Facebook Begins Big Ad Blitz To Tout Its New Android “Home”  —  Although Facebook Home won't be available for another week or so, the social network has begun a major ad campaign pitching customers on its new Android software.  —  On its own mobile and desktop sites, Facebook is pushing …

California Court Rules It Illegal To Check Maps On Your Phone While Driving  —  For years, we've discussed the problematic nature of “distracted driving” laws that seek to outlaw things like talking on your phone or texting while driving.  It is not that we don't think these behaviors are dangerous.

Google's $100 Million Man: The Neal Mohan Story  —  Two years ago, Twitter was in disarray.  —  On April 14, 2011, Fortune's Jessi Hempel blasted Twitter for failing to launch exciting new products, generate meaningful revenues, or hang on to executive talent.

Google publishes - then removes - a post stating that Fiber will launch in Austin, Texas next  —  A report from VentureBeat yesterday, citing multiple sources, claimed that Google and the City of Austin would be announcing the launch of the Google Fiber gigabit Internet service in the Texan city on Tuesday.

YouTube Won't Put Your Video Back Up, Even If It's Fair Use, If It Contains Content From Universal Music  —  Patrick McKay, who has been a harsh critic of some of YouTube's failings when it comes to the DMCA process and various takedowns, has highlighted a very serious issue with YouTube that has received little attention.

The HTC One Review  —  It is nearly impossible to begin to review the HTC One without some context, and I'll begin our review of the HTC One (formerly the device known as codename M7) much the same way I did my impressions piece simply by stating that HTC is in an interesting position as a result of last year's product cycle.

French homeland intelligence threatens a volunteer sysop to delete a Wikipedia Article  —  Wikimedia France strongly condemns pressure on Wikipedia sysop by French homeland intelligence agency (DCRI)  —  In early March, the DCRI (Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur) …

BitTorrent Taps A Bigger Role For Books In Its Content Push  —  Last year, author Tim Ferriss turned to BitTorrent to market his newest book, the Four-Hour Chef, when the biggest bookseller in the U.S., Barnes & Noble, refused to stock the Amazon-published title.

InTrade Announces $700,000 Cash Shortfall And Risk Of Imminent Liquidation  —  Back in early March, “prediction market” InTrade shocked the world by announcing it was halting all trading activity immediately.  —  InTrade, of course, was famous for offering betting on event outcomes …

When cancer stole Roger Ebert's voice, Twitter gave him a new one  —  Film critic Roger Ebert talked about how much Twitter meant to him as a form of conversation, and his enthusiastic use of it as a way to connect with readers is a lesson to journalists of all kinds.

HTC First can revert to stock Android in lieu of Facebook Home (update)  —  It looks like HTC's new “Facebook Phone,” the First, runs stock Android.  Phandroid reports that the unadorned OS is lurking just beneath the surface, accessible either by resetting the default launcher or by disabling …

Zynga Sued Over Social-Game Maker Executives' Stock Sales  —  Zynga Inc. (ZNGA), the largest maker of online social games, was sued by a shareholder after executives were allowed to sell stock early for more than $200 million, while sales by lower level employees and outsiders were blocked.