Some of you may recall a rather beautiful video called Pixels, which came out a few weeks ago and instantly went viral (reaching a million views in less than 24 hours). The wonderfully bonkers short, created by Patrick Jean from onemoreproduction, depicts an invasion on New York City by some 1980s classic video game characters.

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Men and women are doubtless acquitted of auto burglary in cities across the U.S. every day. But we’re guessing that few do so based on such marvelous exculpatory stories as 28-year-old San Francisco resident Weston Reynolds.

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eldavojohn writes “MIT’s Tech Review is covering an acquisition it finds very interesting. Google (which recently announced Buzz) has acquired Aardvark. The review covered Aardvark and the artificial intelligence it uses in its searches in 2009.”

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The Anheuser-Busch ad buy, for the Oct. 17 episode, marks the first time in 35 seasons of the show that a single marketer has bought all its national commercial time, according to NBC. It’s designed to grab attention for Golden Wheat, which the brewing giant introduced on October 5.

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Microsoft has confirmed the acquisition of 3DV Systems, an Israeli company that specializes in advanced image sensing technology. A number of patents owned by 3DV Systems and Prime Sense have reportedly been licensed by Microsoft for use in Project Natal.

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