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July 8, 2013, 5:25 AM

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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.  —  WASHINGTON — In more than a dozen classified rulings, the nation's surveillance court has created a secret body of law giving the National Security Agency the power to amass vast collections of data on Americans while pursuing not only terrorism suspects …
Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NSA's surveillance state?  —  Chief justice of the United States is a pretty big job.  You lead the Supreme Court conferences where cases are discussed and voted on.  You preside over oral arguments.  When in the majority, you decide who writes the opinion.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Microsoft Quietly Shuts Down MSN TV, Once Known as WebTV  —  Microsoft said that its MSN TV service will be closing down at the end of September, in a post on its Web site and in an email to users.  —  MSN TV, of course, was born of WebTV, which was thought up by well-known entrepreneur Steve Perlman.
Quentin Hardy / NYT Bits:
Technology Workers Are Young (Really Young)  —  It's well known that technology is a young man's game.  Still, it is surprising to see just how young (and how male).  —  PayScale, a company based in Seattle, has determined that the median age of workers at many of the most successful companies …
Bloomberg:
Zynga's Mattrick Looked to Buy Company While at Microsoft  —  Don Mattrick, the former head of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s entertainment division who takes the reins as chief executive officer of Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) today, has been hankering to run all or part of the social-gaming company for at least three years.
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Disruptions: How Driverless Cars Could Reshape Cities  —  SAN FRANCISCO — By now, seeing one of Google's experimental, driverless cars zipping down Silicon Valley's Highway 101, or parking itself on a San Francisco street, is not all that unusual.  Indeed, as automakers like Audi …
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Reuters:
Governments to target tech giants' tax avoidance: draft  —  (Reuters) - Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon as part of an international drive to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a draft action plan seen by Reuters said.
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