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stories by Meghan Kelly

DEA can’t wiretap iMessages, says they are a ‘challenge for intercept’

The DEA released a note to law enforcement saying it is impossible to collect iMessages between two Apple devices.

It’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s a slide deck! Haiku Deck uses $3M to create appealing presentations

While technology helps us share information in new, creative ways, some people just can't let go of the slide presentation. Haiku Deck has some new cash to help people get funky with their slide decks.

Veritrix takes authentication to the next level by recording your image and voice, gets $2.4M

Veritrix doesn't trust a password and username to tell them you are who you say you are. So they're using webcams to get the proof.

LivingSocial co-founder leaves the company, no new CTO hired yet

Living Social chief technology officer and co-founder Aaron Batalion is leaving the company. LivingSocial says it has not hired a replacement as of yet.

Apple’s Find My Friends app update gives friends more ways to keep tabs on you

Apple updated its FindMyFriends app to allow you to get alerts when your friends enter or leave a custom-set radius around the location of your choice.

‘Programmers loathe’ developing games for Android, says Geomeric founder

Android is a hot button for mobile gaming industry experts. Some believe it will grow to be the biggest platform developed for, some say it's the one of the worst to work with.

Marketing, reviews, and mobile may all determine if your game is a hit or a flop

If you're creating a game, recent data says you should be focusing heavily on marketing, the reviews you get. And if you're a mobile game, you also now have a much bigger audience to make love you.

Break our rules? No Google Glass for you.

This week, Google awarded participants of its "ifihadglass" Google Glass contest with an opportunity to get the tech-y eyewear. But today it's taking back some of those offers after discovering not everyone played by the contest rules.

Vantrix gets a $4.5M loan to help carriers handle mobile video traffic

Set on making video and mobile best friends, Vantrix took on a $4.5 million loan today to help your carriers and Internet service providers deal with the traffic.

U.K. launches secret cyber attack monitoring center for its information sharing program

The U.K. has launched a program that it hopes will spur information sharing about cyber attacks between the government and private sectors. In addition to the program, it has also opened a 'fusion cell' cyber attack monitoring center.

Rev raises $4.5M for freelance marketplace from founders of similar service

Rev.com, founded by early oDesk employees, launched today with its own online workforce specifically targeting those who need translation and transcription services.

Changes to law used to prosecute Aaron Swartz gets a cold reception in cyberspace

Changes proposed to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act include strengthening prison sentences and broadening the definition of computer crime.

GroundCntrl grabs $1M to get mobile workforces off their butts

GroundCntrl, which lets you delegate tasks to and motivate your mobile workforce, took on $1.01 million in funding today, according to a filing with the SEC.

This is why West Virginia Republicans are totally right to ban Google Glass while driving

A West Virginia delegate proposed a bill over the weekend that would make it illegal for people to drive and use Google Glass at the same time.

Study says famed cyberattack against Iran nuclear plant is an ‘act of force’

A group of NATO researchers say the Stuxnet attacks were an illegal act of force against Iran, as is outlined in a new manual that makes international law applicable to cyber warfare.

Nasdaq will pay $62M in cash to vexed Facebook IPO investors

The Nasdaq can official begin issuing compensation to those who lost money in the Facebook IPO technical glitches. The SEC approved the proposed plan of $62 million in cash.