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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Supreme Court rules Aereo's service illegal, must pay copyright fees if it wants to continue operations — Aereo loses to broadcasters in Supreme Court fight for its life — The Supreme Court struck a dramatic blow against Aereo today in a ruling that puts the TV streaming service as it currently exists on its deathbed.

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Adam Serwer / MSNBC:

Supreme Court rules cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant — Police need a warrant to search the cell phone of a person who has been arrested, absent an unusual circumstance, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. — “Modern cell phones,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote …

More: VentureBeat, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, Associated Press, New York Times, Associated Press and ABA Journal

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Anna Prior / Wall Street Journal:

Barnes & Noble To Split Retail, Nook Businesses — Book Seller Hopes to Complete Separation by First Quarter of Next Year — Barnes & Noble Inc. said it would pursue a split of its retail and Nook e-reader businesses into two separate public companies. — The bookseller said it plans …

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Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:

Google refreshes Glass hardware with 2GB RAM and a bigger battery; current owners won't get upgraded — Google refreshes Glass hardware, but current owners won't get upgraded — Small tweaks suggest that a true consumer product is still a ways off — Google's plan to sell its Glass headset …

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Optical Image Stabilization May Be Differentiating Factor for 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 [Updated] — Rumors have suggested Apple's next-generation iPhone may include camera improvements in the form of optical image stabilization with modules produced by sensor company InvenSense …

More: G 4 Games, AppleInsider, BGR, 9to5Mac, Gigaom, AppleInsider, Softpedia News, TechnoBuffalo, Apple Bitch, iPhone, MobileBurn.com, Electronista, SlashGear, Phones Review and Pocketnow. Tweets: @macrumors

Donna Tam / CNET:

New FAA guidelines don't ban Amazon drones, only apply to hobbyists flying model aircraft — Amazon: Don't worry, our drones are still preparing for takeoff — The Federal Aviation Administration this week released guidelines that explain when hobbyists can fly drones legally.

More: faa.gov, TechCrunch, Techdirt, TIME and TechEye

Tweets: @drpizza, @nickstatt and @thedextriarchy

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Oculus VR:

Oculus to acquire Carbon Design, gaining the product engineering team known for the Xbox 360 controller — Oculus Agrees to Acquire Carbon Design Team — We're thrilled to announce that we've agreed to acquire the Carbon Design team, one of the premier industrial design and product engineering teams …

Alex Hern / Guardian:

Facebook opens up Snapchat clone Slingshot to international users — Slingshot, an ephemeral messaging app that lets users ‘pay’ for photos with their own in response, is now available worldwide — Facebook's Slingshot app is now available in the UK. — Facebook's Snapchat clone, Slingshot, is now available outside the US.

More: Slingshot Blog, iMore, VentureBeat, CNET, The Next Web, Inquirer, WebProNews, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Electronista, Pocketnow and Engadget

Derrick Harris / Gigaom:

Aerospike raises $20M, open sources its in-memory NoSQL database — NoSQL database startup Aerospike has raised a $20 million series C round of venture capital and is open sourcing its in-memory key-value store. NEA led the round, which also included Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Alsop Louie Partners and Regis McKenna.

More: VentureBeat, InfoQ, AdExchanger, FinSMEs, SiliconANGLE, Pulse 2.0 and Gartner

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Epoxy Raises $6.5M From Upfront Ventures And Time Warner To Connect YouTubers With Fans — First there was YouTube. And from YouTube came an ecosystem of video creators who could use the platform to freely distribute their content and maybe make money from it.

More: Marketwired and Los Angeles Times

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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:

Philips, Infineon, Samsung face EU antitrust fines — (Reuters) - EU regulators are poised to fine Philips, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Infineon Technologies AG in the coming weeks for fixing prices of chips used in mobile SIM cards, two people familiar with the case said on Tuesday.

