 It's Monday, January 27th, 2014. I'm Ross Miller and I predict it's gonna rain right about...now. No rain? This is why we have rehearsals, people! I mean, for f***'s sake, this is 90 seconds on the verge! A surprise performance by Beyoncé and Jay-Z kicked off this year's Grammy Awards. Perpetually silent robot staff punk took home four awards, including both album and record of the year. Grammy performances are iconic for their bizarre, almost mad libs collaborations. This year, exceptionally so. As the story goes, after winning Best New Artist, Macklemore actually texted Kendrick Lamar, fellow nominee, to say, quote, Much love. Speaking of the Grammys, here's one government agency who probably knew all the winners well in advance. The Guardian and the New York Times have published new documents showing how both the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ collect massive amounts of data from smartphone apps. It says one slide, quote, Alright then, well, enjoy this one. Finally, Microsoft has firmly locked down one of its biggest franchises of last generation. The company this week has acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games. It appears to be a similar arrangement to when Microsoft nabbed Halo from Bungie in 2007. While no games have been announced, development for the series will be handled by Microsoft's Vancouver-based Black Tusk Studios. That's it for today, Stop Stories. Coming up tomorrow, Madonna pledges to appear in every performance on the planet. Oh, you made it! Strike a pose, Ross!
 It's Monday, January 27th, 2014.
 I'm Ross Miller and I predict it's gonna rain right about...now.
 No rain?
 This is why we have rehearsals, people! I mean, for f***'s sake, this is 90 seconds on the verge!
 A surprise performance by Beyoncé and Jay-Z kicked off this year's Grammy Awards.
 Perpetually silent robot staff punk took home four awards, including both album and record of the year.
 Grammy performances are iconic for their bizarre, almost mad libs collaborations.
 This year, exceptionally so.
 As the story goes, after winning Best New Artist, Macklemore actually texted Kendrick Lamar, fellow nominee, to say,
 quote,
 Much love.
 Speaking of the Grammys, here's one government agency who probably knew all the winners well in advance.
 The Guardian and the New York Times have published new documents showing how both the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ
 collect massive amounts of data from smartphone apps.
 It says one slide, quote,
 Alright then, well, enjoy this one.
 Finally, Microsoft has firmly locked down one of its biggest franchises of last generation.
 The company this week has acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games.
 It appears to be a similar arrangement to when Microsoft nabbed Halo from Bungie in 2007.
 While no games have been announced, development for the series will be handled by Microsoft's Vancouver-based Black Tusk Studios.
 That's it for today, Stop Stories.
 Coming up tomorrow, Madonna pledges to appear in every performance on the planet.
 Oh, you made it!
 Strike a pose, Ross!