Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee.
President Obama stole fire from the RNC and totally freaked out the Internet when he did a surprise AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit yesterday.
In fact, it was the biggest day for Reddit, ever!
How did Reddit score a presidential visit? White House Redditors, that's how!
That said: "The Reddit AMA is a terrible format for extracting information from a politician."
Speaking of the government, here's a story you should read: "Big Brother on a budget: How Internet surveillance got so cheap."
On Facebook, Brits -- and now those from around the world, who want to "show" their support for Prince Harry -- are baring it all on Facebook.
In other news, Sony announced a whole flock of new products at the IFA tech trade show in Berlin. Practically every line of consumer electronics is refreshed.
Also, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note II -- and it's a surprise hit!
Meanwhile, at Burning Man, attendees played Street Fighter using real fireballs.
Old Spice goes viral again with an interactive ad in which Terry Crews plays music with his muscles.
This software engineer will happily spend an afternoon working on your iPhone or iPad app idea for free. You just need to have access to an Aston Martin and take the young man and his father for a ride.
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