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A month after being released to mostly positive reviews, Samsung's flagship phone is getting some validation from Consumer Reports. The publication has run all its tests, kicked the phone's tires, and named the Android-powered Galaxy S4 its top rated smartphone. FULL STORY
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Apple executives are set to defend the company's tax practices and call for corporate tax reform on Capitol Hill Tuesday amid harsh criticism following a Senate investigation. FULL STORY
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The Internet asked Marissa Mayer to "please make Flickr awesome again," and in turn, the Yahoo CEO is revamping her company's photo-sharing service. FULL STORY
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Tumblr is the latest, and perhaps buzziest, startup to be acquired by Yahoo -- but the purple tech giant's track record for previous mergers is spotty at best. FULL STORY
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The Yahoo board has reportedly approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr. FULL STORY
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We just can't leave well-enough alone. FULL STORY
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Privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass are growing rampant. Eight Congressmen even joined in on the conversation on Thursday, fearing that the cyborg-like technology could be too invasive. FULL STORY
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The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed another victim -- the Financial Times. FULL STORY
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In a deal that would vault Yahoo into the premiere league of social media, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is said to be closing in on a $1 billion acquisition deal with David Karp, the CEO of New York-based Tumblr. FULL STORY
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Google spent the second half of the 2000s turning Google Talk into the de facto replacement for AOL Instant Messenger. Then, over the past few years, Google stopped paying attention to it altogether. FULL STORY
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U.S. law enforcement officials cracked down this week on the Bitcoin economy's biggest exchange, Mt. Gox, accusing its operator of running a money transmitting business without the proper license and freezing several of its key financial accounts. FULL STORY
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just had a birthday on May 14. He's now 29. If that seems insanely young for a billionaire, remember that he co-founded Facebook when he was a teenager. FULL STORY
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THE GEEK CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES FULL STORY
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Google CEO Larry Page delivered a simple message to a crowd of developers Wednesday: we need to stop fighting over little things and work together. FULL STORY
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Take a pair of hi-fi speakers, an old radio, a couple of DVD players and countless other household appliances, apply some ingenuity and what do you get? If you're Mark Haygood, an ex-cop turned robot maker, you get HEX -- a four foot, three-inch tall humanoid robot. 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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