Today in Tech: News around the Web

Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the weekend's most newsworthy bits below.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Photo: Leon Neal/AFP

• Controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's latest actions -- releasing nearly 400,000 classified documents from the Iraq war -- hasn't gone over well with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who accused the online whistleblower of aiding enemies of the international coalition via Twitter. (Hillicon Valley)
• Rumors abound that Facebook's latest round of funding will be led by Digital Sky Technologies and Apple, which would make sense given Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs's recent dinner. (Electronista) More

Posted in: Apple, Facebook, Google, Iran, Julian Assange, Melinda Gates, Steve Ballmer, UberCab, WikiLeaks

• No Apple products will cross the threshold of Melinda Gates' doorstep

  Apparently the charity of the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation does not extend to Apple (AAPL). From the Sunday, Oct. 24, issue of the New York Times Magazine:

  Do you own an iPod, which is made by Apple? No, I have a Zune.

  What if one of your children says, "Mom, I have to have an iPod"? I have gotten that argument -- "You may have a Zune."

  Is it MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 24, 2010 12:32 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, iPod, Melinda Gates, Microsoft, Zune

• Today in Tech: News around the Web

  A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.

  Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.

  "If you bring something  innovative to market, people will respond. I think it's going to do very well." -- AT&T CEO of Mobile Ralph de la MORE

  JP Mangalindan, Writer - Oct 12, 2010 6:30 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, AT&T, Bill Gates, Dick Costolo, Facebook, Gap, Gawker, IBM, Mark Zuckerberg, Melinda Gates, Mobile, Nick Denton, Oracle, Palm Pre, PayPal, Twitter, Windows Phone 7, Zynga