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Chris Urmson / The Official Google Blog:
Google's self-driving cars get smarter at handling city driving conditions, log 700K miles  —  The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering city street driving  —  Jaywalking pedestrians.  Cars lurching out of hidden driveways.  Double-parked delivery trucks blocking your lane and your view.
Xbox Wire:
Xbox Originals launching in June on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and other Microsoft devices  —  Xbox Originals: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You  —  Starting this June, you'll have more reasons to love your Xbox: Xbox Originals - premium dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, unscripted shows, and live events.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Skype makes group video calling free on Windows, Mac, and Xbox One; coming to all platforms ‘in the future’  —  Skype today announced it is making group video calling (GVC) available free of charge on Windows desktop, OS X, and the Xbox One.  At the same time, the company is also promising …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Refreshed MacBook Airs with latest Haswell chips likely launching tomorrow  —  New MacBook Airs likely launching tomorrow  —  Apple is preparing to launch a refreshed line of MacBook Air laptops as soon as tomorrow, according to multiple sources.  These sources say that shipments …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's first Nokia ad plays on its underdog status  —  25,000 Nokia employees are joining Microsoft today after the company acquired Nokia's devices and services unit last week.  While many workers are tweeting their new employee badges in a series of selfies today …
Mike Beasley / 9to5Google:
HP preparing to announce first Google-blessed touchscreen Android notebook  —  In a hidden video (embedded below) discovered on HP's website by Notebook Italia shows off HP's upcoming Slatebook 14.  As the name implies, the machine comes with a 1080p 14″ touchscreen display.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
‘Anonymish’ App Secret Taps Into Android, Global Markets; UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand First Up  —  Secret - the iOS app that lets you share confessions, rumors, complaints and praise with your wider circle of friends without attaching your name to it- has captured the eye of early adopters in the US tech world.
David Kravets / Ars Technica:
Supreme Court to rule on warrantless searches of electronic devices  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take on the digital-age controversy over search and seizure of smartphones and other devices.  In two cases coming before the court, warrantless searches of an electronic device …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Kantar: Windows Phone ‘Stutters’ Amid Android Price Competition, iPhone 5S Is Apple's Buffer  —  Last Friday, Microsoft finally took control as the new owner of Nokia's devices business, but it's coming into its new position as a mobile hardware maker with no less a challenge than Nokia has had for the last couple of years.

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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
New media sites on the left have found growing audiences; Drop Site News co-founder Ryan Grim says his two-year-old site has 800K free and 60K paid subscribers

The Scottish Beacon:
In an open letter, the Scottish Beacon calls on the Scottish government to create a local news fund, invest in public ads, and fund journalism placements

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