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Edward Snowden: NSA Whistleblower Comes ForwardRoboRoach: A $99 Creepy-Crawly Cyborg You Control With Your PhoneMark Zuckerberg: “We Hadn’t Even Heard Of PRISM Before Yesterday.”The Future Perfect’s Debut Collection Is All Grown-UpJust Because We Have Fossil Fuels, Doesn’t Mean We Can Burn ThemNot Your Average Pizza Joint: This Roman Resto Oozes StyleObama: We Need A List Of Overseas Targets For CyberattacksYouTube Founders Avos’ Is Creating New Video ToolsOffice Art Doesn’t Have To Be A Snoozefest. If You Want To Become A Hothouse Of Creativity, Hang Your Walls With Everything From The Cheeky To The ConfrontationalWebsites Can Now Push Notifications Straight Into Mac OS 10.9 and iOS 7 (We Think)Anonymous Leaks PRISM DocsBags Made From Conveyor Belts Move Your Stuff In StyleBIG Unveils Its Plan For LEGO’s New “Experience Center”Are You Okay With The NSA Having A Data Dump Of Your Emails?How The NSA Tracks America’s Phone CallsHow The NSA Can Read Your GmailAi Weiwei Brings 150 Tons Of Rebar To VeniceTracking: The NSA’s Secret Surveillance ProgramsAdobe Ambushes Pedestrians With Real-Time PhotoshoppingA Food Sharing Club To Help The Elderly And VulnerableIf You Watch One Jaw-Dropping Polish Animation Trailer Today, Make It This OneHow Upworthy Used Emotional Data To Become The Fastest Growing Media Site of All TimeHow SAG-AFTRA Navigated ChaosObama On NSA Surveillance: “Nobody Is Listening To Your Telephone Calls”Infographic: Where Will A Map Of The Smiths’ Discography Take You?Gift Your Friends Your Parking Spot When You LeaveHow Naughty Dog Reinvented The Apocalypse For “The Last Of Us”Takes Of Extreme Creativity: How To Make A Backpack For A DragonflyThe Recommender: Chris Dannen, Tech Editor And Foosball FanaticWhat’s Great Art Doing In These Ugly Rooms?Turn Up The iRadio: Sony Said To Sign Up For Apple’s Streaming MusicWalmart Shareholders’ Meeting a Star-Studded AffairFind Out How Much An Appliance Will Really Cost By Learning Its Energy Use–Before You BuyFinally, Three Ways To Automate iOS App TestingJ.C. 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The Psychology Of Tough DecisionsHow Frank Ocean, Warren Buffett, And Other Badasses Deal With Soul-Sucking HatersThe Real Value Of Zagging, While Others ZigWith Chinese Weather Device, Sunnyvale Startup Ayla Forecasts Future For Internet Of ThingsWhat Would You Do With 12 Million Twitter Interactions In A Single Day?Do What You LoveA Hot Water Bottle That Pokes Fun At America’s Gun ObsessionSoon You May Unlock Your Devices By Making A Funny FacePlay The Part Of A Nefarious Data Dealer And See Our Privacy-Free Future Up CloseA Spoon That Doubles As An iPad StylusA Rare Peek At The Guidelines That Dictate Google’s Graphic DesignHow Do You Develop A Brand Around Doing Good Business?10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week: Uncool Apple, Functional Ads, And MoreHow Technology Helped Track A Wandering CatWhite House Pledges to Bring High-Speed Internet to 99% of U.S. ClassroomsA Surreal Recipe “Book” Made Of Tenuously Balanced IngredientsHarperCollins Launches $25,000 Hackathon In Search Of Book-Discovery AppsApple Files Patent For “IMoney” TechnologyRepublicans Lie More Than DemocratsWhite House Holds Hackathon, Releases 16 New Projects Using Petition APIHow The NSA Monitors America’s Phone TrafficComedy Central’s New Stand-Up App Cracks You Up With CurationNow This Is A Hard-Hitting Anti-Drinking-And-Driving SpotNow Coca-Cola’s Made A Bottle Of Ice. Ice, Baby!Monsanto Declares Defeat In European MarketLessons In Humility From A Hollywood SurvivorHow Pink And Blue Became Gender-SpecificArt That Exposes Weird Glitches In Google MapsHuman Editors Are Returning To MusicApple Rumor Patrol: Audio Ads In iRadio, Better MacBook Airs, And iOS 7’s New LookConsuming