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April 6, 2014, 9:30 PM

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Kevin Rose / Instagram:

Anti-tech protesters visit Kevin Rose's SF home, distribute leaflets calling him a “parasite” — My house was protested today by anti-tech folks, they had a large banner saying “Kevin Rose Parasite”, handed these to my neighbors:

More: TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Re/code, Mashable and CNET

Tweets: @kevinrose, @hemeon, @kevinrose, @kevinrose, @kevinrose, @ferenstein, @linecook, @davidmarcus, @tolles, @startupljackson, @startupljackson and @rstephens

Jim Edwards / Business Insider:

Organizers of demonstration at Kevin Rose's home demand $3B from Google for an anarchist utopia — Anarchists Picket Digg Founder's House And Demand $3 Billion For Anti-Capitalist Housing — Anarchists staged a protest outside the San Francisco house of Digg founder and Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose today.

More: Indybay newswire and The Technology Chronicles. Tweets: @melodymcc and @thestalwart

Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:

Internal slides show why Apple needs a big iPhone: no growth for 4-inch phones costing $300+ — Why Apple has to make a bigger-screen iPhone 6, in its own confidential internal wording — There has been no shortage of rumors that the iPhone 6 will have a big screen ranging from 4.7-inches to over 5 inches.

More: Business Insider, Re/code and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @antrod

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

The Six Juiciest Documents From the Apple-Samsung Trial This Week — Internal Apple document provided by Samsung — You'd think a corporate patent infringement battle would be boring — and you'd usually be right, even during the high-profile Round Two of Samsung versus Apple.

More: iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, TechnoBuffalo, Mashable, Tech2, Digital Trends, I4U News and AppleInsider

Megan Rose Dickey / Business Insider:

How Techmeme Became The Must-Read News Site For Everyone In The Multibillion-Dollar Tech Industry — Over the past 10 years, the technology industry has evolved from photo-sharing websites like Flickr to photo-sharing apps like Instagram. — And, we suppose, there's been a few other changes along the way.

Tweets: @tcarmody, @zpower, @mikeisaac, @caseynewton, @hunterwalk, @rafat, @parislemon, @gaberivera, @jtemple and @qthrul. Thanks:@matthewmspace

Sean Hollister / The Verge:

Android TV revealed: Google's simple set-top box interface for movies, shows, apps, and games — Exclusive: this is Android TV — Google's plans for the living room come into focus with a simple TV interface, apps, and games — Every so often, some enterprising computer company will claim they've finally fixed the TV.

Naval Ravikant / Startup Boy:

Cryptocurrencies are more a protocol for value transfer in networks than a currency for humans — The Fifth Protocol … Cryptocurrencies will create a fifth protocol layer powering the next generation of the Internet. — Humans don't *need* math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans.

Tweets: @howardlindzon, @andrewchen, @davemcclure, @mdudas, @rohit_x_ and @smc90

Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:

For some, “bro” culture offers one explanation for why there are so few women in tech — Technology's Man Problem — Elissa Shevinsky can pinpoint the moment when she felt that she no longer belonged. — She was at a friend's house last Sept. 8, watching the live stream …

More: VentureBeat, Kate Losse and Stealthmode Blog

Tweets: @wadhwa, @stevenlevy, @r343l, @glennf, @coreyhaines, @athenedonald, @r343l, @profjeffjarvis, @ericries, @ejacqui, @beep, @mims and @nrrrdcore

Matt Phillips / Quartz:

Enthusiasm for tech stock wanes as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and others fall — The market suddenly hates tech stocks and no one knows why — Seemingly out of nowhere, technology stocks have started selling off hard. Despite a solid report on US jobs Friday …

More: Associated Press. Tweets: @mims

Rohin Dhar / Priceonomics Blog:

How revenues of publicly-traded RetailMeNot, primarily referral fees, depend largely on SEO — The SEO Dominance of RetailMeNot — You're about to buy a delightful pair of pants from your favorite online store when you notice a small box near the checkout button labelled “Promo Code.”

Tweets: @r0h1n and @jason

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft unveils Windows in the car, battles Apple CarPlay — Microsoft has been powering a lot of different car entertainment systems over the years. Ford, Kia, BMW, Nissan, and Fiat have all used special versions of Windows to create their own interfaces and systems …

More: WMPoweruser, Gizmodo UK, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo, iPhone Hacks, Windows Phone Central and AmongTech

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

Dropbox Secures More Than $500 Million in Credit Financing — Dropbox has obtained more than $500 million worth of debt financing, adding to the $350 million in equity funding it raised from venture capital and private equity investors a couple of months ago, according to sources close to the situation.

More: Financial Times, TechCrunch and Gigaom Research

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