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Science lets you blame parents for your laziness

House approves weakened bill to limit NSA bulk collection

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May 22, 2014

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Ask Cortana anything: Sassy answers to 59 burning questions

Windows Phone's digital assistant has taken the customized awareness of Google Now and the chatty personality of Siri, and kicked up the schtick several notches.

Issue highlights

1. Science lets you blame parents for your laziness

2. House approves weakened bill to limit NSA bulk collection

3. Oops! Microsoft's Office 365 may not be a freebie for Thailand schools after all

4. TMI! Facebook moves to stop over-sharing

5. Preorders open, but most Surface Pro 3 models won't ship until almost September

6. Throwback Thursday Tech Home Edition

7. U.S. government issues massive recall notice on buggy Nest alarms

8. Armatix smart gun tech reignites gun fight, with retailers in the middle

Science lets you blame parents for your laziness

Stay on the couch! It's in your DNA! This new video from AsapSCIENCE explains why you might be more happy on the couch than at the gym. READ MORE

House approves weakened bill to limit NSA bulk collection

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would limit the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records, even as several civil liberties and tech groups withdrew their support after last-minute changes. READ MORE

Oops! Microsoft's Office 365 may not be a freebie for Thailand schools after all

A massive Office 365 deployment in Thailand schools that Microsoft initially described as free on Wednesday may not be so. READ MORE

TMI! Facebook moves to stop over-sharing

Facebook is adding tools to helps its users to stop over-sharing their personal posts with total strangers. READ MORE

Preorders open, but most Surface Pro 3 models won't ship until almost September

You can preorder Microsoft's Surface Pro 3, but it will be a while before you get one. READ MORE

Throwback Thursday Tech Home Edition

If you thought my office desk was a mess, wait until you see the home office in the basement. Old tech galore! READ MORE

U.S. government issues massive recall notice on buggy Nest alarms

The Consumer Product Safety Commission today issued a complete recall of all Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarm systems, over an issue that could silence the devices at a critical time. READ MORE

Armatix smart gun tech reignites gun fight, with retailers in the middle

Gun groups are ok with voluntary use of smart guns, but they'll fight mandates. READ MORE

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