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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

Netflix Introduces 'My List,' A Personalized Instant Queue For Users All Over The World

Netflix is continually working to make its streaming video service more personalized, adding features that will make individual users keep coming back for more.... read more

YC-Backed Buttercoin Uses Bitcoin To Attack The $500B-A-Year Remittances Economy

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Tech In A "Surprising Slump"? Hardly

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SmartThings Launches An Online And Mobile Shop For 'Internet Of Things' Devices

SmartThings is looking for new ways to get customers deploying its own Internet-of-Things devices, as well as those of its partners. To do that, it's launching... read more

Chiizu Is The Photo-Decoration App For Art, Illustration And Design Lovers

If you've dismissed purikura apps as a way to besmirch photos with blingies, hearts and other cheesy graphics, then Chiizu will blow your mind. Created by a... read more

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