Twitter Locks Kids Out of Its Vine Video App

Twitter now requires people to certify they are at least 17 years old before running the Apple version of the company’s video app Vine. Twitter says the iOS app is for adults because it contains ”frequent/intense sexual content or nudity,” among other things, signaling that Vine will continue to traffic in risqué content.People flipped out last week when a Twitter staffer...

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Personal Health: Effective Addiction Treatment

Countless people addicted to drugs, alcohol or both have managed to get clean and stay clean with the help of organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or the thousands of residential and outpatient clinics devoted to treating addiction.But if you have failed one or more times to achieve lasting sobriety after rehab, perhaps after spending tens of thousands of dollars, you’re not alone. And chances...

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Trade Group Lawsuit Challenges Olive Oil Labeling

The North American Olive Oil Association, a trade group that represents the olive oil business in the United States and Canada, is suing Kangadis Food, saying that it falsely labeled its Capatriti brand as olive oil when the product is a fat from leftover olive skins and pits. That fat, known as olive pomace oil or olive residue oil, is extracted using high heat and chemical solvents...

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Obama urges short-term solution to prevent steep budget cuts

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to come up with short-term spending cuts and revenue increases that...

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Instagram Finally Feeds the Web, But We're Still Hungry

Instagram launched a web-based interface on Tuesday that largely mirrors its mobile app, allowing users to log in from a browser to view and interact with photos from people in your feed. It’s a big move from the company that grew to prominence as a mobile-only social network.Although Instagram had previously launched web profiles for its users and did give people the...

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Kristen Wiig joins “Anchorman” sequel

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Kristen Wiig will contribute to the lunacy in “Anchorman: The Legend Continues.”Director Adam McKay announced on Facebook that the “Bridesmaids” star had joined the cast of the follow-up to the 2004 hit.“Kristen Wiig is officially on board for Anchorman 2,” McKay wrote. “Couldn’t be more excited.”TheWrap first reported that Wiig was eyeing the project in December. McKay...

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SciTimes Update: Recent Developments in Science and Health News

Red Bull Stratos/European Pressphoto AgencyFelix Baumgartner of Austria jumps from 24 miles up in Roswell, New Mexico. Tuesday in science, sharks with an image problem, good teeth get more dates, dog geniuses and remembering your dreams. Check out these headlines and other science news from around the Web. Supersonic Skydiver: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner was faster than he or anyone else thought...

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Weak Earnings Report for Zynga, but Stock Rises

SAN FRANCISCO — In the 14 months since Zynga sold shares to the public, the online game developer has been on a monumental losing streak. Games have been killed, crucial employees have fled and players have sought excitement elsewhere. Any hopes that Zynga’s luck has substantially improved were dashed Tuesday when the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings. They were expected to...

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Suspected child molester left L.A. archdiocese for L.A. schools

A former priest and suspected child molester left employment with the Los Angeles archdiocese to work for the L.A. Unified School...

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Reader Poll: Are You Binge-Watching <em>House of Cards</em>?

Last Friday, Netflix released 13 episodes — a complete season — of its new self-produced political drama House of Cards online at the same time. It was the first step in the company’s innovative media experiment, which obliterates the traditional television distribution model and poses the question: How will people choose to watch a new television show when its content is released en masse...

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