12 Stories You Need To Know Today

06/28/13

Written By:

Keerthana Jagadeesh

Mouse cloned from a drop of blood, TWC to install 1000 Wi-Fi hotspots in Manhattan and more small businesses embrace Bitcoin.

TWC is installing 1000 free Wi-Fi hotspots in Manhattan. Gizmodo

Scientists in Japan have cloned a mouse from a single drop of blood. BBC

Danish Comany has developed a software that will prevent 3D printers from printing guns. Big Think

Kickstarter will open up to Canada based projects later this summer. Kickstarter

BitTorrent defends itself against piracy attacks after GoT set a new ‘BitTorrent piracy record'. Meme Burn

Intel set to launch paid its paid TV services over the Internet. Ad Age

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