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May 27, 2014, 5:25 AM
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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Rap Genius Co-Founder Moghadam Fired Over Tasteless Comments on Santa Barbara Shooting  —  Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam has been fired from the annotation service after posting appalling comments on the memoir of mass murderer Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in a shooting spree earlier this week.
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
Google considered acquiring connected camera maker Dropcam through its Nest division, in a push into home security  —  Google Eyes Home Security, Dropcam  —  Google's Nest division is plotting a move into the home-security market and has considered acquiring connected camera-maker Dropcam …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Apple Said To Be Prepping Smart Home Software Platform For WWDC Reveal  —  Apple is going to make a big play in the connected smart home space, according to a new report from the Financial Times.  The company is planning a platform that would turn its iOS devices, including the iPhone …
Ben Grubb / The Age:
Australian Apple iDevices hijacked, held to ransom  —  Owners of Apple devices across Australia are having them digitally held for ransom by hackers demanding payment before they will relinquish control.  —  iPads, iPhone and Mac owners in Queensland, NSW, Western Australia …
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Google releases VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, hopes more malware submissions will beef up Mac security  —  Google today announced the release of VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, allowing Mac users to upload suspicious files for scanning.  You can download it now directly for OS X 10.8 and 10.9 from VirusTotal (8.52MB).
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Line sees growing sticker adoption across Asia and Latin America, still struggling to crack US  —  No Time to Text?  Apps Turn to Stickers  —  On the messaging app Line, a late-afternoon conversation between colleagues might involve a series of colorful icons, or stickers …
More: textually.org.  Tweets: @jonrussell
Katie Collins / Wired.co.uk:
Researchers transmit data from Earth to Moon at 19.44mbps, 4800 times the previous record  —  Wireless broadband can reach the moon, and maybe Mars  —  Aside from air, water and fresh vegetables, what would need to survive on the moon?  One thing that would likely of feature high on the list is a decent, reliable wireless internet.
Tweets: @dannysullivan and @bfeld
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Razer Blade review: 2014 model trades battery life for a high-res touchscreen, more horsepower  —  Razer Blade (2014) review: laptop gaming never looked so good  —  The resolution is high, the battery life is not  —  I feel spoiled.  Ever since I started playing games …
More: IGN, CNET and Engadget
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
DARPA proof-of-concept lets cyberwarriors visualize and attack networks with the Oculus Rift  —  Darpa Is Weaponizing Oculus Rift for Cyberwar  —  For the last two years, Darpa has been working to make waging cyberwar as easy as playing a video game.  Now, like so many other games, it's about to get a lot more in-your-face.

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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