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Secret Court's Redefinition of ‘Relevant’ Empowered Vast NSA Data-Gathering — The National Security Agency's ability to gather phone data on millions of Americans hinges on a secret court ruling that redefined a single word: “relevant.” The National Security Agency's ability to gather phone data … | Ezra Klein / Wonkblog: |
Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NSA's surveillance state? — Chief justice of the United States is a pretty big job. You lead the Supreme Court conferences where cases are discussed and voted on. You preside over oral arguments. When in the majority, you decide who writes the opinion.| David Harris-Gershon / Tikkun Daily Blog: |
NSA Rejecting Every FOIA Request Made by U.S. Citizens — Clayton Seymour, a 36-year-old IT specialist from Hilliard, Ohio, recently sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the NSA, curious as to whether any data about him was being collected. What he received in response made his blood boil.| Bloomberg: |
Zynga's Mattrick Looked to Buy Company While at Microsoft — Don Mattrick, the former head of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s entertainment division who takes the reins as chief executive officer of Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) today, has been hankering to run all or part of the social-gaming company for at least three years.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Top iOS apps and games go free ahead of App Store's fifth anniversary — ‘Infinity Blade II,’ Traktor DJ, ‘Sword and Sworcery,’ Day One, and more — A host of highly regarded apps for iPhone and iPad have gone free today in what could be a major celebration to mark five years since Apple launched the App Store.
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Windows 8.1 update to be finalized in ‘late August,’ ready for PC makers — After releasing a preview version of Windows 8.1, Microsoft says it's ready to deliver a final version to its OEM customers in “late August.” Speaking at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference on Monday … | Joanna Stern / ABC News: |
With New Improvements, Facebook Brings Graph Search Function to All U.S. Users — Get ready for your Facebook search bar to start looking a little different. — Starting Monday Facebook will begin rolling out the advanced search feature it announced earlier this year to all users in the United States.
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Microsoft's Products Need More Horsepower — By - ROLFE WINKLER - — Microsoft keeps hitching its fortunes to lame horses. It shows how rickety parts of the software giant's business are. — Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Nokia, Yahoo and Dell all face very difficult circumstances of their own.
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Disruptions: How Driverless Cars Could Reshape Cities — SAN FRANCISCO — By now, seeing one of Google's experimental, driverless cars zipping down Silicon Valley's Highway 101, or parking itself on a San Francisco street, is not all that unusual. Indeed, as automakers like Audi … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
LG teasers drop not-so-subtle hints of G2 launch at August 7th event (video) — While LG initially gave no clues as to the focus of its August 7th event, the company isn't leaving much room for doubt now. It's sending both formal invitations and a teaser video (after the break) … | Om Malik / GigaOM: |
Pinterest rival The Fancy gets $53 million from Will Smith, American Express; valued at $600 million — The New York startup scene keeps booming and the latest boost is coming from social commerce company, The Fancy, that is said to have raised $53 million in new funds and is valued at a whopping $600 million.
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Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41-megapixel camera confirmed in sample photos from Joe Belfiore — Nokia's 41-megapixel Windows Phone will be called the Nokia Lumia 1020. That's according to sample photos posted on Flickr by Microsoft Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore.
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