Getting ALL your data out of Google Reader  —  There remain only a few days until Google Reader shuts down.  Besides the emotions1 and the practicalities of finding a replacement2, I've also been pondering the data loss aspects.  As a bit of a digital pack rat, the idea of not being able …

Apple Finds It Difficult to Divorce Samsung  —  Apple is finding that breaking up with Samsung is hard to do.  For evidence, look no further than Apple's effort to find a company other than ferocious rival Samsung Electronics Co. to make the sophisticated chip brains used in Apple's iPads and iPhones.

Facebook's outmoded Web crypto opens door to NSA spying  —  It's relatively easy for the National Security Agency's spooks to break outdated Web encryption after vacuuming up data from fiber taps, cryptographers say.  But Facebook is still using it.  —  A Facebook data center.

A Venture SLA  —  There is an opportunity for a new VC Firm to brand itself.  Recent brands in Venture Capital arose from transparency and founder-friendliness.  YCombinator gives new, young, technical talent an entry into Silicon Valley.  500 Startups does it globally.  Fred Wilson blogs the business.

Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight  —  In the secret court that authorizes national security surveillance requests, everything is considered confidential — even the existence of communications between companies and the court.  But this week, the court drew back the curtain slightly …

In the Instagram vs. Vine War for Social Video, We Still Don't Know Who's Winning  —  Everyone loves a battle royale.  —  And in one fell swoop of video announcements last week, we've all watched and waited to see Facebook's Instagram and Twitter's Vine go to the mattresses.

Google Search field trial adds Gmail contact info to your search results, promises Google+ profile support soon  —  If you've already signed up to Google's experimental field trials, you might have started to notice people you know appearing within search queries.