LiveUniverse Buys Revver for More than a Song (about $5M)

Troubled video site Revver was bought by Brad Greenspan’s LiveUniverse last night for a price “many multiples more” than the $500,000 to $1.5 million reported recently, according to a source close to the deal. Update: We now know that the price was just under $5 million, so it seems our source’s [...]

John McCain caves on waterboarding ban

Long respected for his firm stance against torture John McCain has finally been broken.

Has there ever been a more repugnant example of political pandering than John McCain’s decision to vote against a bill banning waterboarding, putting hoods on prisoners, forcing them to perform sex acts, subjecting them to mock executions, or depriving them of food, [...]

L.A. Times names new editor in “battle for future”

This story appeared as one of Yahoo’s most popular news stories. This says more about the readership of the news than the purported subject of the story.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
The Los [...]