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Kai 'The Hatchet Hitchhiker' Is Accused Of Murder()  

Caleb "Kai" McGillvary.

May 17, 2013 Caleb "Kai" McGillvary became an Internet sensation in February with his colorful account of how he helped save a California utility worker who was being beaten by another man. Now, McGillvary is charged in the murder of a lawyer in New Jersey.

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Google's Privacy Shift Powers New Customized Maps()  

The new Google Maps features tailor-made results based on users' habits and search histories.

May 16, 2013 The new Google Maps features tailor-made results based on users' habits and search histories. The features were made possible by the revisions Google made to its privacy policies last year, a change that removed most of the barriers between its various services.

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Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Saudi Religious Police Say()  

In January, this Saudi man in Riyadh had Twitter open on his computer.

May 16, 2013 Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.

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Cup Of Joe With Apple CEO Goes For $610,000()  

An anonymous bidder has offered $610,000 to have coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a charity auction that closed Tuesday afternoon.

May 15, 2013 It turns out that the desire to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with $610,000, will buy you a cup of coffee. That's the winning bid offered in a charity auction for up to an hour of Cook's time.

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Grad Student Tracks His Online Moves, Looks To Sell Data()  

Everyone is tracked by marketers online. Federico Zannier wants to sell his information.

May 15, 2013 Everyone is tracked by marketers online. Instead of fighting it, Federico Zannier, a New York grad student, is taking ownership of his online personal data by selling it: "I said, 'OK, I want to try to make money with my own data.' "

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Is Nintendo Fixing A Gay Marriage 'Bug' In New Video Game?()  

Players found that male characters could marry one another and raise children in Nintendo's 3DS game Tomodachi Collection: New Life. The company is reportedly removing that option. An image shows Nintendo's webpage for the game.

May 14, 2013 Days after the gaming world began to buzz with reports that Nintendo's new life simulation game allows men to marry other men, it now seems that Nintendo is removing that possibility, which by all accounts was unintended.

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