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TechDirt  10 hours ago:

Petition Asks Obama To Support Treaty For The Blind, Rather Than Siding With Hollywood -

During the course of President Obama's administration, he has gone back and forth over support for the WIPO treaty for the blind, which would make it easier for vision impaired people to get copies of books that they can read (allowing legally made copies to be shared across borders).
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VentureBeat  10 hours ago:

Peter Thiel’s venture firm to invest in space (exclusive) -

Peter Thiel's late-stage venture firm Mithril Capital Management has just hired two space industry experts to evaluate opportunities.
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Mashable  11 hours ago:

Hanson Beer Mmmhops to Make Its Debut -

Nearly two years after pop band Hanson announced it would be introducing a beer line, Mmmhops is almost ready for its debut.
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TheNextWeb  11 hours ago:

Do these screenshots reveal a heavily revamped Gmail for mobile and Web is on the way? -

Gmail users could be seeing the service getting a redesign soon. Following reports by Android Police about leaked screenshots of the update during Google I/O, we’re also hearing that the.
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TechCrunch  11 hours ago:

Ask A VC: Index Ventures' Danny Rimer On The Future Of Ecommerce And More -

On this week's Ask A VC episode, Index Ventures partner Danny Rimer joined us in the studio. Rimer has been in the venture industry for over 11 years so he had plenty to share on how VC has changed, and the differences in the venture world in Europe and the U.
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VentureBeat  11 hours ago:

Yahoo continues spending spree by jumping into the bidding fray over Hulu -

Yahoo has officially placed a bid to acquire popular video streaming service Hulu, along with Time Warner Cable, Amazon, Guggenheim Digital Media, and former News Corp.
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Mashable  11 hours ago:

Officials: Stopping 3D-Printed Guns Could Be Impossible -

As the world's first 3D-printed handgun starts to be replicated, authorities are scrambling to react to a technological advancement that only a few weeks ago sounded more like science fiction than fact.
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TechDirt  11 hours ago:

Fair Use For Me, But Not For Thee -

Here's a wacky one. Blogger Mark Reinhardt, who blogs about Idaho, had written a blog post critical of local TV station KTVB and its news reporting.
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TheNextWeb  11 hours ago:

Google, Verizon and Acer offer Chromebook stations and free WiFi to Oklahoma tornado victims -

In wake of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy, Google has shared that it is working with both Verizon Wireless and Acer to set up Chromebook stations with free Internet around the area.
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ReadWriteWeb  11 hours ago:

Marissa Mayer Has Already Made One Big Mistake With Tumblr -

Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr is already being hailed as a brilliant move, securing a younger Internet demographic and a fertile field for native advertising, an innovative business model where content from brands lives side by side with users' contributions.
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VentureBeat  12 hours ago:

Google and Microsoft agree to play nicely on a new YouTube Windows Phone app -

It's all sunshine and lollipops over in Windows Phone land today.

    
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Mashable  12 hours ago:

Syrian Electronic Army Taunts Twitter in Latest Hack -

The Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit for hacking one of British television network ITV's Twitter accounts Friday.
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VentureBeat  12 hours ago:

OK, new Flickr, you got me. I’m back. -

Sure, it's Pinterest-ic and Tumblr-y. But if you love images and imagery, the new Flickr displays photos immeasurably better that the previous iteration.
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Mashable  12 hours ago:

Sony's Cute Speaker Ball Is Music to our Ears -

I'm kind of in love with Sony's little egg-shaped speaker, the SRS-BTV5. The tiny, tennis-ball-sized gadget is so cute, it really deserves a name other than the seemingly random series of characters.
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Mashable  12 hours ago:

Google and Microsoft Kiss and Make Up Over YouTube App -

Windows Phone customers won't be shut out of seeing YouTube videos after all. After tussling over the YouTube app for Windows Phone, Google and Microsoft have settled their differences now that Microsoft has agreed to include ads in the app.
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Mashable  12 hours ago:

Soccer Player Ejected for Dropping Trou on the Field -

If you're going to get thrown off the field, you might as well go in style, right? This pants-less goal celebration definitely qualifies

SEE ALSO: Crowd Goes Wild as Baby Scores Cutest Goal in Soccer History

It comes courtesy of Mario Djurovski, a Macedonian midfielder for Thai soccer club Muangthong United.
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TechDirt  12 hours ago:

Another Court Tells Prenda To Pay Up On Attorneys Fees -

It looks like the bill for Prenda Law is going up. Yet another court has now awarded attorneys' fees, telling "AF Holdings" (one of Prenda's shell companies) to pay $9,425.
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Mashable  12 hours ago:

'The Simpsons' Theme Park Coming This Summer -

Look alive, Simpsons fans — everyone's favorite animated family is getting its own expanded area at the Universal Orlando Resort.
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TheNextWeb  12 hours ago:

SideCar updates iOS and Android apps with detour mode, Facebook login support, and revamped ratings -

Ride-sharing startup SideCar has updated its iOS and Android apps with a number of new features, including “detour mode” which lets riders modify routes, Facebook Connect login support, and a.
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VentureBeat  12 hours ago:

How St Louis became a tech town -

Guest Post The perception of St. Louis is a nice, conservative Midwest town, possibly waiting for a rebirth of the industrial revolution.
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