Tech News Today 903

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell Google buys big robots, Beyonce bucks big music, Twitter senses you are near, and more. Guest: Ken Denmead Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Please take the TWiT Audience Survey at http://twit.tv/showsurvey. It only takes a few minutes and we'd love to know what you think. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 46:19

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• Google buys Boston Dynamics, maker of spectacular and terrifying robots
• Beyonce’s self-titled, all-digital “visual album” sells over 500k copies
• The Download Hits Middle Age (and It Shows)
• Twitter Test Shows ‘Nearby’ Tweets
• Update: AOL Says Its Hyperlocal News Network Patch Is Not Closing
• Xiaomi Wi-Fi router makes 'some assembly required' a perk, not a problem
• Show notes for today's episode