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90 Seconds on The Verge: NSA surveillance, iPhone trade-ins, and 'Metal Gear Solid 5'

90 Seconds on The Verge: NSA surveillance, iPhone trade-ins, and 'Metal Gear Solid 5'

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It began like any other weekend day. A comforting breakfast, a leisurely stroll, and a late lunch at that restaurant near Monroe Street. Little did we know that things were about to change. That evolution and science had teamed up for a twist that would change the fate of humanity as we knew it.

Little did we know that this would be the day of the zombie pigeon invasion.

Stories of the day:

NSA, FBI have backdoors to data from Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, others according to leaked security presentation

Leaked secret court order forces Verizon to hand over call records to NSA

White House defends NSA as outrage over Verizon data surveillance grows

Apple could offer iPhone trade-ins for the first time ever, says report

Kiefer Sutherland will play Snake in 'Metal Gear Solid 5'

Today's episode was written by Bryan Bishop. All production magic by Zach Goldstein and Jordan Oplinger.