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Former Inc. 500 company alleges that News Corp. tried to destroy it for its refusal to sell itself to the media giant.

The web is more dangerous than ever. LulzSec, Anonymous, Julian Assange, News Corp. employees--they all make our grandparents wonder if their computers are indeed infected , and require iron-clad protection from McAfee or Symanetc, lest their Windows 98-running Gateway desktops explode.

Doctors say impalement injuries are surprisingly common, saying often it's best for impaled object to be left in place until doctors can remove it

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Recent satellite images of a remote Alaska volcano along a flight route for major airlines show it may be poised for its first big eruption in 10 years, scientists said. [More]

It used to be tough to get porn. Renting an X-rated movie required sneaking into a roped-off room in the back of a video store, and eyeing a centerfold meant facing down a store clerk to buy a pornographic magazine. Now pornography is just one Google search away, and much of it is free

Three books explore these innate human traits.

The language of entrepreneurship, your business's debt ceiling, a profile of Groupon's Andrew Mason, and more. What we talk about when we talk about exits. Barbara Taylor has a blog post in The New York Times that explores the "disconnect between the language of entrepreneurship and the reality of selling a business." Your business's debit ceiling.

Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas is a special place for people with special needs. Debbye Turner Bell reports.

By Kaori Kaneko and Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese utilities moved on Friday to extend the life of reactors at a pair of central coastal nuclear plants, fuelling already fierce debate over energy policy in the wake of the Fukushima radiation crisis. [More]

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors. Google+ Games Will Cost Developers Less .

Despite significant pyrotechnics and air travel disruption last year, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull simply didn't put that many aerosols into the stratosphere. In contrast, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, put 10 cubic kilometers of ash, gas and other materials into the sky, and cooled the planet for a year. Now, research suggests that for the past decade, such stratospheric aerosols--injected into the atmosphere by either recent volcanic eruptions or human activities such as coal burning--are slowing down global warming.

Kris Blanks has been to Vancouver before, usually just to visit his wife's family, and never with his golf clubs.

Researchers have been trolling Twitter for insights into the human condition since shortly after the site launched in 2006.

Some great readings for the evening, if you missed them during the day: Lilly Vicens guest-posts on The Outdoors as a “World of Wonder” for Children. [More]

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A historic drought in the southern Plains intensified in the last week and contributed to dry conditions emerging in the heart of the Midwest crop belt, a weekly climatologists' report said Thursday. [More]