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Microsoft Corporation:

Nadella: “Microsoft is the productivity and platform company for the mobile-first and cloud-first world”, reaffirms commitment to Xbox — Satya Nadella's email to employees: Bold ambition and our core — Team, As we start FY15, I want to thank you for all of your contributions this past year.

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Chromecast and Roku sold an estimated 3.8M units each in 2013 in the US, compared to 2M Apple TVs — Roku and Chromecast go head-to-head in streaming race, Apple TV falling behind — Roku and Chromecast were the two most successful streaming devices sold in the U.S. in 2013 …

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New York Times:

Chinese hackers accessed personal details of US federal employees, targeted applicants for top-secret security clearances — Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Workers — WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency …

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Amazon Goes After Box, Dropbox And Huddle, Launches Zocalo For Secure Enterprise Storage — E-Commerce giant Amazon has made huge competitive inroads into the cloud services market with Amazon Web Services, and today it's adding another feature that will put it into direct competition …

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Federal Trade Commission:

FTC Alleges Amazon Unlawfully Billed Parents for Millions of Dollars in Children's Unauthorized In-App Charges — No Password or Other Indication of Parental Consent Was Required for Charges in Kids' Apps; Internal E-mail Referred to Situation as “House on Fire”—Amazon.com …

More: GeekWire and NationalJournal.com. Tweets: @edithramirezftc and @edithramirezftc

Robin Wauters / Tech.eu:

Google sets up European venture capital arm with initial $100 million fund and four general partners — The beans have been spilled, courtesy of the FT: Google is creating a $100 million fund to invest in European startups. — The Internet behemoth's newest VC arm will have five general partners …

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David Meyer / Gigaom:

UK fast-tracks communications data retention law in attempt to expand powers overseas — As reported a few days ago, the U.K. is set to introduce emergency legislation to respond to a recent ruling by Europe's top court, which struck down an EU-wide law forcing communications firms to hang …

Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:

Aereo Lays Out New Survival Strategy in Letter to Judge — The company attempts to pay statutory license fees as a cable operator. The broadcasters respond that the new defense to copyright infringement is “astonishing.” — The Supreme Court has handed down its big decision on the legality of Aereo …

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Brooke Crothers / CNET:

PCs see surprising gain in US as global decline slows, but Apple slips — PCs are seeing surprising strength, especially in the US, according to IDC. Are some tablet models starting a slow fade? — HP EliteBook Folio 1040: HP gained, as business laptops are seeing strength. — Hewlett-Packard

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Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

Ready for takeoff: Microsoft's iconic Flight Simulator revived, coming to Steam — Microsoft Flight Simulator is making a comeback — but Microsoft won't be doing any of the work to make it happen. Dovetail Games, makers of the Train Simulator franchise, has signed a global licensing deal …

More: dovetailgames.com, VentureBeat, WinBeta, GamePolitics blogs, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and Blue's News. Tweets: @geekwire. Thanks:@toddbishop

Reuters:

Access to Google services within China returns — (Reuters) - Users in China were able to access online services for Google Inc on Thursday, after more than a month of severe disruption that almost completely blocked people from using features such as its search, maps and e-mail functions.

More: Marketing Land and 9to5Google

TechCrunch:

LinkedIn Steps Up Its AI Play, Turns Its Contacts App Into A New Connected App — With 40% of LinkedIn's 300 million users accessing the social network for professionals via mobile devices, the company has been stepping up a gear on its mobile business, adding new apps around specific experiences like job hunting.

More: The Next Web, VentureBeat, Official LinkedIn Blog, 9to5Mac, ReadWrite, iMore, ZDNet, PC World and Business Insider

Myles Udland / Business Insider:

CYNK Technology, a dubious “social networking” company with no revenue, valued at $4B after 25,000% market rise in a few weeks — A ‘Social Networking’ Stock Has Exploded 25,000% In A Few Days, And It's Not Even Clear If The Company Exists — This is a chart showing trading …

More: Tech Trader Daily, Zero Hedge, and New York Magazine

Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

TaskRabbit pivots, launches on-demand service for cleaning, handiwork, moving, & errands — TaskRabbit just killed off its famous task bidding system for an new model: instantly bookable services in four of its most popular categories. — News of the change was shared last month to ease …

More: The Verge, TechCrunch and TaskRabbit Blog

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Forget “OK Glass,” MindRDR Is A Google Glass App You Control With Your Thoughts — Google Glass has made a name for itself (somewhat infamously) as head-mounted hardware that you can control with your voice and a sliding finger. Now, a team based out of interactive studio This Place in London …

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Washington Post:

Passenger claims he was “kidnapped” by an Uber driver and taken on a “high-speed” chase — Man visiting D.C. says Uber driver took him on wild ride … Well, the tweet pretty much says it all. — On Tuesday, Ryan Simonetti, CEO of New York-based Convene, had an Uber ride he won't soon forget.

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Tom Brewster / Guardian:

Silent Circle takes on Skype and Viber with global, encrypted phone calls — Secure comms firm promises ‘beautiful disruption’ with its new Silent Phone calling plans, but will businesses agree? — Silent Circle's Silent Phone service. — Secure communications firm Silent Circle is taking …

More: Engadget, The Register and Electronista

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Rear Shell Shown in High-Quality Photos and Video — Over the past six weeks, we've seen a few photos and even a video of what has been claimed to be the actual rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, showing a nearly all-metal design with separate bands presumably to accommodate the antennas at the top and bottom.

More: CNET, TUAW, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, Gizmodo UK, SlashGear and everythingiCafe

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

FreedomPop Brings Its Free Wireless Service To Europe, Sans Handsets — FreedomPop, the startup out of L.A. that has been going after U.S. carriers' wireless business with a “free” basic mobile offering, is now bringing a SIM-only version of its service to Europe and beyond.

More: Gigaom, The Next Web, Engadget and Electronista

Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

How The EU Censors Google & Search Engines Just Like China — When it comes to censorship, the European Union generally isn't one of the political entities that immediately comes to mind. But it should, especially since its new Right To Be Forgotten mandate has the political union acting …

More: Bloomberg

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Samsung child labor allegations contradict recent audit — China Labor Watch uncovers a practice of hiring underage workers during periods of peak demand — The 2014 edition of Samsung's annual Sustainability Report was issued a few days ago and enumerated a long list …

More: china labor watch, The Next Web, Samsung Tomorrow, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, SamMobile, ZDNet, PhoneArena, Wired.co.uk and Android Central

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Insiders offer a contrasting account to details in Whitney Wolfe's complaint against Tinder — The Story Of Whitney Wolfe Vs. Tinder — It's hard to write a story without a protagonist, but here goes. In the past week, Tinder's former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe filed a complaint …

More: Valleywag. Tweets: @joshconstine, @karaswisher and @samfbiddle. Thanks:@alex

Matina Stevis / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Secures EU Trademark for Store Layouts — Court Ruling Extends Apple's Trademark beyond U.S. — BRUSSELS— Apple Inc. has a secured a court ruling allowing the company to register the layout of its retail stores in the European Union as a trade mark, an extension of its intellectual property …

More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, Engadget, CNET, Associated Press, The Register, iMore, MacDailyNews, App Advice, Tech.eu, Cult of Mac and Patently Apple

Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:

Malwarebytes raises $30M in Series A Funding, secures 60m users — Summary: Security firm Malwarebytes has secured $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners. — Malwarebytes has secured $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners, allowing the security firm to expand globally.

More: VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Gigaom, PE Hub Blog, Softpedia News, New York Times and Forbes

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