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“After The Guardian and The Washington Post revealed the astonishing scope of some of the NSA’s surveillance activities, some people claimed that Americans wouldn’t care. But Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone doesn’t accept that.”* Filmmaker Oliver Stone spoke out against the NSA surveillance scandal, and the American Civil Liberties being destroyed …

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Chinese Whistle blower Li Jianxin has been attacked with sulfuric acid. Makes you wonder why NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden felt China was such a great place to hideout. China has a history of offering little protection to whistleblowers. With no national law protecting them, many have suffered the consequences …

Microsoft announces a massive company-wide reorganization, Nokia debuts the Lumia 1020, and the new James Bond film gets its director. http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4486730/microsoft-reorganization-2013-ballmer-one-microsoft http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4513556/nokia-lumia-1020-release-date-specifications-features http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4514064/nokia-lumia-1020-hands-on http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4514654/sam-mendes-daniel-craig-returning-bond-24 More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: …

South Korean gymnast Shin Soo Ji threw out one of the greatest first pitches, so Dan Rubenstein decided to find the rest of the best, which are also generally the worst. Photo Credit: Chris Humphreys/USA Today

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Nilay Patel sits down with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to talk about the company’s future and the newly announced Lumia 1020. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on …

Need to catch up on Nokia’s Lumia 1020 event? We’ve got you covered with this 5-minute recap! More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read More: …

David Pierce get an early, hands-on look at Nokia’s Lumia 1020 with 41-megapixel PureView camera. Read the full hands-on post at the link below: http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4514064/nokia-lumia-1020-hands-on/in/4278683 More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on …