More: Inquirer

JR Raphael / Computerworld:

Google offering $150 credits to make up for Chromebook data debacle — Some good news for owners of Google's LTE Chromebook Pixel: Following my report that data plans for the device were being disconnected prematurely, Google is stepping up to make things right.

More: TechCrunch, DSLreports, InvestorPlace, Consumerist, Droid Life, Phandroid, PC World, PC Magazine, Gigaom and Engadget

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Michael Arrington drops defamation suit against Jenn Allen after she retracts rape accusations — Jenn Allen Retracts Michael Arrington Rape Accusations — TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has reached a settlement agreement with Jenn Allen. He's posted a copy of the agreement …

More: Valleywag. Tweets: @jyarow and @dangillmor

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Twitter tests ‘retweet with comment’ that shows referenced tweet as a card below your comment — Twitter Is Experimenting With A New Way To Retweet — The best thing about Twitter is that it forces users to embrace brevity thanks to its 140-character updates.

More: Mashable, AllTwitter, TechnoBuffalo, Business Insider, Electronista, Ubergizmo, PandoDaily, ABC News and Engadget

Tweets: @jonrussell and @dannysullivan

Matt Brian / Engadget:

EU confirms up to 55% cut in data roaming rates from July 1 — Europe's next roaming charge cut comes into force on July 1st — From July, anyone travelling in any of the EU member countries with their smartphone will enjoy a few less numbers on their bill.

More: EU Press Room, The Next Web, CNET, Android Community, Pocketnow, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Electronista, Digital Trends, Tech.eu and SlashGear

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

App Store Policy Of Rejecting Apps With Rewarded Video, Social Sharing Gets Rolled Back...With A Few Caveats — A recent policy change floated by Apple caused a flurry of discussion - and concern - among mobile app developers. According to several public forum postings and other industry sources …

More: Localytics, iMore, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Touch Arcade, AppleInsider, App Advice and MacRumors

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Ex-Hulu CEO Jason Kilar teases video startup Vessel, raises $75M from Benchmark, Greylock, and Bezos — Jason Kilar's New Startup Has a Name, and a Whole Lot of Money — Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar still doesn't want to say much about the startup he has been working on since last fall.

More: Wall Street Journal, Vessel, Variety, VentureBeat, DSLreports, Above the Crowd, Medium, TechCrunch, socalTECH.com, silicontap.com, Gigaom and GeekWire

Tweets: @bgurley and @jbruin

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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Attackers poison legitimate apps to infect sensitive industrial control systems — Corporate spies have found an effective way to plant their malware on the networks of energy companies and other industrial heavyweights—by hacking the websites of software companies and waiting for the targets …

More: F-Secure Antivirus …, Infosecurity, PC World and Help Net Security

Tweets: @mikko and @mikko

Michael Safi / Guardian:

Australian spy agencies in line for new digital surveillance powers — Coalition also planning a mandatory data collection regime in which telcos store customers' metadata — Australian spy agencies will be granted new digital surveillance powers under a bill being prepared by the Abbott government …

More: SlashGear. Tweets: @lauraannaparker, @glynmoody and @youranoncentral

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Cyanogen expands team in push for open-source Android, hires former HTC, MediaTek and Amazon executives — Cyanogen Expands Team in Push for Open Android — Cyanogen has quietly expanded its executive ranks to transform its open source Android project into a serious player in the phone business.

More: cyngn.com, Droid Life, Android and Me, Android Central, Android Authority, AndroidHeadlines.com, Pocketnow and Android Police

Shira Ovide / Wall Street Journal:

Microsoft's Top Lawyer Slams Secret Surveillance Court — The U.S.'s secret surveillance court is unaccountable to the public and not “inclined to promote justice,” Microsoft's top lawyer said Wednesday. — General counsel Brad Smith said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court …

More: Washington Post, CNET, ZDNet, Computerworld, Tech Times, VentureBeat, BGR, TechCrunch and Engadget

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