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Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission's accomplished — MOSCOW — The familiar voice on the hotel room phone did not waste words. — “What time does your clock say, exactly?” he asked. — He checked the reply against his watch and described a place to meet.
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The National Security Agency's oversharing problem — The National Security Operations Center at NSA, photographed in 2012—the nerve center of the NSA's “signals intelligence” monitoring. — National Security Agency — In the days after the attacks on September 11, 2001 …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple acquired mapping firm BroadMap's talent, location-infused Evernote competitor Catch — Apple has been on a roll this year in terms of acquisitions. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the Cupertino firm acquired 15 companies this year, but only ten have been revealed.
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Thanks:@apollozac| Bloomberg: |
Apple-Backed Rockstar Said to Hold Discussions to Sell Patents — A consortium created by Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corp. and other technology companies to acquire $4.5 billion of patents from Nortel Networks Corp. in 2011 is holding discussions to sell a portion of those patents, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
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| Will Connors / Digits: |
With New Outsourcing Deal, BlackBerry Cancels Two Phones — A small item from BlackBerry's earnings-related filing Friday got lost in the news of its hardware partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group-sales of its new phones have been so bad that BlackBerry was forced to cancel the rollout of two not-yet-released phones.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Jack Dorsey Joins Disney's Board Of Directors — The Walt Disney Company just announced that Jack Dorsey (co-founder and CEO Square, as well co-founder and chairman at Twitter, as if you didn't know) has joined its board if directors. — “Jack Dorsey is a talented entrepreneur …
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Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing — Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. — It overturns his 1952 conviction for homosexuality for which he was punished by being chemically castrated. — The conviction meant he lost …
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| Rebecca Grant / VentureBeat: |
General Catalyst closes $675M fund to expand presence in Silicon Valley — General Catalyst Partners announced the close of its seventh venture capital fund today, pulling in a hefty $675 million to invest in technology startups. — Boston-based General Catalyst established an office in Silicon Valley three years ago.
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| Kwame Opam / The Verge: |
HP reportedly may launch cheap, big smartphones by the end of this year — Reporting on HP's desire to return to the smartphone market, sources tell The Information that the company plans to release new six- and seven-inch phablets by the end of the year. The devices will be aimed …
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| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Samsung shows just how awkward life can be in its latest Galaxy Gear ad — In Samsung's world, the quickest way to a woman's heart is through your Galaxy Gear smart watch. — The tech industry has become well known for its odd, tone-deaf advertisements, and Samsung's latest is no exception.
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| Blair Hanley Frank / GeekWire: |
Microsoft plans massive new data center in Quincy, Wash., paying $11M for 200 acres — Microsoft has reached a deal to buy another 200 acres of land in Quincy, Wash. which it plans to use as a home for a new, massive data center. The deal, as reported by the Seattle Times and others … | John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
Silk Road 2 Still Running After Moderator Arrests — The Silk Road 2, a hidden website modeled on the original Silk Road contraband marketplace, is regrouping as the users and single remaining moderator prepare for a Christmas lockdown. The group faced a setback on Friday when US … Sponsor Posts
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