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Stories of the day:

• White House close to backing FBI's wiretap backdoor proposal, says NYT
• A 'Diablo III' auction bug causes real chaos in a virtual economy
• Caesars Palace confirms ban on Google Glass-wearing gamblers

Today's 90 Seconds on The Verge was written by Bryan Bishop. All production magic is credited to John Lagomarsino and Christian Mazza.