Twitter's new video-sharing service Vine was overrun with adult-oriented content shortly after launch last week, causing the microblogging service to hide search results for sexually explicit hashtags.

Anonymous managed to hack the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission this weekend, replacing the homepage with a Nyan Cat-inspired mini game and a YouTube video announcing the launch of a new operation targeting the Justice Department in retaliation for their treatment of Aaron Swartz.

Following yesterday's news that the next Star Wars film will be directed by JJ Abrams, who also worked on the latest film adaptation of Star Trek, the great crossover collision of the two fandoms has begun.

A New York City Medical Examiner spokeswoman confirmed that a 29-year-old man matching the description of the viral video star behind "Impossible is Nothing" has passed away last week in Queens, New York. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.

Last week, Democratic Representative from California Zoe Lofgren submitted a proposal titled "Aaron's law" to the House, intending to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act decriminalizing the act of violating a site's terms of service.