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The News for Monday, June 30, 2014.
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- BBC News - Hobby Lobby case: Court curbs contraception mandate
In the landmark ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court found that some corporations can hold religious objections that exempt them from a legal requirement that companies with 50 or more employees offer a health insurance plan that pays for contraception at no charge to the worker or pay a fine. - Facebook Doesn't Understand The Fuss About Its Emotion Manipulation Study
This weekend, the Internet discovered a study published earlier this month in an academic journal that recounted how a Facebook data scientist, along with two university researchers, turned 689,003 users’ New Feeds positive or negative to see if it would elate or depress them. - New N.S.A. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable - NYTimes.com
The newly installed director of the National Security Agency says that while he has seen some terrorist groups alter their communications to avoid surveillance techniques revealed by Edward J. Snowden, the damage done over all by a year of revelations does not lead him to the conclusion that “the sky is falling.” - Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 with iBeacon, Mail attachment, third-party accessory fixes & Apple TV OS 6.2 | 9to5Mac
The build number is 11D257 and it comes in at approximately 30 MB over-the-air on the iPad and 32 MB on the iPhone. The update is approximately 1.4GB for a complete download via iTunes. - There is a secret ingredient in your burgers: wood pulp - Quartz
There may be more fiber in your food than you realized. Burger King, McDonald’s and other fast food companies list in the ingredients of several of their foods, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) or “powdered cellulose” as components of their menu items. Or, in plain English, wood pulp. - Apple Releases OS X 10.9.4 with WiFi Fixes, Safari 7.0.5 – MacStories
The new version includes a fix for a bug that prevented Macs from automaticallty reconnecting to known WiFi networks and improves the reliability of wake from sleep. An issue that caused "the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup" has been fixed, and an updated version of Safari (7.0.5) is bundled with the update as well.
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