TOUGH LUCK, NSA: The new, post-Edward Snowden smartphone is the first that will disrupt American spying, the New York Times reports. Read more
YAHOO-AOL: UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISN’T 1999:There was a time when a Yahoo-AOL deal would have created a Web giant poised to gain so much control that regulators would reject it. Not anymore. Read more
POLLS FAVORING IN GOP IN SENATE TAKEOVER: It was a very good weekend for Republicans’ hopes of taking back the Senate in November. Topping the list of GOP goodies: Joni Ernst now has a six-point lead over Bruce Braley in the Iowa race to fill retiring Democrat Tom Harkin’s seat. In part the odds just reflect the attractive terrain the GOP has always enjoyed in the 2014 midterms. Read more
STOCKS CLOSE DOWN ON HK PROTESTS; DATA EYED: Read more
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