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June 5, 2015, 12:45 AM
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New York Times:
NSA documents: Justice Department authorized expansion of NSA surveillance to enable search of US Internet traffic for evidence of hacking originating abroad  —  Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border  —  WASHINGTON — Without public notice or debate …
Wall Street Journal:
US suspects Chinese hackers have stolen records of about 4M current and former government employees, FBI probe underway  —  U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About 4 Million People's Records, Officials Say  —  Described as one of the largest thefts of government data ever seen
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast Has Agreed To Acquire Ad Tech Firm Visible World  —  Cable giant Comcast Corp. has agreed to acquire the TV ad-targeting firm Visible World, according to a person familiar with the matter.  —  The deal, if completed, could put the cable giant into a stronger position …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Yahoo shutting down Maps at end of month, Pipes in September, APIs for GeoPlanet and PlaceSpotter in Q3, and some regional media properties over next few weeks  —  Yahoo announces plans to kill off Maps, Pipes, GeoPlanet and PlaceSpotter APIs, and some regional sites
Aloysius Low / CNET:
Microdia unveils 512GB microSD card, will cost around $1,000, available in July  —  Microdia crams 512GB into a microSD card, out in July  —  Meant for professional photographers with an unquenchable desire for storage space, this microSD card will cost upwards of $1,000.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Messenger removes always-on location sharing feature, replaces it with one-time sharing via pin drop; head of product teases future location features  —  Facebook Messenger Ditches Constant Mapping To Lay Groundwork For More Location Features  —  Facebook is removing the confusing …
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:
Cisco's new CEO Chuck Robbins makes changes to the executive leadership team, CTO Padmasree Warrior leaving in September  —  Cisco's New CEO Names His Leadership Team  —  Chuck Robbins, the incoming CEO of networking giant Cisco Systems, isn't wasting any time getting his management team assembled.
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
Instapaper Launches ‘Notes’ To Let Users Annotate Text  —  Instapaper, the app that lets you save and share online articles, has just launched a new annotation functionality called Notes.  —  The feature allows users to select a piece of text from an article or other work, and make comments on that text.
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Sean Hollister / Gizmodo:
Steam Machines from Alienware and Syber, Steam Controller, and Steam Link available for pre-order to be shipped October 16; general release on November 10  —  Today's the Day You Can Pay for a Steam Machine  —  Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will do their damnest to sell you on PlayStation, Xbox, and Wii.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Lite Is A Stripped Down Android App For The Developing World  —  Facebook can be painfully slow on weak network connections or prohibitively expensive on stingy data plans that are common in India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.  So today, Facebook is launching a bare-bones …

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Major brands were replaced by direct-response advertisers during commercial breaks of CBS News' December 13 town hall with Erika Kirk, moderated by Bari Weiss

Kanis Leung / Associated Press:
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and conspiring to publish seditious articles, and faces a possible life sentence

Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
The Boston Globe says Brian McGrory will return as editor, after Nancy Barnes' departure at the end of 2025; McGrory previously was editor from 2012 to 2023

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