Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today:
They look like alien bugs hopping across the sun, but these specks may represent the very last pictures of a space shuttle in orbit as seen from Earth. :(
Cheer up! Today's Google Doodle honors artist Alexander Calder ... and includes a delightful Easter Egg!
Oh, and you probably won't be surprised to hear that games may be coming to Google+ — and the new social network continues to rack up big numbers.
Speaking of social networks, not only do Google and Facebook spend a lot of time in Washington, they also set records for lobbyist spending. (Think about it.)
You know that Reddit-connected Internet activist indicted on Tuesday for bulk-downloading academic papers? Well, an apparent ally has made 18,592 other papers from the same archive available for anyone to download. Oh, snap!
Meanwhile, check out the disparate group tied together by arrests in connection with the Anonymous hacking movement!
Justin Bieber is on Instagram ... so of course every adolescent girl ever is too.
Looking to "captitalize on the food truck craze," the Trojan Good Vibrations truck hits New York July 28-30. The high-tech mobile will feature iPads through which customers can make online purchases of Trojan ... um ... products.
Hey Hulu watchers! Hate those obnoxious commercials? Hush, a free app for Mac, will turn down the volume so you don't have to!
Speaking of Hulu, all the tech giants want to own it! Apple just joined bid talks and interested parties include Google and Microsoft. (Comcast's NBC Universal, Disney and News Corp are among Hulu's current owners.)
And sadly, here are 10 people who have Internet meme tattoos.
Helen A.S. Popkin goes blah blah blah about the Internet. Tell her to get a real job on Twitter and/or Facebook ... and see if you can find her on Google+. She triple-dog dares you!