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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action  —  European watchdogs threaten tech company with legal action over 2012 policy which ‘violates commitment to transparency’  —  Privacy watchdogs in the UK, Germany and Italy have told Google to rewrite …
Andrew Leonard / Salon:
AdBlock Plus lets some advertisers pay to play  —  The hugely popular browser extension charges a fee from big advertisers such as Google to let some ads go through  —  If you use AdBlock Plus to keep your Web browsing experiencing free of annoying clutter, this is the kind of tweet that might grab your attention:
More: The Verge and Examiner.  Tweets: @labnol
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
FCC officially approves Softbank buyout of Sprint and Sprint buyout of ClearWire  —  As previously rumored, the FCC has officially approved Softbank's purchase of Sprint and, furthermore, Sprint's purchase of the rest of ClearWire.  Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn and commissioner Ajit Pai …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
BBC to end 3D TV experiment with ‘Doctor Who’ special later this year  —  For the past two years the BBC has been experimenting with 3D television, but the technology hasn't quite caught on the way the corporation would've hoped.  Because of this, 3D programming will be put on hiatus at the end of this year …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
Samsung's record $8.3 billion profit isn't enough for worried investors  —  Samsung today released guidance for its latest financial quarter, and to the average eye they're very positive.  The company's early figures reveal an operating profit of 9.5 trillion won (around $8.3 billion) from 57 trillion won ($49.9 billion) revenue.
Miyoung Kim / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen
Serena Saitto / Bloomberg:
Michael Dell, Silver Lake Said to Rule Out Raising Offer  —  Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC won't sweeten their $24.4 billion offer to take Dell Inc. (DELL) private, people with direct knowledge of the situation said.  —  Dell and Silver Lake are ruling out an increase …
More: ZDNet and DealBook
Cody Toombs / Android Police:
Falcon Pro Updates To v2.0.4 Outside Of The Play Store, Now Supports A Way To Blatantly Skirt Twitter's Token Limit  —  Falcon Pro users have had a front-row seat to quite a bit of drama over the last few months.  The events started when the app struck its 100,000 user token limit …
David Meyer / GigaOM:
European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats  —  There's no stopping the slew of PRISM reactions coming out of Europe, and they're getting more serious by the day.  Yesterday we had the first senior European politician suggesting citizens shun U.S. web services …
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch  —  HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty.  Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billion (roughly $41 million) …

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From Mediagazer

Amy Graff / SFGATE:
KQED, a Bay Area NPR and PBS affiliate, is initiating buyouts, and may have layoffs or a hiring freeze; in 2023, revenue hit $90.4M and expenses $100.9M

Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
NYT's David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro discuss The Interview, a new franchise launching on April 27 that will appear in the Magazine and in podcast form

Elle Griffin / The Elysian:
Penguin vs. DOJ transcripts: top publishing houses spend most of their money on book advances for big celebrities like Britney Spears and franchise authors

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Jon Fingas / Engadget:
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