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N.S.A. Leaks Make Plan for Cyberdefense Unlikely — WASHINGTON — Even while rapidly expanding its electronic surveillance around the world, the National Security Agency has lobbied inside the government to deploy the equivalent of a “Star Wars” defense for America's computer networks … | Brendan Sasso / Hillicon Valley: |
White House denies intel chief will lead NSA surveillance review — The Obama administration is denying that James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, will control a review of the government's surveillance programs. — Privacy advocates expressed dismay on Monday …
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The Case for a New Lower-Cost iPhone — Lost amid much of the rampant speculation that Apple is on the cusp of unveiling a new plastic-bodied lower-priced iPhone “5C” is the simple fact that Apple has offered lower-priced iPhones for several years now — year-old and two-year-old models.
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Apple acquires second screen TV startup Matcha.tv (scoop) — Updated at 6:01 p.m. (PST) with a response from Matcha.tv CEO Guy Piekarz. Update #2 at 7:35 p.m. with clarification on the acquisition price. — Apple's latest acquisition is the recently-shut down second-screen TV/video app Matcha.tv …
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Message unread: Silicon Valley's secret, failed bid to save BlackBerry — Could switching to Android and focusing on business have turned the company around? — In the summer of 2012, just a few months into the job, RIM (now BlackBerry) CEO Thorsten Heins was trying to guide the company through an ongoing crisis.
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Here's Zynga's New Executive Org Chart — As AllThingsD previously reported, Zynga announced a complete overhaul of its executive ranks on Tuesday, effectively flattening out its top management levels and reorganizing the chain of command for its existing leadership.
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Facebook Testing VIP App With Some Celebs — The VIP app, which sources say Facebook is currently testing with a small group of famous people, essentially lets celebs (or their handlers) easily monitor Facebook fan chatter about themselves from a mobile device.
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| Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD: |
Carl Icahn Makes a Large Investment in Apple — Shares of Apple are rising by more than four percent on word that Carl Icahn, the billionaire activist investor trying to take over Dell, has made a large investment in the company behind the iPhone and the Mac.
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AOL CEO Apologizes for Public Shame-Firing — It turns out, even Tim Armstrong finds Tim Armstrong obnoxious—the trouble chief of AOL just sent an apology email to his company for firing a subordinate on a conference call. — The email is carefully pasted here in its entirety:| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft's YouTube Windows Phone app returns following Google complaints — Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone is returning to the Store today. After Google forced Microsoft to remove the app, the pair have been working together to create the updated application.
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Millennial Media To Acquire Mobile Ad Company Jumptap For $200M+ In Millennial Stock — Millennial Media just announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Jumptap, a deal that brings together two well-known mobile ad companies. — The acquisition press release describes the deal as …
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The Untold Story of Google's Quest to Bring the Internet Everywhere—By Balloon — On October 16, 2012, the granddaughter of one of Allen Epling's houseguests spotted a shiny object in the sky. Epling, an amateur astronomer living in Pike County, Kentucky, grabbed his binoculars and spied a glimmering …
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Facebook Starts Sharing Mobile User Counts For Each Country: 78% Of US Users Are Mobile — A new level of transparency from Facebook will help the world see whether its mobile growth is entirely propped up by international users that don't earn the company as much money.| Bloomberg: |
3-D Printing Stirs Copyright Clash on Homemade IPhone Gear: Tech — Fernando Sosa had no doubt his sword-covered iPhone dock inspired by the hit TV series “Game of Thrones” would become a top seller for his small manufacturing startup. Then he heard from HBO.
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