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  United front: Facebook and Microsoft join Google in asking the US to relax data collection secrecy

  By T.C. Sottek on June 11, 2013 06:35 pm + 34 comments

  Despite denying any involvement and knowledge in the NSA's dubious PRISM surveillance program, tech Continue reading…

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  Nicaragua plans to one-up Panama with a massive canal of its own

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 11, 2013 06:27 pm + 35 comments

  The Panama Canal may be getting a neighbor just two countries to the north. According to the Continue reading…

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  ACLU sues US government over metadata surveillance program

  By Joshua Kopstein on June 11, 2013 06:15 pm + 15 comments

  The American Civil Liberties Union has announced it is suing the US government to put an end to the Continue reading…

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  Sprint reportedly ends acquisition talks with Dish once and for all

  By Chris Welch on June 11, 2013 06:01 pm + 30 comments

  It looks like Dish's quest to buy Sprint has gone for naught. According to Bloomberg, the third Continue reading…

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  Mayor Bloomberg unveils $20B plan to build new NYC defenses against climate change

  By Carl Franzen on June 11, 2013 05:38 pm + 70 comments

  Parts of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area are still recovering from the damage Continue reading…

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service wants chimpanzees, captive and wild, on endangered list

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 11, 2013 04:11 pm + 18 comments

  For decades, chimpanzees have been found in local zoos, traveling circuses, and on dozens of TV Continue reading…

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  Testing the Virtuix Omni: a walk on the virtual side

  By Paul Miller on June 11, 2013 03:53 pm + 76 comments

  First you put on the shoes. They're Converse knockoffs, and you don't even like Converse to begin Continue reading…

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  Oculus Rift goes HD: our first look at virtual reality, and virtual cinema, in 1080p

  By David Pierce on June 11, 2013 03:20 pm + 173 comments

  Oculus VR is kicking off E3 with an upgrade to its virtual reality console, the Rift. By simply Continue reading…

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  eBay Now revamps iPhone app, plans to launch dedicated Android app 'in coming weeks'

  By Chris Welch on June 11, 2013 02:50 pm + 4 comments

  eBay Now is only available in a handful of cities, but if you happen to live in one of those Continue reading…

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  Feedly officially leaves Google Reader behind, transitions to own servers with three weeks to spare

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 11, 2013 02:40 pm + 38 comments

  With only three weeks remaining before Google Reader disappears for good, Feedly has completed its Continue reading…