Welcome to our daily series “The Daily Roundup“, where we scour the web and provide you with links to all the happenings around the world that we’ve found.
1. Scientists create ‘semi-synthetic’ living cells with extra DNA letters – Engadget
2. Apple Buying Beats? It Isn’t About the Headphones – Mashable
3. Bitcoin can now be used to donate to political campaigns – Digital Trends
4. 2014 NFL Draft Grades: Team-by-Team Scores and Round 1 Analysis – Bleacher Report
5. These people are building a massive 150,000-brick Lego cityscape – Gizmodo
6. OnePlus One review: a $300 smartphone has never looked so good – Engadget
7. New data disregards present theory on the formation of star clusters – Gizmag
8. Get a College-Level Computer Science Education with These Free Course – Lifehacker
9. Scientist: We’re not smart enough to be ready for aliens – CNET
10. Illustris computer simulation creates the first realistic virtual universe – Gizmag
11. When Hollywood Turns Asperger’s Into a Joke – Mashable
