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Warren Buffet thinks buying gold is dumb: specifically, he thinks that buying gold is speculation, not investing, because gold doesn’t do anything productive. Here, he waxes eloquent on the subject: “If you put your money into gold or other non-income- producing assets that are dependent on what someone else values that in the future, you’re        

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Researchers in Japan and the US have analyzed the genes of a new strain of avian (bird) flu that’s killed at least 17 people in China in recent weeks, and discovered that some of the new H7N9 viruses have mutated to be more effective and deadlier in humans than they are in birds. The findings “raise concerns regarding their [the virsues'] pandemic potential,” according to the researchers, who published their findings in a paper in the journal Eurosurveillance last week. Continue reading…

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New strain of avian flu in China is deadlier to humans than birds, researchers report

Apple’s deals with European wireless carriers are under scrutiny by the European Commission, reports The New York Times . According to an unnamed source, a group of European operators submitted details of their contracts with Apple to the Commission, although no formal complaints have been filed. The accusations reportedly focused on French carriers, although other countries may be involved. Continue reading…

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NYT: Apple allegedly squeezing EU operators on iPhone contracts, regulators looking into it

President Obama on Tuesday signed a new cybersecurity executive order, allowing the government to share more information it has on so-called national “cyber threats” with private companies, namely infrastructure providers. The executive order expands upon a voluntary cyber threat information-sharing program already in place — the ” Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program” (PDF) launched in May 2012 under the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security as part of a larger initiative for information sharing between the government and defense contractors, known as the ” Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Activities (PDF) .” Participation in that program has gone up and down, though, with 17 companies joining initially only for five to… Continue reading…

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Following reports on a possible Apple smartwatch by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, Bloomberg is the latest reputable source to weigh in with its own take . According to the new report, Apple has a team of around 100 people working on the smartwatch, and Bloomberg ‘s sources say that the size of the team suggests the project is “beyond the experimentation phase.” Apple’s senior director of engineering James Foster is said to be working on the smartwatch with others who contributed to previous iOS devices; two people told Bloomberg that the smartwatch “may perform some of the computing tasks now handled by the iPhone and iPad.” Continue reading…

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Apple smartwatch could be ‘beyond experimentation phase,’ says Bloomberg

As the manhunt for fugitive ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner nears a potential conclusion in Big Bear Lake, California, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department has asked media in the area to immediately stop tweeting. The department claims that tweets are endangering officers on the scene, and while no explanation was given for how tweets could be impacting the standoff, it’s possible that Dorner is following events on Twitter. The department has also asked local media with helicopters not to zoom in too close with cameras on the cabin Dorner is suspected to be hiding in, suggesting that it’s trying to minimize live coverage of the events.

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Sheriff’s department asks media to stop tweeting as Christopher Dorner manhunt reaches bloody climax

The relationship between Google and China has grown increasingly contentious , and in a new book former CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly has some harsh words for the country. The Wall Street Journal reports that it has seen preliminary galleys of The New Digital Age , written by Schmidt and Google Ideas director Jared Cohen. In the book, the pair reportedly call China “the world’s most active and enthusiastic filterer of information” — something Google has had to deal with firsthand in recent years. The book also states that China operates “sophisticated and prolific” hacking campaigns targeting foreign companies. Concerns about the latter have been a particular point of focus this week, with both The New York Times and The Wall Street..

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Eric Schmidt reportedly calls China hacking campaigns ‘sophisticated and prolific’ in new book

Francisco Sáed arrived in Silicon Valley last January. He had just dropped out of college and, like many 21-year-old app developers, the Chilean national was teeming with ambition — wide-eyed and ready to pursue his dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. For Sáed, the trip meant everything.

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Can Obama’s immigration reform stop Silicon Valley’s brain drain?

Nintendo may have recently released a brand new console with the Wii U, but that doesn’t mean that the original Wii is dead just yet. In the Wii U’s first week of availability it moved 400,000 units in the US compared to 300,000 for the Wii. That’s only 175,000 fewer units than the Wii sold in the US during its debut week — for whatever reason, people are still buying the thing. In an attempt to create some more interest in the seven-year-old console, Nintendo today announced the smaller, sleeker Wii Mini , with a suitably small $99.99 price tag

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Why Nintendo’s Wii Mini is out of touch with the internet and the future

We reported a few weeks ago that T-Mobile had no intention of letting the iPhone 5′s smaller nano-SIM card interfere with its newly-bolstered plans to woo unlocked iPhone owners over to its network, and now we’ve received confirmation that the carrier’s stores have begun receiving stock of the new SIM cards. Several T-Mobile stores in New York City informed us that the diminutive SIM cards were delivered today, but if you’re interested in moving your iPhone 5 to T-Mobile you would do best to call your local store first: a couple of locations told us that it would take a day to add the cards to their inventory. Stock also appears to be limited at this point — one store employee said they had ten nano-SIMs available. T-Mobile’s least… Continue reading…

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T-Mobile stores now stocking iPhone 5-friendly nano-SIMs for those with unlocked devices

Impressed by the iPhone 5′s hardware design , and unconcerned by the conservative software ? You’ll want to head over to Apple’s site, then, where the phone should now be available for pre-order. It’s available right now from the iOS Apple Store app , Verizon , and AT&T . The time of 12.01AM PST should be effective in all of the iPhone 5′s first wave of launch countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, and Germany. If you’re in the US, check out our comprehensive buying guide which gives plan breakdowns by carrier along with alternative places to buy the phone itself.

