After rumors abound, it is official. Disney has purchased Pixar Animation Studios for a hefty $7.4 Billion Dollars.

Coincedently, Steve Jobs (CEO and Chairman of Pixar and Apple) sold to make a fast buck. Since Jobs owned Pixar, he sells to Disney where he becomes Chairman of the board over at Disney as well(since he is the top share-holder for Disney). Most likely using this to his benefit so he can put Disney movies on iTunes… making even more money.

Here’s a funny clip someone sent me. It’s in the likes of Mario Kart…
Just watch. Laugh.

Ha.

The Bush Administration is trying to pressure seach engine giant Google to release it’s search engine records via subpoena that it delivered to them on Wednesday. It’s all part of their plan to bring back and attempt to enforce the COPPA or the Child Online Privacy Protection Act.

If Google loses and does in fact have to turn over records, it will include a request for 1 million random Web addresses and records of all Google searches from any one-week period. So far Google has refused to hand over any such information.

“The government can’t even claim that it’s for national security,” Everett-Church said. “They’re just using it to get the search engines to do their research for them in a way that compromises the civil liberties of other people.”

Nicole Wong, an associate general counsel for Google, said the company will fight the government’s effort “vigorously.”

I hope that Google does go to court and fight this. Someone needs to stand up to our government and make them realize they cannot just take information when they feel the need. Especially when our privacy is at stake.

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