Digital Life

• Kai 'The Hatchet Hitchhiker' Is Accused Of Murder

  Caleb "Kai" McGillvary became an Internet sensation in February with his colorful account of how he helped save a California utility worker who was being beaten by another man. Now, McGillvary is charged in the murder of a lawyer in New Jersey.

• Google Mines Our Data For Future Product Ideas

  This week in San Francisco, Google held its annual developers conference. It was there that the search industry giant laid out its vision for its future and ours.

• Google's Privacy Shift Powers New Customized Maps

  The new Google Maps features tailor-made results based on users' habits and search histories. The features were made possible by the revisions Google made to its privacy policies last year, a change that removed most of the barriers between its various services.

• Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say

  Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.