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December 29, 2012, 10:05 PM

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Intel's Cable TV Service And Set Top Box Will Soon Roll Out City By City  —  Intel is preparing to launch its rumored virtual cable TV service and set top box, and has a plan to overcome licensing hurdles.  Rather than roll out nationwide, the launch will happen on a city-by-city basis …
Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
Michigan Becomes Latest State To Protect Citizens From Employers And Schools Snooping On Private Social Feeds  —  Employers and schools in Michigan, the greatest state in the Nation, are now prohibited from asking employees and students for passwords to their personal email and social media accounts.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
I Can Has Funding: Cheezburger Raises $5M From Foundry, Madrona , Softbank For LOLcats, FAIL Blog And Other Memes  —  Cheezburger, the internet publisher responsible for LOLcats, FAIL Blog, and other memes, has raised $5 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.
Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:
Which headline terms trended in 2012 on Techmeme?  —  “Help!  I'm trending!”  —  Forget all those other tacky end-of-year lists, and sit back and enjoy Techmeme's latest awesome end-of-year lists.  Yep, it's finally time to dive into the terms that trended up or down the most in Techmeme headlines this year.
Billy Gallagher / TechCrunch:
Stanford Students And Professors Are Bridging The CS Gender Gap One Student At A Time  —  “Dude, I think that girl sitting in front of us is a CS major.”  —  “Nah, look at that glittery s**t in her hair.”  —  Bonnie McLindon, a junior computer science major at Stanford University …
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