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February 28, 2015, 6:20 PM

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Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Edge version, HTC One M9, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet expected to debut at MWC  —  10 things to expect at Mobile World Congress  —  Every year, tens of thousands of reporters, analysts, and suited-up businesspeople descend upon Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress trade show.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sources: Airbnb is in the process of raising close to $1B at a $20B valuation  —  Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation  —  Airbnb — the platform that lets travellers book private spare rooms and entire homes as an alternative to traditional hotels — is doing some booking of its own.
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Vivek Wadhwa, voice for gender diversity in Silicon Valley, shows how not to handle criticism  —  Vivek Wadhwa, Voice for Women in Silicon Valley, Is Foiled by His Tone  —  Silicon Valley has lately come to the realization that it is not the meritocracy it has long pretended to be — at least not for women and most minorities.
Nick Bilton / New York Times:
Strippers and porn stars use Snapcash to charge Snapchat users for photos and videos  —  Strippers Go Undercover on Snapchat  —  Porn, it has been said, is a driver of technology.  —  Pornography has spurred the adoption of most tech innovations of the last generation.
More: Business Insider.  Tweets: @caseynewton
Tracey Lien / Los Angeles Times:
Uber discloses one of its databases was breached in May 2014; personal info, including drivers' license numbers, of up to 50K drivers at risk  —  Uber security breach may have affected up to 50,000 drivers  —  Thousands of Uber driver names and driver's license numbers may be in the hands …
David Bredan / aBlogtoWatch:
Swatch announces Touch Zero One smartwatch targeted at beach volleyball players and fans  —  Swatch Introduces A Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (For Volleyball)  —  Today, as news both expected and unexpected, Swatch has introduced what will be its first widely available smartwatch: the Swatch Touch Zero One.
Nathan Donato-Weinstein / bizjournals:
LinkedIn plans for new office, plus retail promenade in Mountain View development plans  —  LinkedIn Corp., long hemmed in by its larger corporate neighbor Google Inc., believes it has finally found the way to settle down and expand in Mountain View.  —  On Friday, the company submitted plans …

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