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May 11, 2013, 1:30 PM

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Reuters:
Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group  —  (Reuters) - Billionaire environmentalist Elon Musk has quit a Silicon Valley advocacy group formed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg after the group funded ads for senators touting their support for an oil pipeline and oil drilling in Alaska.
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Apple's two-step verification rolling out to additional countries: Canada, Argentina, Netherlands, Russia, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, more  —  Update: Mexico, Germany Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Italy & Poland too.  Let us know in the comments if the feature is now available in your country.
New York Times:
Privacy Breach on Bloomberg's Data Terminals  —  A shudder went through Wall Street on Friday after the revelation that Bloomberg News reporters had extracted subscribers' private information through the company's ubiquitous data terminals to break news.  —  The company confirmed that reporters …
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Patent Court Torn on Whether Software Deserve Patents  —  The nation's top patent court issued a deeply divided opinion today on how to determine if software is eligible for legal protection, reflecting the broader debate that has split the computer industry.
More: ITworld.com and Reuters
David Kravets / Wired:
Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform  —  The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national identification system.
Michael B. Farrell / The Boston Globe:
Boston goes Google as its drops Microsoft e-mail services  —  The mayor who doesn't do e-mail is now on Gmail.  —  Whether Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who doesn't even have a computer on his desk, actually uses it is another matter.  But he's moving to Google, and bringing some 20,000 other city employees with him.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Is Getting Serious About Original Programming With “Facebook Live”  —  “House Of Cards” proved that great, exclusive content can create loyal customers.  While Facebook isn't about to produce TV shows, it tells me that it plans to ramp up production of its Facebook Live original programming starting …
More: bizjournals, CNET and The VergeTweets: @karaswisher
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Special Report: U.S. cyberwar strategy stokes fear of blowback  —  (Reuters) - Even as the U.S. government confronts rival powers over widespread Internet espionage, it has become the biggest buyer in a burgeoning gray market where hackers and security firms sell tools for breaking into computers.
More: The Verge
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Facebook's General Counsel Ullyot to Depart the Company  —  Facebook's top lawyer Ted Ullyot is leaving the social networking giant, apparently to take some time off.  —  Facebook disclosed the departure today.  Ullyot, 45, will be officially gone in July; the search for his replacement will include internal and external candidates.

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