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Louis Kowolowski / Silent Circle Blog:
Why can't email be secure?  —  Coming on the heels of our announcement that we had shut down our Silent Mail service, we received a comment about securing email communications.  “In a recent press release, your company stated it was impossible to secure email communication ‘as we know it’.
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Webcam spying goes mainstream as Miss Teen USA describes hack  —  “The light didn't even go on, so I had no idea.”  Webcam hacking has officially gone mainstream with yesterday's revelation that the new Miss Teen USA, Cassidy Wolf, was the victim of a “sextortion” plot in which someone slipped …
Steve Wozniak / Gizmodo:
Jobs, Reviewed by Steve Wozniak  —  In the discussion section of our Jobs review, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak weighed in with his own impressions of the movie—and how he and others were portrayed.  What follows is Woz's unedited take on Jobs:  —  I saw Jobs tonight.  I thought the acting throughout was good.
Vijith Assar / Slashdot:
Early Apple Employees Talk Memories of Steve Jobs, New Movie
Alex Colon / GigaOM:
If you're single, your mom is more likely to use an iPad than you are  —  A new study from Flurry Analytics is out, filled with data about iPhone and iPad usage collected randomly from 44,295 users during the month of May.  This data is helpful for advertisers, but it's pretty interesting for everyone else as well.
Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
Big-data ad platform Rocket Fuel plans $100M IPO  —  Ad network and data-analysis company Rocket Fuel is planning a $100 million initial public offering, according to documents filed with the SEC. The S-1 filing is still missing a few key details, such as the anticipated price of the stock or the hoped-for valuation of the company.
Parmy Olson / Forbes:
Life After Siri: Nuance's Uphill Climb To Being Your Digital Assistant  —  In the gleaming Silicon Valley branch office of speech-recognition firm Nuance Communications , a small room has been made to look like a homey den.  —  Product executive Sean Brown holds up an Android smartphone …
New York Times:
Expecting the Unexpected From Jeff Bezos  —  EARLY employees of Amazon still remember the day the company took away their aspirin.  —  It was late 1999.  After years of heady excess, the Internet boom was beginning to falter.  Amazon, among the most celebrated of the dot-coms, was burdened with debt and spiraling losses.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple Begins Showing Mac Pro Teaser in Movie Theaters with ‘Fall 2013’ Announcement  —  Apple has begun showing the teaser video for the upcoming Mac Pro in movie theaters across the nation.  First shown at WWDC during the initial debut of the Mac Pro, the video shows the sleek black curves of the product from multiple angles.
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Microsoft phasing out Zune Marketplace rentals and purchases, but Zune Pass lives on  —  Xbox Music and Xbox Video are the future of Microsoft's digital media ecosystem.  But putting a greater focus on the Xbox brand means saying goodbye to some past ventures.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: David Ellison has asked CNN CEO Mark Thompson to stay on after the WBD acquisition closes; Thompson's current deal extends into 2027

Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
The White House once again removes CNN from the press pool traveling with Trump; the judge's order only addressed access to White House grounds

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A US judge dismisses Penske Media's lawsuit against Google over traffic and revenue loss due to AI Overviews since Google never promised any traffic to Penske

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