Apple To Launch iPad 3 On March 7 – Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will hold a product event on March 7 in San Francisco, where it’s said to be releasing the third generation of its best-selling iPad tablet computer. [timesofindia]

Interpol Claims Anonymous Members Arrested – Interpol said Tuesday that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America. [associated]

Cable Theft Results In SA Being Leading Copper Exporter – Copper cable theft is having a devastating effect on the economy, resulting in indirect costs estimated at about R5bn a year, catapulting SA into becoming one of the world’s leading exporters of copper to countries such as China and India. [businessday]

Gauteng Toll Roads Put On Hold – Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi says he and Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele have put the brakes on the next phases of the e-tolling system amid growing public opposition. [timeslive]

Scotland Yard Lent A Horse To Rebekah Brooks – The former Sun and News of the World editor was lent the horse in 2008, the year after Clive Goodman, who worked for her as royal editor of the News of the World, was jailed for phone-hacking along withe the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire. [telegraph]

Costa Allegra Cruise Ship Towed To Seychelles – The Italian cruise ship left adrift with more than 1,000 people on board after a power failure now faces a longer journey before reaching land. The Costa Allegra is being towed to the main island in the Seychelles. [bbc]

Google+ Community Averages 3 Minutes A Month – To hear Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page tell it, Google+ has become a robust competitor in the social networking space, with 90 million users registering since its June launch. But those numbers mask what’s really going on at Google+. [wallstreetjournal]

Dow Jones Closes Above 13,000 – After bouncing up and down around the 13000 level for a week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally closed above that psychologically important mark for the first time since May 2008. [wallstreetjournal]

Romney Wins Arizona And Michigan – A relieved Mitt Romney hailed his big night Tuesday after winning crucial primaries in Arizona and his childhood home of Michigan to revitalize his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. [cnn]

Yahoo Threatens To Sue Facebook – The escalating war between technology companies over intellectual property has had a number of unfortunate consequences, but perhaps none is sadder than the spectacle of an ailing Internet giant using the threat of patent litigation to extract money from an up-and-coming firm. [time]

All New Cars In US To Have Rear Video Cameras By 2014 – Federal regulators plan to announce this week that automakers will be required to put rearview cameras in all passenger vehicles by 2014 to help drivers see what is behind them. [nytimes]

Affleck And Garner Welcome Son – Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner have welcomed their third child and first son. The boy, whose name or birth date was not revealed, joins older daughters Violet, 6, and Serafina, 3, Us Weekly reported today. [stuff]

Uma Thurman Expecting Third Child – There’s a baby on the way for Uma Thurman. The actress, 41, is set to welcome her first child with financier Arpad Busson, a rep for Thurman confirmed. [people]

Lady Gaga Gets Men In Black Cameo – Lady Gaga has a cameo role in ‘Men In Black 3’. Will Smith – who reprises the role of Agent J in the comedy sci-fi movie – has confirmed the ‘Marry The Night’ singer is one of a number of stars to appear in the film. [skynews]