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New York Times:
Silicon Valley and Spy Agency Bound by Strengthening Web  —  WASHINGTON — When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a similar Silicon Valley concern.  Instead the man who was responsible for protecting …
Peter Cohan / Forbes:
Project Chess: How U.S. Snoops On Your Skype  —  If you thought that the U.S. government only tracks meta-data on your calls or scoops up your Facebook page and YouTube videos, think again.  Skype — a subsidiary of Microsoft since October 2011 when Redmond bought it for $8.5 billion …
Don Mattrick / Xbox Wire:
Your Feedback Matters - Update on Xbox One  —  Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience.  —  For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come.
Mat Honan / Wired:
Inside Digg's Race to Build the New Google Reader  —  Andrew McLaughlin is, like, California-enthusiastic.  Like, we're-totally-going-to-do-this- guys enthusiastic.  The 43 year-old CEO of the recently re-imagined Digg is a believer in the way the Internet can make the world better.
Bloomberg:
Google Gets 3 Months to Fix Privacy or Face French Fines  —  France gave Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) three months to amend its policy regarding Internet users' data to avoid fines, and said five other European countries will follow suit by the end of July.  —  The U.S. search engine giant …
Marguerite Reardon / CNET:
Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City  —  Google's super-fast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City.  CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup scene.  —  KANSAS CITY, Kan. —The modest two-story bungalow on State Line Road looks …
More: 9to5Google
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Yahoo rejects fears hackers will exploit old user IDs  —  (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Wednesday downplayed concerns that its plans to recycle inactive user IDs could leave users exposed to hackers, saying only 7 percent of those IDs are tied to actual Yahoo email accounts.
More: CNET and memeburn
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
NVIDIA's Shield now $300, arrives on June 27th (video)  —  Even before hitting store shelves, NVIDIA's Shield is shedding $50 from its original $350 asking price — the little Android portable gaming console will cost $300 when it arrives at retail on June 27th.
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
F.T.C. Is Said to Plan Inquiry of Frivolous Patent Lawsuits  —  WASHINGTON — The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission is expected on Thursday to recommend a sweeping investigation of “patent trolls,” companies that buy large portfolios of technology patents and use them to sue software designers …
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft-Nokia Advanced Talks Recently Broke Down  —  Microsoft Corp. was recently in advanced discussions with Nokia Corp. about a purchase of the Finnish company's device business, according to people familiar with the matter, in a marriage that could have reshaped the mobile-phone industry.
Anurag Kotoky / Reuters:
India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail  —  (Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said.
Alyn Griffiths / Dezeen:
Interview with Richard Sapper on turning down a job at Apple  —  Interview: German industrial designer Richard Sapper has launched a new website chronicling his work dating back to the 1950s.  In an interview looking back on his career he tells Dezeen how he turned down the chance to work at Apple …
More: MacRumors
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Yahoo completes Tumblr acquisition, reemphasizes it will be independently operated and developed separately  —  Yahoo today announced it has completed its acquisition of Tumblr.  The company first announced plans to snap up the blogging platform exactly a month ago, on May 20.  —  More to follow.
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
The Case For And Against Candy Crush-Maker King's Possible IPO  —  Zynga cast a long shadow when its stock tanked by about 75 percent in the first year after going public.  But that apparently isn't scaring off other contenders in the gaming industry from an IPO.
Thanks:@techcrunch
Adam Pasick / Quartz:
Google admits those infamous brainteasers were completely useless for hiring  —  You can stop counting how many golfballs will fit in a schoolbus now.  —  Google has admitted that the headscratching questions it once used to quiz job applicants (How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Twitter Acquires Social Startup Spindle  —  Twitter has acquired Spindle, a social startup focused on the location and check-in space, and discovering local places of interest nearby.  —  “We've spent the past two and a half years building a product that helps you answer the question: 'What's happening nearby right now?'”
Horace Dediu / asymco:
Measuring the iTunes video store  —  It's been five years since we had an update on TV show downloads and six years since we've had an update on movie downloads from Apple.  In Q3 2008 Apple announced 200 million TV show downloads and in Q2 2007 2 million movies.
More: TechCrunch, GigaOM and ZDNet

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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch is stepping down after 7.5 years to become the CEO and chairman of Mattel; lead independent director Mike Perlis will be interim CEO

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