Apple News: Apple to DOJ: Bite me   
I haven’t had so much fun reading legal documents since the Watergate trials. I loved U.S. v. Apple et al. for the juicy details: the 56 phone calls, the clandestine meetings in swank Manhattan eateries, the secret e-mails “double erased” to ensure they couldn’t be traced. But what makes Apple’s (AAPL) response, filed Tuesday, such a great read is the clarity and precision with which it cuts the government’s case to shreds.    
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Technology News: How Facebook’s Zucked-up IPO just killed the tech bubble   
It was supposed to be the mother of all tech IPOs. Instead of fueling an explosion of dot-com-style madness, Facebook’s tepid IPO has kiboshed the nascent tech bubble, at least for now.    
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Programming News: Programmers are optimists   
Programmers are the most optimistic bunch of people I have ever come across. Ask us how long something will take and chances are our estimates will be way off. It’s not because we hate you. It’s not because we didn’t know any better, either. We’re just very optimistic about everything. The project, our skills, the tech, your specs, the unknown unknowns …    
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Other News: FBI forming new cyber intelligence research unit, focus on digital surveillance   
According to a report filed by technology site CNET, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is forming a new cyber intelligence and research unit dubbed the Domestic Communications Assistance Center (DCAC). The briefing states that the DCAC’s purpose will be “to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop on Internet and wireless communications” (initially focusing on VoIP services, social networks, and wireless communication mediums.)    
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