Health-Related News Could Make You Sick (If You Believe It)New Jersey Casinos Given Permission To Ban Google GlassLook Inside Donald Judd’s Home, Studio, And MuseStart With Consumer Behavior And Three Other Ways To Bring Scale To Innovation20-Year-Old Cornell Student and Google Intern Hacks Indian Exams Database“Let’s Try This Again” By Jesus Christ And Other Books That Don’t Exist, But ShouldSelfish, Extravagant (Or Not?) Tech Billionaire Sean Parker Paid Millions So His Wedding Could Destroy The EnvironmentBox Launches $Rev To Pay Developers Based On How Many People Are Using Their AppsThis Mind-Controlled 3-D Printer Generates Creatures From Your Kid’s BrainwavesEmpowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To Code“Now You See Me” Harvard-Educated Magician And Puzzle Maker On Magic As StorytellingSecond-Screen App Zeebox Partners With Bravo To Connect Fans With TV Show StarsMister Rogers Gets Remixed AgainPepsi Reportedly In Talks To Buy SodaStreamTips For Leaving Your Creative Comfort Zone, From A TV Creator Who Went From Blue-Sky To GrittyKnewton to Bring “Smart Learning” To Classrooms NationwideHow A Guerrilla Art Project Gave Birth To NYC’s New Wheelchair SymbolNASA, Chris Hadfield’s YouTube “Oddity,” And Zero-G Tweets: Social Media Lessons From SpaceMicrosoft, Sony Tease Xbox One And PlayStation 4 As E3 Show ApproachesReport: Government Collecting Phone Records For All Verizon CustomersThe 4 People You Need For An Awesome NetworkHave You Rewarded Your Fans Today? The Alarmingly High Cost Of Bad Customer ServiceHow To Crush Your Next Conference, From Those Who’ve Crushed Them BeforeMeet The Barista BotHow I Learned To Stop Comparing Myself To Others, And Love My Own IdeasThe Secret Hiring Practice That Helped Max Levchin Build PayPal2:55 P.M.: When Productivity DiesWhy They Won: We Break Down The Finalists From Our Retail AcceleratorLookbook: Finalist App BreakdownDivvy: Finalist App BreakdownHigh-Design Rugs Featuring Sci-Fi BugsIsrael Reaching “Peak Wi-Fi”Target Adventure: Finalist App BreakdownOrgans For Fashion Incentivizes DonorseBay, Kate Spade Opening NY Pop-Up StoresA Customizable iPhone Case For Displaying Your ArtworkNYC Gets A Gaming BarBreaking Down The iBooks Suit: Was Steve Jobs a Criminal Colluder?Legal Weed Baffles Drug-Sniffing DogsYou And A Mallet Turn This Cube Into A ChairAn Audio Guide To Pronouncing Ikea’s Impossible Product NamesThought-Controlled Drones Have ArrivedIs NYU President John Sexton Behaving Like A “Maverick CEO”?See An Entire Amusement Park Compressed Into A CubeA/B: Finalist App BreakdownWatch: This Megaphone Splashes Your Voice Onto The WallAsk Big, Scary, World-Changing QuestionsWarning: This Ad Contains Outrageous Scenes Of Adorable Fluffy Bunny SnugglingApple Said To Have Filed “iWatch” TrademarkAirbnb Will Help Host Fight NYC RegulatorsAir Conditioning As Effective School ReformAARP Helps People Old and Young Make Life ChangesIBM’s Clever Billboards Double As Benches, Shelter, And RampsA Photographer Imagines Secret Worlds Inside Our ComputersForget About GIFs: See Classic Films Evoked With JPEGsThis Chair Unfolds To Become A ChaiseKickstarting: An iPhone App To Turn Windows From Clear To OpaqueTweetDeck Rolls Out RedesignChina’s Super-Sized Food Culture Is Creating American-Style ProblemsMeasuring The Impact Of Branded EntertainmentTargetShare: Finalist App BreakdownHelp Ben & Jerry’s Decide City-Specific Flavors Via TwitterWhy Use A Plastic Water Bottle When You Could Drink From Something Much More ClassyTurn Your Foursquare Check-Ins Into A Beautiful MapTarget Cares: Finalist App BreakdownMatisse: Finalist App BreakdownPandora Brings Streaming Music To TV With Special HTML5 SiteRevealing The Hidden Paths To Malibu’s Secretly Public BeachesOccupy Cannes: Fighting Film Festival Excesses With Zombies And LesbiansThe Perils of