Technology Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)

It's official: The love affair between hackers and feds is over, thanks to revelations about National Security Agency snooping and what many see as overly harsh or misdirected prosecutions of "hacktivists." But it's not clear whether the two are splitsville forever or just taking a time-out.

A couple of lawmakers from Maryland and Texas are pushing for the creation of a new national park , on the moon. It would mark the Apollo lunar landing missions, 1969 to 1972, The Daily Caller reported. "Establishing the historical park ...

"Holy retro-action Batman." Comic book readers who own Apple tablets can revisit the days when the campy Caped Crusader ruled prime-time television in DC Comics' new weekly sequential-art series Batman '66 (99 cents, all ages, reviewed with iPad 2).

A search engine that blocks all content that's deemed in conflict with Islamic law just launched, aimed at giving the world's 1.5 billion Muslims an Internet experience that doesn't violate their ...

A gamer makes choices to help an eclectic band of humans survive a famed zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead: 400 Days (Telltale Games, Rated Mature and Macabre, reviewed on Xbox 360, 400 Microsoft Points or $5).

Twitter users beware: The company reports it will now use cookies to generate advertisements that are targeted to certain individuals. It's for advertising purposes, the company said, the Daily Mail reported. In short, the technology will let advertisers and marketers target their efforts to particular customers.

LONDON (AP) , The saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA makes one thing clear: The United States' central role in developing the Internet and hosting its most powerful players has made it the global leader in the surveillance game.

MOSCOW (AP) , NSA leaker Edward Snowden's best chance of finding refuge outside the United States may hinge on the president of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

PARIS (AP) , French competition authorities have confirmed that investigators raided Apple stores across France last week as part of an ongoing probe. Autorite de la Concurrence spokesman Yannick Le Droze confirmed a report in French business daily Les Echos that first disclosed the investigation, but declined to answer questions about the reasons behind the probe.

TOKYO (AP) , Apple Inc. has applied for a trademark in Japan for "iWatch" as rumors suggest it may be developing a smart wristwatch. A document obtained Monday from the Japan Patent Office's website said the application was made June 3 and made public June 27.

LOS ANGELES (AP) , Tribune Co. on Monday announced a deal to buy Local TV and its 19 TV stations for $2.73 billion. The acquisition makes the media conglomerate the nation's No. 1 local TV broadcaster and broadens its reach to nearly half the country, or more than 50 million households.

NEW YORK (AP) , Intuit is selling a division that provides software to financial institutions in a deal worth about $1.03 billion as it focuses on products for consumers and small businesses. Intuit Inc., based in Mountain View, Calif., makes TurboTax, QuickBooks and other personal finance software. The company is still paring back its business.

NEW YORK (AP) , Zynga's CEO, Mark Pincus, is stepping down to be replaced by Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft's Xbox business, as the troubled online game company looks to revive its business and stalled stock price. The maker of "FarmVille" and other games said Monday that Pincus, who founded Zynga Inc.

NEW YORK (AP) , Google Inc. got a friendly ruling Monday from a federal appeals panel that stripped a group representing authors of class-action status as the search engine defends itself against claims that its plan to create the world's largest digital library will violate copyrights.

Early July is about more than fireworks, cookouts and long weekends. It's also about hundreds of new state laws. Around the nation, July 1 marks the start of new fiscal years and the date recently passed legislation goes into effect, although states often mark their independence by enacting new regulations on their own calendars.