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The White House is reportedly considering hiring Twitter's Nicole Wong as part of its legal team to focus on privacy issues, though a final decision on the position has not yet been made. FULL STORY
Filed under: Social Media
Technology has been changing the way we access, enjoy and discuss our entertainment. From smartphones and tablets with streaming movies to video game consoles offering TV shows alongside game play, consumers have increasingly become accustomed to their entertainment colliding and intertwining in new and interesting way… FULL STORY
Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets
After Disney killed off Lucasfilm's video game division, there was a bit of uncertainty over what the media giant would do with its recently acquired Star Wars video game franchises. That was cleared up late Monday when Disney inked a deal with Electronic Arts. FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
Microsoft believes nearly all major apps that can be found in Apple's iTunes store will also be available on Windows 8 by the fall, but it expects one glaring hole to remain. FULL STORY
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U.S. hospitals are wasting billions of dollars each year by having their staff use archaic communication technology like pagers. FULL STORY
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Windows 8 has been a financially successful but rocky transition for Microsoft. The company said Tuesday that it has no regrets about the major changes it made to Windows, but it is working to fix some of its most glaring mistakes. FULL STORY
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As the power and breadth of the Fortune 500 goes on display in this issue, one of its best-known companies, Apple, stands out for so many reasons they are barely countable. In the list itself, Apple is the star, unchallenged. Once a tag-along, it has mountain-climbed to No. 6, with $156.5 billion in revenues. Its 2012… FULL STORY
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Cray, the company often credited with building the world's first supercomputer, is shrinking its largest machine down into a more affordable package. FULL STORY
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For all its magnificent games and past successes, Nintendo has always been a little tone deaf when it comes to detecting and embracing new gaming trends. That brashness is finally catching up with the legendary video game company. FULL STORY
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Electronic Arts will be the exclusive provider of games based on the Star Wars series, Disney and the game developer announced jointly on Monday. FULL STORY
Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets
3-D printers have officially gone mainstream. You can now get one at Staples for $1,300. FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
The news shocked Wall Street. In early April, First Solar, America's leading maker of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, with $3 billion in 2012 revenues, surprised analysts with highly bullish guidance -- projecting that profits would come in as much as 28% higher than expected this year on healthy sales growth. First S… FULL STORY
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European regulators dealt Google a blow in the search giant's smartphone patent battle with Apple. FULL STORY
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After a year-long campaign by an activist shareholder, BMC Software finally announced Monday that it sold itself -- for $6.9 billion. FULL STORY
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Long ago, in the Forbidden City An Emperor sat upon a golden throne. He spent all day in meeting and committee And he was always busy, and alone. FULL STORY
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Nick Glass meets the man who made using our kitchens a quieter experience with the soft-closing BLUMOTION hinge. FULL STORY
On April 27, NASA satellites detected a strong signal from the brightest gamma-ray burst in decades. Because this was relatively close, it was thousands of times brighter than the typical gamma-ray bursts that are seen by Swift every few days. Scientists are now scrambling to learn more. FULL STORY
From digital tattoos to mind reading headphones, in what areas will the next major technology breakthroughs occur? We spoke to a host of design and tech experts -- from academics to magazine editors -- searching for the shape of things to come. FULL STORY
On Twitter, Roger Ebert found a new voice
In his final years, when cancer had robbed him of his jawbone and whittled away his once ample frame, it was social media, particularly Twitter, that let film critic Roger Ebert interact with his fans and foes more freely than ever. FULL STORY
Exploratorium reopens in sparkling new home
At the reborn $250 million Exploratorium, one does not stand stiffly in front of musty exhibits. There is no room for boredom or passively observing. This interactive science museum demans touching, building, playing, experimenting and thinking. FULL STORY
Apparently This Matters: Size (Yes, THAT kind of size)
Abraham Lincoln once said, "In life, what counts is the size of a man's heart, not the size of his willie." But despite Lincoln's forgotten "Wee-man-cipation Proclamation" -- which I may have just completely made up -- a new study may have proven this belief scientifically incorrect. FULL STORY
How to control a computer with a banana
A childlike sense of play, curiosity and discovery -- one that many people lose as they move through adulthood -- informs the work of Jay Silver, a leading proponent of the Maker movement. FULL STORY
'Mario,' 'Zelda' creator says give the Wii U time
The man who brought us Nintendo legends like Mario, Link and Donkey Kong is preaching patience with the Wii U console, saying its touchscreen controller is so different that it will take time for people to understand its real value. FULL STORY
Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around. FULL STORY
Rick and Megan Prelinger, curators of the Prelinger Archives and Prelinger Library, are a national treasure. Supported by their talent and insatiable curiosity, they've assembled and digitized a vast collection of ephemeral films from the 20th century. And they've put them online for all of us to enjoy. FULL STORY
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