“President Barack Obama mentioned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden by name on Friday as he criticised his “unauthorised disclosures” but acknowledged that they had sparked the public debate over US surveillance capabilities. The president had largely avoided namechecking Snowden his previous speeches on the NSA revelations which began on 5 June …

“If ever you doubted that Fox News’ interest in Benghazi was about anything other than using it as political fodder against Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration, check out last night’s “debate” between Bill O’Reilly and James Carville. That is, it’s a debate only if your definition includes the host …

“A Pennsylvania judge has found the state’s voter ID law unconstitutional. According to the ruling from Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley, the requirement to present an acceptable form of identification when voting in person “unreasonably burdens the right to vote.” The requirement was challenged in court after Republican legislators passed …

“It turns out that a national controversy sparked by racist and homophobic remarks doesn’t necessarily result in a ratings boost for a television show. Many speculated that “Duck Dynasty,” A&E’s hit reality series about a family of swamp millionaires who made their fortune off duck calls, would draw even more …

Nazi Space Aliens have been secretly controlling the United States government since World War 2! You didn’t know? Well that’s what China’s state-run Global Times said…according to Iran’s Fars News…according to what Russia said NSA leaker Edward Snowden told them. So clearly not a crackpot conspiracy theory. Big revelations on …

On Friday, US President Obama addressed the world about proposed changes to the NSA’s controversial surveillance program. What was there, what did we expect — and what needs to be done now? Russell Brandom reports 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 …

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Welcome to episode 107 of The Vergecast, a weekly discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology. In this episode, Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, and Adi Robertson discuss the whirlwind of CES, Nest’s acquisition by Google, and the FCC’s loss over net …