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stories by Meghan Kelly

Remember PadMapper? It just won a copyright battle against Craigslist, but not the war

Craigslist cannot protect its listing under copyright law in its case against apartment listings site PadMapper, but the app may still be in hot water with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Marissa Mayer makes moms a priority with majorly extended maternity leave

Marissa Mayer just gave new mothers 16 weeks of maternity leave, and fathers 8 weeks. But you don't have to be a parent to get in on the paid time off.

Developer says Twitter should shut him down. He may be about to get his wish

Twitter is finally talking to one developer who created an advertising app he said should be shut down by the social network.

Alibaba and China’s Twitter form social commerce partnership in $586M deal

China's take on Twitter, Weibo, sold an 18 percent stake of itself to major e-commerce site Alibaba today. The two hope to make hundreds of millions of dollars for the social media company while building out a mobile and social commerce mode for Alibaba.

LivingSocial hacked, company suspects 50M accounts affected

LivingSocial, the international daily deals company, is alerting 50 million of its members to hack that left names, emails, birthdays, and hashed passwords exposed.

Month of mobile: Tumblr updates iOS apps with support for Instagram, social sharing

Tumblr has been on a mobile app updating roll! The company has released an update to its iOS app, days after launching its first Windows Phone 8 app.

Why two-factor authentication wouldn’t have saved the AP from getting hacked

While two-factor authentication is a great extra barrier between hackers and you, it wouldn't have stopped the phishing attack that led to the hack on the AP's Twitter account.

Associated Press Twitter account hacked, tweet about White House attack ‘untrue’

The AP Twitter account was breached today. The hackers sent out a bogus tweet about an attack on the White House.

Reuters fires social media editor charged with helping hackers

Matthew Keys, Reuters' social media editor, was fired today following an indictment that accuses Keys of helping hackers access his former employer's severs.

Watch now: Robots and algae fuel at the White House science fair

The White House is celebrating its third science fair today where you'll see new biofuels, robots, and more. All from the kids of America.

Police released photos of bombers to stop online vigilante investigations

After many suspects were incorrectly identified by would-be investigators online, law enforcement made the decision to release the photos of the suspected Boston bombers.