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The Washington Post:

NSA slides explain the PRISM data-collection program — The top-secret PRISM program allows the U.S. intelligence community to gain access from nine Internet companies to a wide range of digital information, including e-mails and stored data, on foreign targets operating outside the United States.

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Guardian:

New NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies — Exclusive: Edward Snowden papers reveal 38 targets including EU, France and Italy — US intelligence services are spying on the European Union mission in New York and its embassy in Washington, according to the latest 'top secret …

More: ZDNet, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Techdirt, SecurityWeek and The Raw Story

Tweets: @csoghoian and @mattbuchanan

T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

New PRISM slides: more than 100,000 ‘active surveillance targets,’ explicit mention of real-time monitoring — The Washington Post has revealed four new slides from its trove of top secret PRISM information, appearing to confirm earlier reporting about the US government surveillance program.

More: Computerworld. Tweets: @mathewi

Guardian:

Key US-EU trade pact under threat after more NSA spying allegations — Reports in Der Spiegel that US agencies bugged European council building ‘reminiscent of cold war’, says German minister — The prospects for a new trade pact between the US and the European Union worth hundreds …

Paul Graham:

Startup Investing Trends — Y Combinator has now funded 564 startups including the current batch, which has 53. The total valuation of the 287 that have valuations (either by raising an equity round, getting acquired, or dying) is about $11.7 billion, and the 511 prior to the current batch have collectively raised about $1.7 billion.

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Bloomberg:

Apple Seeks to Trademark ‘IWatch’ in Japan for Devices — Apple Inc. (AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, is seeking a trademark for “iWatch” in Japan as rival Samsung Electronics Co. readies its own wearable smartphone device. — The maker of iPhones is seeking protection …

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Jon Russell / The Next Web:

Confirmed: Nokia takes full control of Nokia Siemens Networks after buying out Siemens for $2.2B — Nokia has announced that it has taken full control of its telecoms equipment joint-venture Nokia Siemens Network, after it agreed to buy out partner Siemens in a €1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) deal.

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Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft launches web-based Xbox Music, available for subscribers now — We expected Microsoft to launch its Xbox Music web version this week, and it appears the site is online and ready to use. Xbox Music Pass subscribers can access the web player from music.xbox.com, with a responsive design that adapts to your browser size.

More: Engadget

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

UK's BSkyB Wins Case Against Microsoft Over Use Of “SkyDrive” Name In Europe; May Have To Drop Name Or Pay Fines — Microsoft went big on pushing cloud services this week at its Build conference, but today it was dealt a blow for how it might get to market them in Europe.

More: ZDNet, ZDNet, Engadget, The Verge, WMPoweruser, Neowin, Electronista and bailii.org

Cade Metz / Wired:

Google's Quantum Computer Proven To Be Real Thing (Almost) — Google bought one. So did Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest defense contractors. But we still can't agree on what it is they bought. — D-Wave, the company that built the thing, calls it the world's first quantum computer …

More: USC News, Nature Communications, TechSpot, e! Science News, Engadget and GigaOM

Kevin Rose / TechCrunch:

Foundation: Evan Williams on Hatching Big Ideas — In today's episode of my Foundation series, serial entrepreneur Evan Williams talks candidly about his experiences building Blogger, Twitter, and his latest project, Medium. Ev recounts the early days of Twitter, shares what he's learned …

More: YouTube. Tweets: @joelwashington and @joshm

TechCrunch:

Why Oracle And Salesforce, Once Bitter Rivals, Are Now On Cloud Nine — Marc Benioff and Larry Ellison, the CEOs of two of the more powerful enterprise companies in the world — Salesforce.com and Oracle — are not known to be the chummiest of pals. Before this week's sudden peaceful truce …

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