Binge Viewing, Other Lessons From “Lost,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Office” ShowrunnersBritish Booksellers Call To End Amazon’s Bookshop-Killing HabitsWhat You Didn’t Know About Facebook’s Sound DesignLaid Off Zynga Employee Does Reddit AMAThis Former Porn Shop Is Now The Biggest Net-Zero Energy Building In The WorldITC Bans Import Of Older AT&T-Compatible iPhones, iPadsHow Would You Feel If Your Co-Workers Decided Your Bonus?Memes With Meaning: Why We Create And Share Cat Videos And Why It Matters To People And BrandsComputer Scientists Enable Wi-Fi To Detect In-Home GesturesTurkish Twitter Users Reportedly Arrested For Inciting RiotsFreedomPop To Disrupt Cell Phone Industry By Making Calling FreeMicrosoft Tries To Boost Tablet Sales With Free Office SoftwareGoogle Updates Glass With Better Camera PowersThe Real Reason To Hire A ConsultantMake Every Hire A Creative-Minded Person, Even For “Non-Creative” JobsFor Productive People, The Position Of Choice Is Head DownGoogle, Flickr, Or Dropbox: Who Should You Trust With Your Photos?To Make Better Decisions, Discover Your Inner Marketing GuruThe Mothership Connection: Funktastic Career Tips From Funk Legend George ClintonHow To Avoid The 7 Terrors Of The Marketing Fire SwampWhat Tumblr’s Origin Story Teaches Us About Passion ProductsThe Sharing Economy Comes Of AgeA Stylish Folding Chair You Won’t Stash Out Of SightTracking Wildlife With Nothing But Blood-Filled FliesA Ping-Pong Table For Both The Gallery And Conference RoomHow You Will Work In The FutureSee The Effects of Drug Use Unfold Before Your…Er…What Was I Saying?Amazon May Soon Deliver Your GroceriesSatirizing Google Glass: The Best Of Both Worlds, At The Same Time, AlwaysUPDATED: Eharmony-Funded Study Shows Meeting Online Leads to Better MarriagesUC Berkeley Gets Dreambox 3-D-Printing Vending MachineWatch: A Superb Introduction To The Wide World Of InfographicsDollar Shave Club Guy Gets Cheeky With His Latest ProductYour Mother’s Back Will Be Safe With A Concrete That Can Heal ItselfHow Check Point Became The Fortune 500’s Cybersecurity FavoriteFoursquare’s Cofounder Is Going Public (With His Personal API)This Open Source Factory Plans To Produce Helpful Items–Then Give The Designs AwayPoints Is A Smart, Robotic Street Sign That Takes You Where You Want To GoMobile Payments Predicted To Explode, But It’s Not About NFC Or E-WalletsEurope Moves To Bar Throttling, Site Blocking By Mobile And Static ISPs5 Ways To Make Any Piece Of Tech SexyHelp Scientists Discover Warps In Spacetime. This UI Makes It Easier Than You’d ThinkYouTube Is the Most Influential Site in the WorldBringing out the Best in Digital Content in an Open Source WorldPrepare For A Personalized, Preventative Health Care RevolutionSee Gorgeous Surfing Shots–With An Ugly Plastic TwistPatton Oswalt Puts The Magic In “The Magic Clap” VideoWhy Coke Is Bringing Solar Power To Rural KenyaIBM Turns Its Ads Into Useful Urban FurnitureDollar Shave Club Launches One Wipe Charlies, Flushable Butt Wipes For MenHoney: A Social Network For Businesses That’s Flexible Enough To Fit Any WorkflowAmazon Takes Viacom’s Kids Shows After Netflix Deal ExpiresConnecticut Passes First GMO Labeling Legislation In The Country: What Happens Now?Pipe App Lets You Transfer Files Via FacebookApple’s iRadio Said To Be Free, Ad-Supported ServiceA New App Means Never Getting Burned By Burned Popcorn AgainA Site That Lets Designers Compete To Create Your Dream HomeDebunking The Myth Of Apple’s “Golden Ratio”Windows Phone Projected To Make Massive Market GainsTeen Crashes Vine By Uploading Entire Music VideoResearchers Explain How Brands Make You Fall In LoveYour Childhood Dream Home: The Extreme Treehouses Of “Treehouse Masters”How To Choose An Ethical Career (With Help From Oxford Philosophers)British Court Says Tweets Can Be