Here s what s on the Tuesday menu.
The Justice Department has recommended to a federal judge that an e-books antitrust monitor for Apple is no longer needed because the company changed some practices since the monitor s appointment two years ago — despite the company s challenging relationship with the monitor.
Twitter accounts belonging to Deadspin and SBNation were suspended over unauthorized use of NFL and college football videos and images. Deadspin s account has been reactivated but SBNation s @SBNationGIF account has not. Twitter received DMCA takedown notices from the NFL and XOS Digital, which owns college football digital broadcasting rights.
Apple adds Retina display and more to its new iMacs.
What s on Elon Musk s mind? A design for an electric jet.
Oh, the places you will go: Google to make Street View available as a virtual-reality app viewable on its low-cost Cardboard headset.
Snapchat shuts down Snap Channel, dismantles its original-content team.
Fixed, an app that automatically fights parking tickets, is now blocked in San Francisco, Oakland and L.A.
Tesla batteries to power office buildings in California.
Uber to shut down UberPOP service in Brussels to comply with a court ruling. (FT)
Photo: Apple s iBooks 2 app on an iPad was demonstrated for the media at an event at the Guggenheim Museum January 19, 2012 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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