New York Times: The attackers hit one American bank after the next. As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later. But there was something disturbingly different about the wave of online attacks on American banks in recent weeks.
Wall Street Journal: Early reports indicate that Apple is working on a low-cost version of the iPhone which could launch as early as this year.
PCWorld: Google is offering free public Wi-Fi in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood in partnership with a local nonprofit.
Reuters: American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government in 2008 with a bailout that ultimately totaled $182 billion, may now join a lawsuit against the government alleging the terms of the deal were unfair.
Los Angeles Times: Now it starts for real. After a couple of days of pre-show hype and announcements mainly geared toward the press, the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show officially gets underway as more than 150,000 people are expected to cram into the Las Vegas Convention Center to mix, mingle and be dazzled by the latest digital goodies.
NBC News: The good news is that a report by the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others documents a continuing decline in cancer deaths.
WESH: Walk Disney World hopes the new MyMagic+ bracelet will change the way guests experience the park by holding credit card information and attraction preferences.
Stuff.co: In a major research breakthrough, a Japanese film crew has captured the first video of the elusive creature deep in the Pacific Ocean.
LA Times: The Supreme Court decided to not consider a challenge to President Obama’s policy that increases government funding of embryonic stem cell research.
Reuters: Bank of America on Monday announced roughly $11.6 billion of settlements with mortgage finance company Fannie Mae and a $1.8 billion sale of collection rights on home loans, in a series of deals meant to help the bank move past its disastrous 2008 purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp.