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April 12, 2013, 11:55 AM

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Twitter's New Music App Launches Friday  —  Next up on the jukebox — Twitter Music.  —  The microblogging service plans to launch its new standalone music application on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter.  —  (Update 7:59 pm PT: Of note — another source claims …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Twitter #music site hints at Trending Music launch  —  A web page has appeared at music.twitter.com with a #music hashtag graphic and a sign-in button, adding further weight to reports that Twitter will be launching a music service very soon.  The sign-in button leads to an authorization request …
Josh Ong / The Next Web:
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
Unfazed By Bitcoin's Wild Swings And Mysterious Origins, Silicon Valley VCs Place Their Bets  —  Bitcoin's record highs and the ensuring surge in hacking attempts and thefts may be grabbing headlines.  However, beneath the chaos, Silicon Valley's best-known venture firms are finally starting …
David Kravets / Wired:
Apple Agrees to Pay $53M to Settle iPhone Warranty Lawsuit  —  Apple is agreeing to pay $53 million to settle a class action accusing the company of failing to honor warranties on iPhones and iPod Touches, according to an agreement obtained today by Wired.  —  The settlement, (.pdf) …
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Apple and Universal Music agreement on streaming iRadio service imminent  —  Apple is expected to sign the largest record label perhaps as soon as next week, sources say.  Warner Music is right behind.  —  Apple is expected to sign its first internet radio licensing agreement …
Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
Tech Firms Push to Hire More Workers From Abroad  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Vishal Sankhla, an Indian engineer, is among those at the center of a storm over how to fix the nation's immigration system.  —  Mr. Sankhla got a master's degree in electrical engineering nine years ago from the University …
Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:
Letter To Jennifer Allen Regarding False And Defamatory Statements  —  The following letter from my attorneys was delivered to Jennifer Allen this afternoon, in response to her previous claims.  I believe the letter speaks for itself.  —  Eric M. George  —  Browne George Ross  —  Via E-Mail and U.S. Mail
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Yep, LinkedIn Acquires Newsreader Startup Pulse for $90 Million  —  LinkedIn announced on Thursday it has acquired mobile news aggregation startup Pulse, as Kara Swisher reported last month that it would, signaling another step by the massive professional network toward becoming an online content powerhouse.
Royce Cheng-Yue / Twitter Blog:
Trends in 160+ locations  —  Today, we're introducing Trends in more than 160 new locations.  Included in that list are a number of countries that will be getting Trends for the first time: Belgium, Greece, Kenya, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Ukraine, plus more than 130 new cities in countries that already have Trends.
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Opinion: Antitrust complaint against Android is an attack on open source  —  Microsoft and Oracle say it's “predatory” for companies to give away software.  —  On Tuesday, we reported on a new complaint filed by “Fairsearch,” an anti-Google group that counts Microsoft, Oracle, Nokia …
Robin Wauters / The Next Web:
Google Secures YT.be Domain, For Even Shorter URLs  —  Google has secured a new domain name, YT.be, which it started forwarding to its goo.gl URL shortening service today.  —  Presumably, Google will use the domain name for shortened links to YouTube videos.
Wayne Williams / BetaNews:
O2 Refresh uncouples phone and airtime tariffs in the UK for easier upgrades  —  When you get a new mobile phone and set up a new contract, you're tied into it for a set period of time.  If you want to upgrade to a new phone partway through your contract you'll need to pay off at least some …
Julie Bort / Business Insider:
Reid Hoffman Invests In A Startup Building A Simpler, Better, Mobile Version Of eBay  —  A new startup named Sold is building an application that offers a better way to sell your old stuff than eBay.  —  Take a few photos, answer a few questions, and they find a buyer, send you a box and pick up the item at your door.

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