Brian Chen

3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims

theatlantic.com — USA Today has published an extraordinary interview with three former NSA employees who praise Edward Snowden's leaks, corroborate some of his claims, and warn about unlawful government acts. Thomas Drake, William Binney, and J. Kirk Wiebe each protested the NSA in their own rights.

Buzzfeed sued by photographer for $3.6m over 'copyright breach'

guardian.co.uk — A photographer who failed to see the funny side of a Buzzfeed post on "The 30 Funniest Header Faces" is suing the site for $3.6m (£2.3m) over claims it breached his copyright. The professional photographer, Kai Eiselein, filed a legal claim against Buzzfeed after finding his picture had been used without permission in a comic compilation of football mishaps.

Apple Executive Defends Pricing and Contracts in Antitrust Case

nytimes.com — Just days after Apple introduced the iPad and opened an e-bookstore, the biggest player in the e-book market, Amazon, changed the way it sold digital titles. Steven P. Jobs took out his iPhone and shot off an e-mail to the Apple executive who had negotiated deals with the publishers.

Condé Nast Faces Suit From Interns Over Wages

nytimes.com — Two former interns filed a lawsuit against Condé Nast on Thursday, saying the company failed to pay them minimum wage at their summer jobs at W Magazine and The New Yorker, and asked that it be approved as a class-action suit.

Bloomberg Reporters’ Practices Become Crucial Issue for Company

nytimes.com — Most journalists dream of uncovering government corruption, landing a big interview or winning a Pulitzer Prize. But those are not the goals that Thomas F. Secunda, who co-founded Bloomberg L.P. in 1982 with Michael R. Bloomberg, has in mind.

Cellphone Thefts Grow, but the Industry Looks the Other Way

nytimes.com — When a teenage boy snatched the iPhone out of Rose Cha's hand at a bus stop in the Bronx in March, she reported the theft to her carrier and to the police - just as she had done two other times when she was the victim of cellphone theft.