Michelle Dean · 03/27/14 01:40PM

"At a CoinSummit panel on Wednesday, [venture capitalist and ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya] also said he thinks Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg thinks bitcoin is cool. Facebook declined to comment."

Watch a Man Literally Eat His Hat After Losing a Bitcoin Bet

Jay Hathaway · 03/27/14 12:50PM

Last November, when the digital currency property Bitcoin was trading at more than $1,000 per coin, one overzealous Bitcoin booster couldn't see any way it would ever go down. And he was so sure of himself that he promised to eat a hat if BTC had dropped below $1,000 on January 1st.

The Best Restaurant in New York Is LOX at The Jewish Museum

Caity Weaver · 03/27/14 12:40PM

There are a bunch of restaurants in the world, including some in New York City. But in a city of over 24,000 restaurants, how do you find the best? You begin your search in places that are already popular: New York's hottest tourist destinations. In The Best Restaurant in New York Is, writers Caity Weaver and Rich Juzwiak attempt to determine the best restaurant in New York.

J.K. Trotter · 03/27/14 11:02AM

NBCUniversal is shutting down Television Without Pity and DailyCandy, affecting 67 employees. According to Kara Swisher of Re/code, it’s unclear whether staffers for either website will be offered new assignments or laid off.

Sarah Hedgecock · 03/27/14 10:55AM

President Obama meets with Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday. They met at the Vatican for about an hour, and Obama gave the pope a box of assorted seeds from the White House garden. Image via Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP.

Chelsea Manning’s Attorney: She Didn’t Get a Fair Trial

J.K. Trotter · 03/27/14 10:33AM

Rhode Island attorney David Coombs, who for the past four years has represented WikiLeaks source and Army Private First Class Chelsea Manning, said on Wednesday evening that his client did not receive a fair trial for multiples charges of espionage and theft against the U.S. military.