This $22K sniper rifle comes with a WiFi server, USB ports, an iPad mini … and aims itself

"Think of it like a smart rifle. You have a smart car; you got a smartphone; well, now we have a smart rifle," company President Jason Schauble says.

Tumblr: 108M blogs and 51 billion posts are worth more than $1.1B

Tumblr, which famously hates advertising and only started trying to make money after five years in existence, is in a bit of a pickle, as its $125 million in funding is running out, giving the service only a few-month window in which to raise a new round or find a sugar daddy.

Valet protects you from parking tickets with Google’s new location API (exclusive)

24 hours after Google released three location tools for its app developers, startups are already integrating the APIs into their products. The founders of Valet stayed up all night to get the brand new API into their parking app as quickly as possible.

Google App Engine finally supports PHP, the language that runs 75% of the web

The biggest web company on the planet just added support for the most widely used programming language on the planet.

Apple kicks out Bang With Friends from app store with little explanation

Bang With Friends, the app that connects you with Facebook friends looking to hook up, was removed from the Apple app store only a week after it made its debut.

Nevahold rallies angry customers on social media to make their voices heard (exclusive)

Nevahold is a platform where people can 'crowd source' their social media accounts put more weight behind their customer service complaints.

Cure.org helps you save kids across the world with your smartphone

Launching this week, the company's new iPhone app features profiles of kids in developing countries who desperately require surgeries. You can donate directly through the app and receive real-time updates on the patient's progress.

How cognitive science and user empathy powered Google’s design breakthrough

Google has gone from a company that approached design through cold, hard algorithms to one that's employing gorgeous, user-centric interfaces.

Change.org CEO shows how online petitions change the face of health care (Q&A)

Online petitions are playing a more crucial role in the healthcare industry every day. Change.org is right in the middle of it.

These ads helped Google win ‘Advertiser of the Year’ status

In 2012, Google made more than $50 billion, almost entirely via plain, boring little text ads. So it's more than a tad ironic that Google has won the Clio advertiser of the year award for 2013 for creativity and excellence in ... old-fashioned video ads.

Google’s I/O experiment unites sensors, ‘big data,’ and the cloud

Google used 400 custom-built data-sensing "motes" to collect 150 million database records during Google I/O. Here's how the team built the devices and collected the data.

Abbey Post challenges fashion’s ‘thin’ obsession using social e-commerce (exclusive)

Abbey Post is a fashion marketplace that brings social e-commerce to the plus-size community. The company just released a totally rebuilt version of the site, which now features an internal social network and expanded inventory

Nokia Lumia 928: Verizon’s first high-end Lumia is pretty, but flawed (hands-on)

Nokia's latest Lumia has a lot to like, but its hurt by a lot of unfortunate design decisions.

Stitcher radio comes to your dashboard with new ‘Car Mode’ feature

Stitcher Radio is rolling out a new feature on its iOS app today that makes it much easier to use the streaming service while driving in a vehicle -- which is exactly where radio belongs.

A year after IPO, Facebook still down 30% (but the future is bright)

A year ago today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "rang the bell" to open trading in one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings in history as Facebook hit the stock market. And promptly went splat.

Marketing automation firm Marketo shares jump 55% in energetic IPO

Marketing automation business Marketo made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange today, and early trading looks strong, with shares up 55 percent over initial pricing.