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iPhone 5 now available to pre-order in US, UK, and 7 other countries (updated)

Samsung took quite the blow in its case against Apple last week when the jury awarded nearly every decision in Apple’s favor. In addition to the public statement Samsung released after the decision was announced, the Korean company quickly issued an internal memo to its employees. Unsurprisingly, Samsung reiterates its stance that it does not agree with the jury’s decision, and that it feels “that the consumers and the market will side with those who prioritize innovation over litigation.” “…they had been one of our most important customers.” Apple has long used Samsung components in its products, and Samsung is quick to point this out in the top of its memo to employees. Of note, it states that Apple “had been one of our most..

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Samsung memo to employees: ‘disappointed’ by verdict

Spotify has revealed that it is planning to launch its music-streaming service in Canada and other countries in Asia and South America. The Wall Street Journal reports that Spotify’s annual accounts, published this week, contain references to a planned Canadian launch alongside hints at an expansion into “countries in Asia and South America.” Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , a Spotify spokesperson refused to discuss the specifics of the Canadian launch, saying that the company “plans to launch in new countries.” Spotify’s most recent expansions include launches in Australia and New Zealand during May alongside an unlimited free radio launch for Android users in the US. The music service now has over 15 million active users and more… Continue reading…

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Spotify expanding into Canada, looking at Asia and South America next

Movies have been added to iTunes in the Cloud in 37 new countries today, including the UK, Canada, and Australia. This roll out is the first time movies have been available on iTunes in the Cloud outside of the US. Several other countries in which the feature has been released include Brazil, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Taiwan, and Vietnam. For the complete list, visit Apple’s website . Significant markets like Japan, Germany, France, and Spain were not included in this update, and Apple has not announced if or when it plans to release movies for iTunes in the Cloud in other countries.

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Apple releases movies for iTunes in the Cloud in 37 countries

In Mother Jones, Gabriel Thompson goes gonzo with a stint doing “on demand” grunt work for one of America’s hottest growth industries: temping. I grab a chair from a stack in the corner and take a seat, studying a sign that implores me to be “true” and “passionate” and “creative.” In reality, passion and creativity

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"Everyone Only Wants Temps"

Caught on camera! The horrific snow monster of Mount Rainier Creek! Photo by Gisela Taranovski via National Geographic.  Good example of pareidolia – Boing Boing Pareidolia on Mars: Barsoomian Bigfoot spotted – Boing Boing Tree pareidolia in Goshen, NH – Boing Boing Jesus in MRI image – Boing Boing Aliens/ghosts in office windows – Boing

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Photo of Mount Rainier’s snow monster!

A baby born in the Parking lot of a 7-Eleven is to be named Cais “Big Gulps” Malley after the convenience chain’s signature soda offering. [Florida Today]

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Parking lot baby earns soda sobriquet

Christian sez, 2012′s Free! Music! Contest has opened it’s gates at july first. It is the fourth time, that this event is being organized by Musikpiraten, a german society that promotes free art and espacially free music. Bands from all over the world participate in it to win a publication on CD, the so called

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Creative Commons music contest: Freedom & Free Beer

I’ve always admired Steve Martin. He’s smart, funny, and avoids engaging in the kind of behavior that ends up in celebrity tabloids. (He’s also a terrific banjo player.) I recently read his autobiography, Born Standing Up, and now I admire him even more. This short book is about Steve Martin’s career as a stand-up comic,

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Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin

The $129 BioLite wood burning campstove converts heat to electricity, so you can charge your mobile phone while you boil up your freeze-dried beef stroganoff. BioLite

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Camp stove generates electricity to charge gadgets

Mike Kuniavsky of the electronic projects studio ThingM says: When we designed the BlinkM we took the old school Unix philosophy of making it simple and focused, a useful component in a larger system of interlocking pieces. blink(1) is our idea of what that same philosophy would be like, when mapped to a consumer electronics

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USB indicator light can be used to alert you to almost any online event

Good news: Fantagraphics, the world’s greatest comic book publisher, is going to start selling digital comic books. Fantagraphics Books and comiXology have immediately made available the first four issues of the Hernandez Brothers’ phenomenal Love and Rockets: New Stories. Groth also announced that following Comic-Con, comiXology will debut Love and Rockets: New Stories #5 on

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Fantagraphics will publish comics in digital format

Congratulations to Ernie Cline for winning the 2012 Prometheus Award for Best Novel! His book, Ready Player One, shared the prize with The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman. Both Cline and Sherman will receive one-ounce gold coins (what else would you expect from the Libertarian Futurist Society?). Delia Sherman’s young-adult fantasy novel focuses on an

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Ready Player One and The Freedom Maze win the Prometheus Award for best novel

Days after CEO Thorsten Heins promised that Research In Motion was not “in a death spiral,” it lost a patent litigation case filed by Mformation, maker of remote wireless management software. The jury awarded Mformation $147.2m. The verdict on Friday in a San Francisco federal court comes at a bad time for RIM, whose stock

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RIM hit with $147.2 million patent verdict

Frederic Jacobs produced an iOS app called “Angry Syrians,” which was apparently blessed by Rovio. It was intended to raise awareness of the ongoing bloodbath in Syria. Apple rejected it because “We found your app contains defamatory or offensive content targeted at a specific group, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review

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Apple rejects "Angry Syrians"