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April 22, 2015, 2:00 AM

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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Sources: Apple gives Watch Edition with unique 18k gold link band to fashion icons like Beyonce, Karl Lagerfeld, and Anna Wintour  —  Put A Gold Band On It  —  Nothing separates the “haves” and the 1% like a prohibitively expensive consumer product.  Whether it's a Hermes Birkin Bag or a McLaren P1 GTR …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Returning an Apple Watch Edition involves an elaborate inspection, approval from a member of Genius Bar staff and the Apple Store manager  —  Apple to require more secure, stringent return process for Apple Watch Edition  —  Beyond a unique sales process and exclusivity to select stores …
Facebook:
Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more status updates from friends in lieu of liked stories, says post reach and referral traffic to publishers could decline  —  News Feed FYI: Balancing Content from Friends and Pages  —  The goal of News Feed is to show you the content that matters to you.
Wall Street Journal:
Google to unveil new US wireless service this week that allows customers to pay only for data used monthly, will run on Sprint and T-Mobile networks  —  Google Set to Unveil Wireless Service  —  New service to allow customer to pay only for data they use each month
Ruth Reader / VentureBeat:
Yahoo reports revenues for Q1 of $1.04B, down from $1.08B a year ago, and $0.15 EPS, missing $0.18 EPS estimate; mobile GAAP revenue reached $234M, up 61% YoY  —  Yahoo reports low revenues of $1.04B and $0.15 EPS for Q1, sending stock down 1.5%  —  Yahoo announced its first quarter earnings today …
Re/code:
Sources: Path in talks to sell its social networking app to South Korea's Daum Kakao, makers of messaging app KakaoTalk  —  Path in Talks to Sell Social Networking App to South Korea's KakaoTalk  —  Path is in serious talks to sell its original social networking app, known as Path Classic …
Tweets: @rmac18
Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook and Google find the greatest challenges to Internet expansion are a lack of relevant content and awareness  —  Tech Companies Struggle to Get World on Internet  —  Google and Facebook are scrambling to reach billions of people still without Web access, but the Internet's expansion is actually slowing
Tweets: @nicktimiraos and @pmarca
Jackie Dove / The Next Web:
Adobe Lightroom 6 arrives with facial recognition, HDR, improved editing tools, mobile apps  —  Adobe launches Lightroom 6 photo app update as rival Aperture bites the dust  —  Adobe has launched a major upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, its desktop photo management and editing app …
TechCrunch:
Sources: Cloud HR startup Zenefits looking to raise $300M to $500M at a valuation north of $3B  —  Cloud HR Startup Zenefits Is Looking To Raise A Giant New Round Of Funding  —  Fast-moving HR and benefits startup Zenefits is looking to accelerate adoption even further.
Tweets: @ryanlawler
Blair Hanley Frank / GeekWire:
Court filing made public today shows Zillow has accused Realtor.com operator Move of scraping listing data  —  Zillow accuses Move of scraping its listing data — after Move accused Zillow doing the same … In a filing made public today, Zillow accused Realtor.com operator Move …
Kim Zetter / Wired:
FBI, TSA warn airlines to watch for network tampering and intrusions on flights, a week after security researcher was detained for joke tweet  —  Feds Warn Airlines to Look Out for Passengers Hacking Jets  —  In response to reports last week that passenger Wi-Fi networks make some planes vulnerable …
Dennis Schaal / Skift:
Amazon launches Amazon Destinations for booking short hotel getaways in select markets  —  Amazon Travel Launches New Brand, Amazon Destinations  —  Amazon's new and expanded hotel service is called Amazon Destinations and it is currently available on desktop and mobile.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Al Franken, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and two other senators urge FCC and DOJ to block $45.2B Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger  —  Six US senators say Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger should be blocked  —  Al Franken and others call on FCC and DOJ to block $45.2 billion cable deal.

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