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Mac Pro Late 2013 Teardown — After making its debut during the WWDC 2013 Keynote, the reimagined, reformulated Mac Pro finally arrived at iFixit's doorstep. Join us as we turn the (very) Late 2013 Mac Pro inside-out. Step 1 — Mac Pro Late 2013 Teardown The new Mac Pro has been released …
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| Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
The Mac Pro Review (Late 2013) — The year was 2004. I was enrolled in ECE 466 at NCSU, a compiler optimization/scheduling class. I remember walking into the lecture hall and seeing far too many white MacBooks. This was the computer engineering department right?| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone Backdoors, Is Unaware Of Alleged DROPOUTJEEP Snooping Program — Apple has contacted TechCrunch with a statement about the DROPOUTJEEP NSA program that detailed a system by which the organization claimed it could snoop on iPhone users.
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| Michael Dearing / AllThingsD: |
The NSA and the Corrosion of Silicon Valley — I believe that the people who work at the NSA are patriots. They devote their considerable intellects to preserve, protect, and defend the people of the United States. I wish their patriotism + brainpower would do the same for the U.S. Constitution.
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| Chris Dixon: |
Why I'm interested in Bitcoin — Some people assume that all Bitcoin advocates are motivated by a libertarian political agenda. That is certainly not my agenda. I'm a lifelong Democrat who supported Obama in the last two elections. I think the Federal Reserve plays an important function …
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Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher reflect on AllThingsD, tease new company launching January 2 — You Say Goodbye and We Say Hello — This is the last day of the All Things Digital site, which began life in April of 2007 as a year-round extension of the D conference we launched in 2003.
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| hueypriest / reddit: |
Reddit's 2013 stats: page views grow over 50% to 56B, with 41M posts — 2013 has come to a close and it's been another amazing year for the vast network of communities that is reddit. 2013 Overall reddit Stats (approximate) 56 billion pageviews 731 million Unique Visitors An Average Visit Duration … | Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Pirate Bay Uploads Surge 50% in a Year, Despite Anti-Piracy Efforts — 2013 has been an eventful year for The Pirate Bay, to say the least. — The site celebrated its tenth anniversary, but with pressure from copyright holders mounting, it had to switch domain names no less than six times.
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| Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo: |
If You've Got Google Music All Access, You Can Get Glass Now — Google Music All Access users are reporting that they've received an email inviting them to join the ranks of Glass Explorers. (Here's the sign up page you can try if you didn't get the email.)
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Sprint Wants To Revive Nextel As A Business Brand, Merge Boost + Virgin Mobile Into ‘Sprint Freedom’ — It was only six months ago that Sprint decommissioned and shut down the Nextel iDEN push-to-talk network, and while the carrier has no plans to bring that legacy service back, the brand is another story.
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| John Markoff / New York Times: |
Vint Cerf, Robert Kahn discuss future of Internet governance in light of Snowden revelations — Viewing Where the Internet Goes — Will 2014 be the year that the Internet is reined in? — When Edward J. Snowden, the disaffected National Security Agency contract employee … | Chris Vallance / BBC: |
Cash machines raided with infected USB sticks — The thieves focused on high value notes to minimise the time they were exposed — Researchers have revealed how cyber-thieves sliced into cash machines in order to infect them with malware earlier this year.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Digits: |
IPO Prospect Coupons.com to Buy Yub for $30 Million — On the way toward a possible initial public offering, digital-coupon company Coupons.com has agreed to acquire Yub, according to a person familiar with the agreement. — Yub works with retailers to offer loyalty programs to lure shoppers into brick-and-mortar stores.Sponsor Posts
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