As a small business owner, a very easy way to lose the trust of others is to not give them the things you promised when they handed you money. Another way is to take that money and waste it on craziness. These men did both, ArsTechnica reports.

Kickstarter has decided to update its famously laissez-faire attitude when it comes to protecting donors who have pledged more than $1 billion through the company over the years. The new terms state that a successfully funded campaign that fails to produce "rewards," i.e. the product, may have to "return remaining funds." If not, they could be "subject to legal action by backers."

From the very start, pitched as a Greek life dream, Snapchat lured in users by promising their racy pics would vanish after ten seconds. But, as all tweens know, it's easy to get around that, and now Snapchat is settling with the federal government—a cute slap on the wrist.

On Bloomberg West today, Christopher Soghoian, a former privacy advisor to the Federal Trade Commission, said that after its recent security breach Snapchat better lawyer up because a federal investigation and class action lawsuits are undoubtedly coming its way.

The next stop on Sheryl Sandberg's Sheryl Sandberg Publicity Tour: our shuttered nation's capital, where the shutdown means government officials are happy to meet you, but unable to explain to anyone why.