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May 19, 2014, 7:10 PM

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Twitter Is Considering a Deal to Buy SoundCloud  —  Twitter may try to buy its way out of its growth problem by making another move into music.  —  The company is considering a deal to acquire SoundCloud, the music and audio-sharing company, according to people familiar with both companies.
First Look Media:
NSA records every cell phone call in the Bahamas and one unnamed country, gathers call metadata in Mexico, the Philippines, and Kenya  —  Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas  —  The National Security Agency is secretly intercepting …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Angela Ahrendts' plan for the future of Apple Retail: China emphasis, mobile payments, revamped experience  —  When Ron Johnson finalized his decision to move from leading Apple's retail strategy to become the Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Penney, the executive jumped in his car to drive …
Washington Post:
US Justice Department charges five members of Chinese military with conducting economic cyber-espionage against six American companies  —  Chinese military members charged with cyber-espionage against U.S. firms  —  The Justice Department on Monday charged members of the Chinese military …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
FBI Director says Chinese govt blatantly uses cyber-espionage to obtain economic advantages  —  U.S. Charges China With Cyber-Spying on American Firms  —  The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against several Chinese government officials, accusing them of stealing American trade …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Groupon to Replace Nearly All of Its Merchants' Cash Registers With iPads  —  Groupon has long said it wants to be known as more than a deals company.  Now it's showing how.  —  Today, the company is introducing an iPad-based checkout system that it expects tens of thousands of businesses that run a Groupon promotion to use.
Re/code:
Google Buys an Enterprise Android Company, Divide (Formerly Known as Enterproid)  —  Google is buying a startup that focuses on Android in the enterprise and was backed by its Google Ventures investing group.  —  Needless to say, it's an alignment of interests.  —  The company is Divide, formerly known as Enterproid.
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
GoPro Files For $100M IPO With 2013 Revenue Of $985.7M, Up 87.4% From The Year Prior  —  This afternoon GoPro filed its S-1 document with the SEC, detailing its financial performance as it looks to go public.  The company states that it will raise up to $100 million in the offering, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ‘GPRO.’
Noel Randewich / Reuters:
Exclusive: Intel CEO promises Broadwell PCs on shelves for holidays  —  (Reuters) - Intel Corp's next-generation Broadwell processors will ship in time to be used in personal computers sold during the holiday season but probably won't be available for back-to-school shopping, Chief Executive Brian Krzanich said.
Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Samsung planning to bring biometric authentication to lower-end smartphones  —  Samsung Looks to Expand Biometric Sensors in Mobile Devices  —  Samsung Electronics is working to use biometric sensors in its mobile security system which the company expects to be available even for low-end smartphone models, an executive said Monday.
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Twitch chooses Google over Microsoft amid multiple buyout offers  —  Video game streaming startup believes YouTube is its best bet for mainstream success  —  YouTube is indeed close to securing a $1 billion buyout of live streaming service Twitch, and will have fended off multiple suitors including Microsoft …
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Matt Rosoff / CITEworld:
Cisco announces line of dedicated desktop videoconferencing devices for $1,000 to $2,000 each  —  Cisco hopes to put a $1500 videoconferencing device on every desk  —  Hot on the heels of its lower-priced videoconferencing gear for conference rooms, Cisco is now hoping …
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Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
For Do Not Call violations, Sprint will pay FCC $7.5M in largest ever settlement  —  On Monday, Sprint agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $7.5 million to resolve violations of the Do Not Call registry—the largest settlement payout ever.  The program first began in 2003 …

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