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Microsoft reverses 'certain' Xbox One DRM policies following customer backlash

By Tom Warren
theverge.com — Microsoft is making a major u-turn today by reversing some of its controversial Xbox One policies. In a statement on the company's Xbox blog, Microsoft says it's making policy changes "as a result of feedback from the Xbox community."
Mustafa Sogancilar Web Development Editor, Financial Times @MusSogancilar
Microsoft reverses Xbox One online check and used games policies following backlash vrge.co/19SEZxF via @verge
John Rentoul Political Columnist, Independent @JohnRentoul
RT @citizen_sane: Microsoft announce the biggest climbdown since Johnny Climbdown climbed down Mount Climbdown vrge.co/19SEZxF
Nilay Patel Managing Editor, The Verge @reckless
Kaboom. Microsoft reverses Xbox One online check and used games policies following backlash theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445…
Dieter Bohn Senior Editor, The Verge @backlon
New Xbox one Kinect feature: blinking. Microsoft reverses 'certain' Xbox One DRM policies following customer backlash vrge.co/19SEZxF
Tom Warren Senior Editor, Europe, The Verge @tomwarren
I am curious. If you preordered a PS4, are you now more interested in the Xbox One? theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445…
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Back to reality: Microsoft's new Xbox One policies retreat from the future

By David Pierce
theverge.com — Last week at E3, in a private room inside Microsoft's massive, green booth, Marc Whitten spent most of our interview talking about the future. "As we think of the next five to ten years of innovation," he said, "we're going to be able to drive really great new experiences.
Dan Seifert Editor, The Verge @dcseifert
RT @verge: Back to reality: Microsoft's new Xbox One policies retreat from the future vrge.co/19T3JpF
Nilay Patel Managing Editor, The Verge @reckless
Yes, this. theverge.com/2013/6/19/4446…
Tom Warren Senior Editor, Europe, The Verge @tomwarren
Back to reality: Microsoft's new Xbox One policies retreat from the future vrge.co/19T3JpF

Vine founders tease redesigned UI, drafts, and categories

theverge.com — Vine's founder has taken to his own medium to tease what appears to be a number of visual changes and new features to the video service's apps. The apparent redesign would have Vines blown up to the full width of a user's screen rather than existing within in individual boxes.
Ellis Hamburger Reporter, The Verge @hamburger
VERY nice drafts implementation > Vine founders tease redesigned UI with drafts and category features vrge.co/1bXmcOp
Seth Fiegerman Business Reporter, Mashable @sfiegerman
Vine founders tease redesign ahead of the rumored Instagram video announcement tomorrow mobile.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4446…
Nathan Olivarez-Giles Staff Writer, Wired @nateog
Looks good --> Vine founders tease redesigned UI, drafts, and categories vrge.co/1bXmcOp via @verge

New wireless, solar-powered 'bionic eye' gives sight to blind rats

By Nathan Ingraham
theverge.com — Scientists have been utilizing a variety of different bionic eye and retinal implant technology as a way to restore sight to blind people, with a group of researchers from Stanford University today touting a successful test of a wireless, solar-powered implant.
Nigel Duara Crime and Legal Affairs Reporter, Associated Press @nigelduara
RT @wjhenn: Whoa. New wireless, solar-powered eye gives sight to blind rats via @verge vrge.co/19SqxWu h/t @nateog
WJ Hennigan Aerospace Industry Reporter, LA Times @wjhenn
Whoa. New wireless, solar-powered eye gives sight to blind rats via @verge vrge.co/19SqxWu h/t @nateog
Nathan Olivarez-Giles Staff Writer, Wired @nateog
RT @verge: New wireless, solar-powered eye gives sight to blind rats vrge.co/19SqxWu

Facebook adding ability to post images in comments

By Dante D'Orazio
theverge.com — Facebook comment threads are about to get quite a bit more crazy. A new camera button is rolling out that allows users to reply to posts with a picture. It's a simple feature, but it's one that hasn't been available on the social network to date.
Ryan Egan Pacific Editor, Radio Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation News @rynobi
This could get crazy: Facebook adding ability to post images in comments theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445…
Brad Panovich Chief Meteorologist, News Channel 36 WCNC-NBC TV @wxbrad
Nice! fb.me/2PGlcpsPX
Daniel M. Jimenez Breaking News Reporter, San Jose Mercury News @DMJreports
But not GIFs? What's the point? RT @verge: Facebook adding ability to post image comments vrge.co/19SbY58

The Large Hadron Collider in pictures: using big technology to investigate tiny things

By Vlad Savov
theverge.com — Proton beams, cryogenics, superconductors, and massive underground labs - welcome to CERN! "You're pushing the Higgs too much." Such has been Peter Higgs' admonishment to the CERN communications department in recent times.
Chris Ziegler Senior Editor, The Verge @zpower
RT @michaelbshane: I didn't get to tell you how great this photo essay from @vladsavov is because I was puking all day. Anyway, click: http…
Sean Hollister Senior Editor, The Verge @StarFire2258
Wow at @vladsavov's photo essay: a tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. bit.ly/1bWsbD9

For the first time, scientists can identify your emotions based on brain activity

theverge.com — The field of neuroscience has been animated recently by the use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or fMRI. When a person lies in an fMRI machine, scientists can see their brain activity in real time. It's a species of mind reading that promises to unlock the still mysterious workings of our grey matter.
Katie Drummond Science Editor, The Verge @katiedrumm
I feel…uncomfortable? Scientists use fMRI to identify human emotion. via @benpopper vrge.co/19SI5BY
T.C. Sottek News Manager and Weekend Editor, The Verge @LaughingStoic
RT @VergeScience: Bummed? Scientists know how you feel. No, seriously, they're using fMRI to know exactly how you feel. http://t.co/uTx1NdQ…

