Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // August 21, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 21, 2013

New Revelations Detail How The NSA Scans 75% Of The Internet Through Telco Partnerships

Meet Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium and Stormbrew. The programs allow for far greater surveillance than the government has admitted to, and, importantly,... read more

TechCrunch's Picks: The Top 8 Startups From Y Combinator's Summer '13 Demo Day

Convenience tech, developer assistance, and services for senior citizens were the big trends amongst the 45 startups that pitched on the record today at Y... read more

Facebook And 6 Phone Companies Launch Internet.org To Bring Affordable Access To Everyone

Facebook has just announced a partnership with Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, and Qualcomm to launch Internet.org, a project aimed at bringing... read more

MeeGo Startup Jolla Closes Pre-Sales Campaign For Its First Phone, Booking Orders Of Up To 50,000 Units

Jolla, the Finnish startup comprised of ex-Nokians that's building its own MeeGo-based smartphone platform and phone hardware has closed out a pre-sales... read more

Google's Stealthy Helpouts Live Video Commerce Service Makes Its First Public Appearance, Landing Page Now Live

Last month, our own Rip Empson broke the news that Google was working on Helpouts, a Hangouts-based marketplace " that enables individuals and small and large... read more

TOP VIDEOS

Small Firm Creates A 3D-Printed Scale Model Of The Hyperloop

This video shows you probably the closest we'll ever get to seeing a physical representation of the Hyperloop.... read more

This Is How Maker Studios Scales Video Production For The YouTube Generation

As one of the earliest multichannel networks on YouTube, Maker Studios has built a pretty big business out of putting... read more

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