucky to be alive, he said Tuesday. "If I help these people that lost people, if I can help them in their mind, then everything is good with me here

US seeks voluntary limits on car touch screens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - The government is asking automakers to put stronger limits on drivers' interaction with in-car touch screens in an effort to curb distracted driving. U.S. traffic safety regulators unveiled guidelines Tuesday that would restrict the amount of time it

WATCH IT: TV Reporter Fired After First Time On Air For Using Profanity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A weekend news anchorman for a North Dakota television station says he was fired after he opened his first-ever broadcast with obscenities. A.J. Clemente says on Twitter that KFYR-TV of Bismarck fired him Monday. The NBC affiliate said in an

Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all

Social media editor in court on hacking charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A social media editor who has worked for two of the nation's largest news-gathering organizations is scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday to face charges that he conspired with hackers to deface the website of the Los Angeles

Social media editor in court on hacking charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd