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August 8, 2013, 4:00 AM

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Dear Jeff Bezos, Here's What I Saw as an Analog Nobody in the Mailroom of the Washington Post  —  While it might seem an awful cliche, the fact of the matter is — if you go back to a time long before the commercial Internet existed, and well before you became so rich that you have $250 million …
Tom Vanderbilt / Wired:
The Science Behind the Netflix Algorithms That Decide What You'll Watch Next  —  If you liked 1960s Star Trek, the first non-Trek title that Netflix is likely to suggest to you is the original Mission: Impossible series (the one with the cool Lalo Schifrin soundtrack).
Matt Brian / The Verge:
Google leaves your Chrome passwords unprotected to promote security  —  How would you feel if someone sat in front of your computer and was immediately able to access all of your Chrome passwords?  That's a scenario that is dividing opinion after web designer Elliot Kember called Google's security practices …
Chad Bray / Wall Street Journal:
Publishers Object to E-Book Plan for Apple  —  Provisions of Proposal Would Punish Them, They Said  —  Five major U.S. publishers objected to the Justice Department's proposal to limit Apple Inc.'s influence in the electronic-books market, saying it would effectively alter their existing settlements with the U.S. government.
Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD:
Groupon Names Eric Lefkofsky Permanent CEO;Q2 Revenue Beats Street  —  The Groupon CEO search is over at the man at the top is a familiar one: co-founder Eric Lefkofsky.  —  The company announced today that he will man the job permanently, after being named co-CEO along with Ted Leonsis when Andrew Mason was fired.
IDC:
Apple Cedes Market Share in Smartphone Operating System Market as Android Surges and Windows Phone Gains, According to IDC  —  Despite beating Wall Street expectations in terms of shipment volumes, Apple's share in the worldwide smartphone operating system market posted a year-over-year decline during the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13).
Alex Colon / GigaOM:
LG G2 vs. Moto X vs. Samsung Galaxy S 4: Battle of the best of Android  —  Last week it was the Moto X. This week it's the LG G2.  Pretty soon it'll be the Galaxy Note 3.  The Android phones just keep on coming, and it's helpful to know how they all compare to one another.
David Pierce / The Verge:
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
This Is What It Looks Like When Your Phone Tracks Your Every Move  —  Sure, we know we're being tracked, but now we know what it looks like.  —  Via: board.protecus.de  —  More than ever before, we've become increasingly aware of our technology's ability to monitor our movements.
More: Gizmodo and iMoreTweets: @reneritchie
Timothy B. Lee / The Switch:
Slashdot founder Rob Malda on why there won't be another Hacker News  —  When I was a computer science student in college, everyone I knew read Slashdot.  Founded in 1997, the site was dedicated to “News for nerds.  Stuff that matters.”  It featured about a dozen short, user-submitted stories about the technology news of the day.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Facebook Takes on Twitter by Courting Celebrities, Building Twittery Tools  —  When Channing Tatum wanted to publish the first picture of his new baby in June, he didn't go to People or Us Magazine.  Instead, he posted on his Facebook page.  —  And when Andy Murray won a surprise victory …
Laura Hazard Owen / GigaOM:
Amazon, Kobo and Sony petition FCC to exempt e-readers from accessibility laws  —  Amazon, Kobo and Sony are petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to permanently exempt e-readers from certain federal accessibility laws for the disabled, arguing that e-readers are barebones devices designed for a single purpose: reading text.
Signe Brewster / GigaOM:
MakerBot to offer 3D printers, demos nationwide at Microsoft stores  —  After test-offering their Replicator 2 printer in Microsoft stores on the West Coast, MakerBot will begin stocking Microsoft stores across the country with 3D printers.  The company will also offer demos that allow people to see 3D printing firsthand.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
What Happened to Adap.TV's IPO?  —  Adap.TV had filed with the SEC this year to go public, but didn't.  Instead, the company sold to AOL for $405 million.  —  Why not stay independent?  I asked CEO Amir Ashkenazi after the AOL earnings call this morning, and he gave an upbeat answer …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

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