Saturday, June 15, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // June 15, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 15, 2013

Google X Announces Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet For Rural, Remote And Underserved Areas

Google X, the secretive lab behind projects like Google Glass and Google's self-driving cars, announced its latest project today: balloon-powered Internet... read more

Can BuzzFeed Be Stopped?

It's been a good week for old media. The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal have all done a superb job of reporting... read more

Trading Faster Than The Speed Of Reality

Editor's note: Michael Wellman is a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. ... read more

Facebook Makes The First Big Dent On FISA, Releases Data On All U.S. Government Data Requests

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Diary Of A 5,000-Hours-Per-Year Internet Troll

Editor's note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and several-times entrepreneur.... read more

Disrupt Europe Startup Battlefield Deadline Is Approaching — $50,000 Is At Stake

Calling all startups from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We want you. For the very first time, the full TechCrunch Disrupt conference (complete with the... read more

Elastic Path Raises $8M For Commerce Everywhere API Platform

Elastic Path has raised an $8 million debt round to fuel the development of its "commerce everywhere," API -- a hypermedia platform that abstracts backend... read more

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