Intel picks a favorite in the wireless charging race with A4WP membership

By Jeff Blagdon
theverge.com — In the competition to establish the one true wireless power standard, the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) is adding a big name partner today: Intel. The A4WP was formed last year by Samsung, Qualcomm, and wireless charging company Powermat, but now boasts over 50 members, including Broadcom, Sandisk and LG.
Jeff Blagdon News Writer, Asia, The Verge @blagdon
Intel picks a favorite in the wireless charging race with A4WP membership vrge.co/19TqZ6R

90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

By Evan Rodgers
theverge.com — I used to go to The Cheesecake Factory with my grandparents on Christmas Eve. Good memories. Happy times. Stories of the day: FBI admits it uses surveillance drones over US soil In...
Sam Sheffer News Writer and Social Media Manager, The Verge @samsheffer
I hosted 90 Seconds on The Verge today — wearing my new Supreme shirt! :D theverge.com/2013/6/19/4446…

Steam might let you borrow friends' games more easily than next-gen consoles

By T.C. Sottek
theverge.com — A snippet of code in the Steam digital distribution platform has revealed that Valve may be planning to let users share their games with others in the future. The Verge has verified the code's authenticity, which was originally spotted by a member of the NeoGAF gaming forum; the code references a "shared game library" and a notification that would alert a user when their games are currently in use by a borrower.
Nathan Olivarez-Giles Staff Writer, Wired @nateog
RT @verge: Steam might let you borrow friends' games more easily than next-gen consoles vrge.co/1bWNrIN

Office Web Apps real-time editing demonstrated, set to fully compete with Google Docs

By Tom Warren
theverge.com — Microsoft has offered its basic Office Web Apps to Outlook.com and Office 365 customers for over three years now, but one of the big drawbacks for students and businesses has been the lack of true real-time co-authoring.
Nathan Olivarez-Giles Staff Writer, Wired @nateog
RT @reckless: This is huge. Office Web Apps real-time editing demonstrated, set to fully compete with Google Docs vrge.co/1bWOyIA

PSA: PlayStation 3 owners report update 4.45 locks up their machines

By Jeff Blagdon
theverge.com — The latest software update for Sony's PlayStation 3 appears to be locking up some people's systems, leaving them unusable.
Justin Rubio Writer, IGN Tech @ItsTheLingo
RT @StarFire2258: Don't update your PS3 yet. RT @verge: PSA: PlayStation 3 owners report update 4.45 locks up their machines web.tweetdeck.com…
Nathan Olivarez-Giles Staff Writer, Wired @nateog
RT @StarFire2258: Don't update your PS3 yet. RT @verge: PSA: PlayStation 3 owners report update 4.45 locks up their machines web.tweetdeck.com…
Sean Hollister Senior Editor, The Verge @StarFire2258
Don't update your PS3 yet. RT @verge: PSA: PlayStation 3 owners report update 4.45 locks up their machines vrge.co/1bTWomb
Jeff Blagdon News Writer, Asia, The Verge @blagdon
PSA: PlayStation 3 owners report update 4.45 locks up their machines vrge.co/1bTWomb

'BioShock' creator Ken Levine to pen 'Logan's Run' movie remake, says Deadline

By Adi Robertson
theverge.com — Gaming auteur Ken Levine started out as an aspiring screenwriter before moving on to Looking Glass Studios and eventually the immensely successful BioShock series. According to a Deadline report, he's now making another foray into film: he's apparently attached to a remake of 1976 cult classic Logan's Run.
Adi Robertson News Writer, The Verge @thedextriarchy
If you think about it, BioShock was basically underwater Logan's Run, but with libertarians instead of libertines. theverge.com/2013/6/18/4442…
Dan Seifert Editor, The Verge @dcseifert
serious question: how much nudity will there be? bit.ly/10urCR4
Benjamin Popper Editor, The Verge @benpopper
RT @esten: IT'S MY JOB TO FREEZE YOU. “@verge: 'BioShock' creator Ken Levine to pen 'Logan's Run' movie remake, says Deadline http://t.co/I…
Joshua Topolsky Editor-in-Chief, The Verge @joshuatopolsky
Whoa this is nuts RT @verge: 'BioShock' creator Ken Levine to pen 'Logan's Run' movie remake, says Deadline vrge.co/1bSiZzz

FDA reverses fecal transplant regulations, eases restrictions on doctors treating C. Diff patients

By Nathan Ingraham
theverge.com — Despite the fact that the rather experimental fecal transplant procedure has been recognized through a number of studies as a reliable cure for the rare and debilitating disease known as Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, FDA regulations made it difficult for doctors to reliably perform the operation.
Russell Brandom Reporter, The Verge @russellbrandom
Shit just got real. theverge.com/2013/6/18/4442…
brian ries Senior Editor, Social Media, Newsweek Global @moneyries
"RELATED ITEMS: FECAL TRANSPLANTS, FDA, C. DIFF, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, TREATMENT, REGULATION, FECAL" theverge.com/2013/6/18/4442…
Adrianne Jeffries Reporter, The Verge @adrjeffries
RT @verge: FDA reverses fecal transplant regulations, eases restrictions on doctors treating C. Diff patients vrge.co/19OrbUY

Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor

By Tom Warren
theverge.com — Microsoft is planning to refresh its Surface RT with a Qualcomm processor. Existing Surface RT devices use Nvidia's Tegra 3 chipset, but Bloomberg reports that a refreshed version will ship using Qualcomm processors, while Nvidia continues to be a supplier for "some versions."
Tom Warren Senior Editor, Europe, The Verge @tomwarren
Microsoft planning improved Surface RT with Qualcomm processor vrge.co/19PUoyV
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