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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close August 14 – August 21, 2013 190 stories · Vol. 13 · Catalogue 34 · Issue 233 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Google confirms Java and OpenSSL crypto PRNG on Android are broken

Business 5 stories

  1. Google confirms Java and OpenSSL crypto PRNG on Android are broken

  2. Why I Was Fired From a Tech Startup and What My Boss Had to Say About It

  3. Why Silicon Valley funds Instagrams, not Hyperloops

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  1. How A 'Deviant' Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data-Mining Juggernaut

  2. Groupon Fires Sales Rep Who Threatened Bad Reviews for Business Owner

Sports 3 stories

  1. German government warns Windows 8 is a security risk

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  1. Deceptions, Misinformation, and Word Games Used to Mislead About Surveillance

  2. Rejection, tragedy and billions of dollars – The story of FIFA Video Games

Technology 167 stories

  1. UK Authorities Destroy Guardian's Hard Drives

  2. Open Source Google App Engine Clone

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  1. White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detention

  2. Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 1

  3. Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation

  4. Forced Exposure

  5. Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever tested

Entertainment 6 stories

  1. Show HN: Virtual Machines in the Browser

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  1. Show HN: noteZilla - Interactive sheet music

  2. Show HN: TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world

  3. Wozniak Says `Lot of Things Wrong’ With Jobs Movie [video]

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