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Sundar Pichai / The Official Google Blog:
From TVs to tablets: Everything you love, across all your screens  —  When I was growing up, my family had a single screen we huddled around every day: the television set in the living room.  Nowadays, we “huddle” around multiple screens—laptops, smartphones and tablets …
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Why Chromecast is such a big deal for Google, and a threat to Apple  —  Google officially launched its next big idea for the living room Wednesday, and the cast of people presenting the new product dubbed Chromecast at the company's breakfast event in San Francisco looked awfully familiar …
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
Google introduces Chromecast, a $35 HDMI streaming solution for televisions (video)
Facebook:
Facebook Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results  —  Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2013.  —  “We've made good progress growing our community, deepening engagement and delivering strong financial results, especially on mobile …
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Facebook Beats as Mobile Revenue Jumps to 41 Percent of Ads Business
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
House Narrowly Rejects Effort To Halt NSA Program  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to continue the collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records in the fight against terrorism.  The House rejected a measure to end the program's authority.  The vote was 217-205 on Wednesday.
Erica Ogg / GigaOM:
Six years later, how Apple keeps the iPhone chugging along  —  Between March and June, Apple's iPad shipments dipped 14 percent.  The Mac is dropping along with the rest of the PC industry, and the iPod has declined so much it barely merits a mention from the company anymore.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Ilya Segalovich, Co-Founder And CTO Of Russian Search Giant Yandex, Passes Away From Cancer Complications  —  Very sad news this morning for Yandex — “the Google of Russia” — and for the country's wider technology community: Ilya Segalovich, Yandex's co-founder and CTO, has passed away from cancer complications.
Ben Gilbert / Engadget:
Xbox One retail consoles double as debug units, Microsoft to allow indie self-publishing  —  Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit.
Seth Fiegerman / Mashable:
Chipotle Faked Its Twitter Hack  —  Chipotle appeared to be the latest brand to have its Twitter account hacked on Sunday when its main account, @ChipotleTweets, posted a series of confusing and seemingly random tweets over the course of an hour.  Now, the company has come forward and admitted …
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks—With Me Behind The Wheel (Video)  —  Stomping on the brakes of a 3,500-pound Ford Escape that refuses to stop-or even slow down-produces a unique feeling of anxiety.  In this case it also produces a deep groaning sound, like an angry water buffalo bellowing somewhere under the SUV's chassis.
More: SC Magazine.  Tweets: @pkafka
Carl Franzen / The Verge:
Made in America 2.0: behind Google and Apple's sudden patriotism  —  Tech giants are making innovative electronics in the US again, but why?  —  The Moto X is on its way.  The long-anticipated Android phone — expected to be the first truly Google-influenced product from Motorola since Google acquired …
More: Tom's Hardware Guide.  Tweets: @benpopper
Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Google announces thinner, lighter Nexus 7 with higher-res screen, arrives July 30th for $230  —  When we reviewed the Nexus 7 last summer, we said it was the best tablet $200 could buy.  A year later, that still might be true if it wasn't for the fact that there's a new Nexus 7 in town.

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Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance move closer to a deal, but Paramount's renewal agreement with Charter, which has an April 30 deadline, is a significant hurdle

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Kaylene Hong / The Next Web:
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