Technology News This Morning – June 7, 2013

Filed in Technology by Jumapili Ikuseghan on June 7, 2013 • 21 Comments

Keeping you up to date with my top 10 technology news articles for this morning June 7, 2013.

The Washington Post reported last night that there is a secret government program called PRISM, which allows the NSA to collect data directly from the central servers of Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple Read…
But then, almost all those companies immediately denied knowledge of PRISM, and said no one at the NSA has direct access to their servers. Read…
Later, the Washington Post distanced itself from the claim that the companies “participate knowingly” in the program. Read…
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper responded to the controversy, saying the program is not for spying on Americans. Read…
Meanwhile…[easyazon-link keywords=”samsung” locale=”us”]Samsung’s[/easyazon-link] market cap shrank by $12 billion over pessimism about its smartphone business. Read…
Google CEO Larry Page thinks people won’t mind when others wear Google Glass into the bathroom. Read…
Uber is lowering its prices. Read…
TidyTilt, a startup funded by Kickstarter that designed a really cool cover for iPhones, has been acquired by Logitech. Read…
Scientists say we’re closer to actually making invisibility cloaks than you think. Read…
Facebook is reducing the types of ad units it sells by half. Read…