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• 'Kindle Worlds' Lets Authors Publish Fan Fiction — At Dubious Cost May 23, 2013
  Yesterday, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds — a way for fanfic writers to publish. But does the fine print make it more trouble than its worth? […]
  Rachel Edidin
• Exclusive: Congressman Preps Bill to End Terror War Authority May 23, 2013
  A prominent legislator thinks it's time for the broad post-9/11 law authorizing the war on terrorism to expire. And he's going to introduce a bill to repeal it. […]
  Spencer Ackerman
• There's a Movie in the Works About the Bra Designers Behind the Apollo Spacesuits May 23, 2013
  Warner Bros. has tapped a new writer to pen a screenplay based on the book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, which chronicles the Playtex designers behind the NASA program's spacesuits. […]
  Angela Watercutter
• No Longer Dominating Its Market, TiVo Plots a Software Comeback May 23, 2013
  TiVo has become the Kleenex of the TV world -- a once dominant brand that's become a generic commodity. Yes, we still call recording a TV show "TiVoing." But as cable and satellite companies started offering their own DVRs and cheap streaming boxes from Roku, Apple and others flooded the market, TiVO has been increasingly marginalized and risk […]
  Roberto Baldwin
• Solar-Powered Plane Breaks World Record for Distance May 23, 2013
  Solar Impulse pilot Andr? Borschberg completed a record-setting flight in the wee hours this morning after flying more than 950 miles on solar power alone, even if he was, strictly speaking, going backward for part of the trip. His impressive flight from Phoenix to Dallas completed the second leg of the Solar Impulse team's "Across America" .. […]
  Jason Paur
• A Natural History of Fluoride May 23, 2013
  Contrary to what many people believe, fluoride is not some evil scourge of industrial society. Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum debunks some anti-fluoride misinformation, and shares a natural history of the element. […]
  Deborah Blum
• Not a Fan of Runways? This Off-Roading Jet Is for You May 23, 2013
  The Swiss love adding functionality to existing products. But you can only tack on so many corkscrews and tweezers to a knife, so one company decided to make a twin-engine jet that can take off and land without the luxury of a runway. […]
  Jason Paur
• Salesforce Nabs Open Source Database Guru for War on Oracle May 23, 2013
  The grudge match between Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and his former protege Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce.com, has reached legendary proportions in recent years. Salesforce has now added more fuel to the fire, hiring Tom Lane, a core contributor to PostgreSQL, an open source database that provides an alternative to Oracle software. […]
  Klint Finley
• Obama Swears Drone Surge Is Done May 23, 2013
  Drone strikes will remain a fixture of U.S. counterterrorism. But President Obama, in a major speech, signaled that he's going to rein in their use. […]
  Spencer Ackerman
• WikiLeaks Donations Down to a Trickle May 23, 2013
  As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange approaches the one-year anniversary of his confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a report released Wednesday reveals that donations to the secret-spilling site have slowed to a trickle. […]
  Kim Zetter