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Enter search term:     Newest Oldest Closest Match                                                   Total Articles:  Date: 5/18/2013 Title:  Winklevoss twins on Bitcoin: Time to work with the Feds Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who parlayed Facebook cash into a multi-million dollar Bitcoin stake, say making money means working with the Feds. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin Foundation is about to hire its first D.C. lobbyist. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/16/2013 Title:  Tim Cook to propose tax overhaul before Congress Amid scrutiny over his company's own offshore tax practices, Apple CEO tells Washington reporters about his plan to simplify corporate tax laws. This from the company that's always shied away from politics. Originally posted at News - Apple View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/16/2013 Title:  Eric Holder: Government should get warrants to search e-mail The U.S. attorney general supports changes to existing e-mail and online storage snooping laws, which are currently under scrutiny in the House. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/16/2013 Title:  Apple sees way to use multiple iPhones as camera flashes A collection of mobile devices could illuminate a scene, as described in a newly published Apple patent application. Originally posted at News - Apple View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/15/2013 Title:  Syria hit by yet another Internet outage The country lost online access on Wednesday, according to Internet monitoring company Renesys. Originally posted at News - Internet & Media View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/14/2013 Title:  Homeland Security cuts off Dwolla bitcoin transfers Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirms an "ongoing investigation" that led to Dwolla cutting off bitcoin transfers to Mt. Gox. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/14/2013 Title:  FCC again balks on telephone network shutdown commentary The remaining wireline carriers want to speed up the transition to native IP networks, an investment that has the added bonus of ending the digital divide once and for all. So why won't the FCC let them do it? Originally posted at News - Internet & Media View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/13/2013 Title:  Boston judge limits access to Aaron Swartz court records But he does permit limited release of documents related to Aaron Swartz's prosecution -- with names and other identifying details deleted. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/10/2013 Title:  Eco-minded exec Musk leaves Zuckerberg's political group Elon Musk, CEO of electric-car company Tesla Motors, bows out of Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg's political action group after the group funds ads that rile the Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, and others. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/10/2013 Title:  Klipsch, Monoprice settle patent dispute over speakers Klipsch sued Monoprice in March for selling home theater speakers that were virtually identical to ones made by its Energy brand. Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. View Article By line: No By line Available.