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How to legally watch the World Cup matches without ESPN or cable
No cable? Tired of ESPN? There is another way: Here's how you can watch World Cup matches from another broadcaster online.
TweetDeck is down: Here are some alternatives
Twitter has pulled TweetDeck services due to a bug. Here are some alternatives.
John Kerry calls Snowden leaks ‘act of civil disobedience’
John Kerry called Edward Snowden's decision to leak thousands of classified documents an "act of civil disobedience" that comes with "consequences."
Documents: Microsoft took FBI to court over national security letter
Microsoft took the FBI to court last year over a national security letter (NSL) that requested information about an unknown Microsoft customer.
Incoming New York Times editorial boss once spiked NSA spying story
The new head of the New York Times' editorial department decided several years ago to withhold a story about a secret government surveillance operation after meeting with government officials.
Cisco slams NSA for intercepting packages en route to customers
Cisco has denounced the U.S. government's interception of hardware delivered by the company to customers after a photo surfaced this week showing federal agents planting a tracking device in one of its routers.
BSkyB confirms “preliminary” talks to acquire Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia from 21st Century Fox
BSkyB confirmed on Monday that it has entered into "preliminary discussions" with 21st Century Fox about a possible acquisition of sister services Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia.
Reuters spokeswoman Barb Burg dies at 50
Barb Burg, a familiar face in New York City's public relations landscape who worked for publishers and media organizations for nearly three decades, died on Tuesday at the age of 50.
On The Record: Where tech companies stand on Net neutrality
The Desk reached out to 10 technology companies -- Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo!, Aol, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify and Dropbox -- to ask for their positions on Net neutrality. Here are their responses.
How old-school radio became a lifeline in the Middle East
In this guest post, Aboud Dandachi reveals how a 20-year-old birthday present from his dad — an ordinary, old-school transistor radio — became a lifeline during the Syrian civil conflict.
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Aboud Dandachi
NBC’s “Today Show” to launch on SiriusXM in June
NBC's national morning news and entertainment program "Today Show" will be simulcast to SiriusXM subscribers as part of a new channel launching this summer.
Lawmakers introduce legislation to curb hate speech on radio, TV
A pair of Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in both the Senate and House of Representatives that, if enacted, would seek to curb limits on the publication of so-called “hate speech” in the media.