LibelousThe Proposed Logo Of NYC’s New Soccer Team, Inspired By The Old Subway TokenMeet The 13 Designers On Fast Company’s Most Creative People ListIntel Takes Us Back To The Future With 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet CombosGoogle Buys An Entire Windfarm’s Electrical OutputIgnore A Major League Mistake, And You’ll Strike Out Every TimeWhy Underslept People Cheat YouGallup’s Workplace Jedi On How To Fix Our Employee Engagement Problem7 Shared Traits That Unite Women In PowerHow To Non-Sleazily Break Into The Conference-Speaking CircuitDo You Have 5 Minutes A Day To Get More Productive?Twitter’s Dick Costolo Is The Confucius Of TechObama Plans To Tackle Patent Trolls, Limit Abusive Patent FilingWant To Be Happier At Work? Learn How From These “Job Crafters”This Pointer Answers The Age-Old Question, “Where The Hell Are My Keys?”Was Natural Gas Really The Reason For A Drop In Carbon Emissions?Meet The Ultimate Talent Agent For CatsZynga Lays Off 520 Employees In Shift Toward MobileUsing Marketing Expertise To Help Causes, In A 24-Hour BlitzBeavers Stage A Comeback, And They’re Out For RevengeAn Artist Sculpts Rooms Using Vectors Of LightGoogle Glass Porn Is HereWatch: Google Glass Records Marriage ProposalRussian Startup Creates A Wearable Computer For The BlindPaintings Of DIY Tattoo Rigs By Prison InmatesApple Goes To Trial For Allegedly Trying To Hike E-Book PricesA City-Wide Quest for Happiness, Powered by Sensors and DataWould Energy Efficiency Improvements Increase If You Didn’t Have To Wait Years For Payoff?This Clever Bowl Wields A Built-In StrainerDomino’s Explores The Next Frontier For Drones (Pizza Delivery) With The “DomiCopter”A Hospital Rebrands Chemotherapy For Kids With The Help Of SuperheroesThis App Won’t Let Your Food Delivery Mess With Your Diet GoalsApple WWDC Rumors: iRadio, Skinny New Macs, And An Ad ExchangeWhy Aral Balkan Thinks iOS Can Still CompeteCaptivating Photos Of America’s Abandoned TheatersWhy Apple Needs A Brand OverhaulWhy Shazam Is A Force For Good In The Music BusinessFrom Disposable to DistributableThese Video Games Won’t Rot Your Brain, They’re Changing The WorldA Beautiful Kids’ Book That Combines Interactivity With Good Old-Fashioned TextHeineken Drops A New Reality Web Series And Drops Fans Into Uncomfortable SituationsWhat Is David Lynch Saying With His First Vine, “Another Mystery?”Bradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Trial BeginsVine Social Video App Hits Android Devices At LastWill Silk Worms Help Build Our Future Cities?Bradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Trial BeginsBradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Trial BeginsWhy NASA Just Spent $125,000 To Fund A 3-D Pizza Printer PrototypePower Corrupts: iPhone Hack Only Needs You To Plug In A Malicious ChargerInfographic: The Worst Jobs Throughout HistoryFrance May Scrap Harsh Three Strikes Anti-Piracy LawA Better Mudguard For Cyclists Hides Itself When It’s Not RainingThe Insane Growth Of China’s And India’s Megacities Mapped Through Satellite ImageryGood Characters And Cool Stuff–James Cameron On The Evolution Of Storytelling6 Lessons In Creativity From James CameronAnonymous Reveals Details About Its Crowd-Funded News SiteHow To Improve Any Service By Simplifying ItIn Washington, Google Is The Eighth-Biggest Spender On LobbyingTurkey Accused Of Blocking Twitter, Facebook As Unrest ContinuesYes, It’s Possible To “Network” Without Being A ScumbagSamsung Reveals iPad Competition A Week Ahead Of Apple’s WWDCWhy Abercrombie & Fitch (Almost) Never Puts Anything On SaleOne Entrepreneur’s Brush With Price-Fixing–And Ideas On How To Stop ItWhen Do Apps Become Rituals?New Data Reveals Apple’s Flawed iPhone 5 Marketing StrategyWhy You Should Tweet From Your DeathbedYour Brand’s Uber-Fans Are Not Uber-Advocates. So Who Is?