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May 29, 2013, 4:50 AM

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Apple Has More Game-Changing Tech in the Works, Says CEO Tim Cook  —  Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a lot of time answering questions about how Apple would be different from what it was under Steve Jobs, and just how he would continue Jobs's incredible legacy.
T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
Tim Cook teases ‘profound’ opportunity in wearable technology, but says Google Glass won't have broad appeal  —  Onstage at the D11 conference in California, Tim Cook responded to a question about Google Glass, noting that wearables are a profound type of technology — and that Apple may be working on its own wearable technology.
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Apple Has Bought Nine Companies Since October, and Is Going to Pick Up the Pace, Says Tim Cook  —  What is Apple doing with its big pile of cash?  Shouldn't they go buy some companies with a chunk of that dough?  —  Well, they are, said Tim Cook.  —  The Apple CEO said that in the company's …
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Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Apple's Tim Cook Has a “Grand Vision” for Television — And Still Won't Talk About It  —  No surprises here — at our 11th D: All Things Digital technology conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook is still staying mum on the company's plans for a proper TV set.  —  However!
John Fetto / Experian:
Americans spend 58 minutes a day on their smartphones  —  New data from Experian Marketing Services' Simmons® ConnectSM mobile and digital panel sheds light on the way smartphone users spend time using their phone, with the average adult clocking 58 minutes daily on their device.
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Insight Venture Partners, The Firm Behind Tumblr And Twitter, Has Closed A Massive New $2.57 Billion Fund  —  Last week, Insight Venture Partners' portfolio company Tumblr had some billion-dollar news.  Now the VC and private equity firm has some billion-dollar news of its own.
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Ryan Tate / Wired:
Marissa Mayer Is Bringing Back the Internet Portal.  Here's Why  —  Since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo last year, there's been a lot of talk about how the famously detail-oriented ex-Googler will “refocus” the company.  But it's becoming increasingly clear that Mayer is broadening …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
U.S. Government Seizes LibertyReserve.com  —  Indictment, arrest of virtual currency founder targets alleged “financial hub of the cybercrime world.”  —  U.S. federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday announced the closure and seizure of Liberty Reserve, an online, virtual currency …

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