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it's Wednesday May twenty nine to twenty thirteen i'm david pierce and listen i don't know what you've heard but i'm definitely not a supervillain planning to take over the world this is 90 seconds on the search google is taking another crack at easing email anxiety today the company announced a redesigned inbox for gmail it splits up emails from different sources into separate tabs messages from social networks deal sites mailing lists and bills can all be siphoned off into their own discrete areas users choose which tabs they want to take advantage of so you don't have to worry about your inbox changing without your permission the new gmail inbox is rolling out gradually and will be available on iOS and Android in the coming weeks our long national nightmare of following fake Justin Bieber on Facebook is finally oh the social network has added verified pages and profiles for high-profile figures and brands it basically looks exactly like Twitter complete with a tiny blue check box next to the person or brand in question facebook says verified status will be reserved only for accounts with particularly large followings jealous and finally amazon has announced its new lineup of original program keying off customer feedback the company has decided to produce five new shows they include the political buddy comedy alpha house starring John Goodman and betas a show based around a Silicon Valley startup one that didn't make the cut the much-hyped zombieland it's still too early to know if Amazon's original programs can get the same kind of buzz netflix has been getting the new season of Arrested Development was so popular it was downloaded illegally a hundred thousand times 24 hours after its release that's it for today's top stories coming up tomorrow what really happens when you mix soda and pop rocks it's a high fructose fun splosion