Edward Snowden leaks National Security Agency documents
斯诺登泄露国安局档案
Snowden, an NSA intelligence contractor, became one of the most controversial public figures of the 21st century when he leaked up to 200,000 classified documents to the press. In doing so, he helped reveal several previously unknown U.S. surveillance programs that garnered global attention and criticism, included the secret collection of user data from companies like Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) and Google (GOOG, Fortune 500).
曾任美国国家安全局（NSA）技术承包人的斯诺登已经成了21世纪最有争议的公众人物之一，他向媒体泄露了近20万份机密文件，美国政府的一些不为人知的情报项目也由此大白于天下【比如秘密收集雅虎（Yahoo ）和谷歌（Google ）等科技公司的用户数据】，引起了全世界的关注和指责。
Yahoo buys Tumblr ... for $1.1 billion
雅虎11亿美金收购Tumblr
Yahoo's $1.1 billion headline-making purchase of Tumblr in May wasn't the year's biggest tech acquisition -- that distinction should probably go to Microsoft's $7.2 billion bid for Nokia -- but it was Marissa Mayer's largest investment since becoming CEO. It was a big bet she argued earlier this year helps shore up Yahoo's decidedly older demographic with Tumblr's younger set.
雅虎在今年5月斥资11亿美元收购了轻博客网站Tumblr，一时间成为媒体竞相报道的大新闻，尽管它并不是科技界今年最大的一笔交易——微软（Microsoft）今年抛出了72亿美元的天价收购诺基亚（Nokia），但是它毕竟是玛丽莎•梅耶尔就任雅虎CEO以来最大的一笔投资。它也是梅耶尔的一笔豪赌，雅虎的用户群显然已经整体偏老了，急需通过Tumblr补充年轻的血液。
Steve Ballmer says he's stepping down
史蒂夫•鲍尔默即将离职
In August, Steve Ballmer declared he would step down as Microsoft's (MSFT, Fortune 500) CEO within 12 months. "At the end of the day, we need to break a pattern. Face it: I'm a pattern," he told the Wall Street Journal earlier this year. Since the announcement, Ballmer has been on a farewell tour of sorts, authoring a last, passionate shareholders' letter, even breaking down in tears and dancing to the Michael Jackson track, "Wanna be Startin' Somethin,'" as he delivered a farewell speech at a company meeting.
今年八月，史蒂夫•鲍尔默称他将在12个月内卸任微软CEO一职。今年早些时候，他对《华尔街日报》（the Wall Street Journal ）表示：“到头来，我们需要打破一种模式。让我们面对现实吧：我就是一个模式。”发表了这个声明之后，鲍尔默开始进行巡回视察，写了热情扬溢的最后一封致股东的信。他在公司的一次会议上进行告别演讲时不仅动情落泪，还随着麦克尔•杰克逊的歌曲Wanna be Startin' Somethin跳了一支舞。
iOS 7 debuts
iOS7面世
When Tim Cook officially unveiled the latest version of Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500)iOS software this June, he dubbed it the "biggest change since the original iPhone." For iPhone and iPad users at least, it wasn't all hyperbole. iOS 7 marks a major departure from the past, ditching the skeuomorphism-inspired aesthetic that once peddled digitized bookshelves with wood veneers or brushed chrome for a flatter, cleaner, and brighter look.
今年六月iOS7刚面世的时候，蒂姆•库克称赞它是“第一代iPhone以来最大的变革”。至少对于iPhone和iPad用户来说，这话并不算完全夸张。iOS7的设计风格与之前的系统有很大区别，抛弃了所谓的“拟物化”风格（比如带木纹和磨砂铬的电子书架），给人一种更扁平化、更整洁漂亮的感觉。
Bitcoin cracks $1,000
比特币价格突破1000美元
For the first time ever, the value of a Bitcoin surpassed $1,000 this November: a whopping 4,000% increase since the start of the year. Even more incredible is how widespread the digital currency has become since its creation in 2008. While Bitcoin was long associated with transactions conducted on the digital black market Silk Road, it's now accepted at select places worldwide top pay for food, even college tuition.
比特币的价格在今年11月首次突破了1000美元，比去年同期整整上涨了4000%。更令人惊叹的是，2008年比特币诞生后的很长一段时间，比特币一直只是用来在电子黑市“丝绸之路”上进行交易，但现在这种电子货币已经爆炸式地蔓延到全球，在有些地方不仅能买食品，甚至还能交大学学费。
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