Mt.Gox site disappears, Bitcoin future in doubt

What was once the world's largest trading platform for bitcoins is now a blank page.
 The Bitcoin-trading website Mt.Gox was taken offline late Monday, putting at risk millions of dollars put there by investors who gambled on the digital currency. The exchange also deleted all of its tweets, and Mt.Gox CEO Mark Karpeles resigned from the Bitcoin Foundation's board of directors on Sunday.



Mt.Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has resigned from the Bitcoin Foundation, the currency's top advocacy group.

 The news frightened Bitcoin investors elsewhere, knocking the price down about 3% to $490 -- its lowest level since November.
 For now, there's no telling what's behind the shutdown. Mt.Gox did not respond to requests for comment.
 However, an unverified document called "Crisis Strategy Draft"

RUMOR: $1 billion Facebook move for Waze

The latest deal talk in Silicon Valley on Waze is an eye-popping, $1 billion price tag that’s hard to ignore.

Facebook is said to be gearing up to buy its way further into the mobile and location-based space by purchasing the popular social traffic and navigation app, which is based in Israel. The two companies are said to be discussing a deal worth between $800 million and $1 billion, according to multiple reports in the Israeli press. Israeli newspaper CAlcAlist reports that both companies have signed a term sheet, and that Facebook is doing due diligence.

2014 Boston Marathon is coming on

The Boston Athletic Association has vowed that the world’s oldest annual marathon, the Boston Marathon, will be held as scheduled next year. This was after after Monday’s race was interrupted when two bombs exploded near the finish line, leaving three spectators dead and nearly 180 maimed or bloodied.
“The Boston Marathon is a deeply held tradition — an integral part of the fabric and history of our community,” BAA executive director Tom Grilk said Tuesday afternoon in a statement. “We are committed to continuing that tradition with the running of the 118th Boston Marathon in 2014.”

Competitors passed under the Boston Marathon banner at the finish line.

With race officials busy working with federal, state, and city investigators, checking with medical staffers at local hospitals, and helping runners locate their belongings, it was unclear whether the thousands of entrants who were prevented from finishing the race would be offered a place in next year’s race without having to qualify again.

Boston Bombs were pressure cookers hidden in backpacks - Investigators

Investigators believe the bombs at the Boston Marathon were shrapnel-studded pressure cookers, hidden in backpacks and set off by timing devices, law enforcement officials say on Tuesday.

An explosion goes off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15. Two explosions struck the marathon
as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, witnesses said, injuring an unknown number of people on
what is ordinarily a festive day in the city

The disclosure came as authorities pleaded with spectators from the race to send photos and video that may shed light on who set off the blasts, killing three people and injuring at least 176.