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Bloomberg Business:
Microsoft evaluates possible bid for Salesforce though companies are not in talks  —  Microsoft Is Said to Evaluate Possible Bid for Salesforce.com  —  Microsoft Corp. is evaluating a bid for Salesforce.com Inc., after the cloud software provider was approached by another would-be buyer, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Sources: Apple to announce new Beats at WWDC on June 8 with consumer non-beta launch late June  —  Beats revamp still debuting at WWDC, global release late-June, iOS 9 details revealed  —  According to a report today from Billboard, Apple does not have the deals in place to launch …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google Launches Cloud Bigtable, A Very Fast NoSQL Database For The Enterprise  —  With Cloud Bigtable, Google is launching a new NoSQL database service today that, as the name implies, is powered by the company's Bigtable data storage system.  —  The added twist here is that the new service …
New York Times:
Google Ventures' Bill Maris likens the $6M cash-out by founders of portfolio company Secret to a “bank heist” in interview  —  The Lessons Google Ventures Learned From Secret  —  For many in Silicon Valley, the rapid rise and precipitous fall of Secret, the prominent start …
BBC:
EU court rules Skype's name is too similar to Britain's Sky broadcasting, preventing Microsoft from registering trademark  —  Court says Skype's name is too similar to Sky's  —  The court said Skype's logo resembled a cloud  —  Video chat software Skype's name is so similar …
Matt Townsend / Bloomberg Business:
Home Depot announces it will accept Apple Pay after equipment upgrade, making it the biggest retailer to do so with more than 2K stores  —  Home Depot to Become Largest Retailer to Accept Apple Pay  —  Home Depot Inc. plans to enable Apple Inc.'s mobile-payment platform at its more than 2,000 stores …
Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review:
Sources: Apple working with US researchers to offer DNA testing via ResearchKit  —  Apple Has Plans for Your DNA  —  The iPhone could become a new tool in genetic studies.  —  Of all the rumors ever to swirl around the world's most valuable company, this may be the first that could involve spitting in a plastic cup.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's Outlook.com will be powered by Office 365, but the name will remain the same  —  Microsoft's Outlook.com will be powered by Office 365  —  Microsoft is planning to replace the technology and interface of Outlook.com with Office 365.  Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell …
Sharon Begley / Reuters:
IBM's Watson to guide cancer therapies at 14 centers, analyzing tumors' genetic make-up with the findings of scientific papers and clinical trials  —  IBM's Watson to guide cancer therapies at 14 centers  —  (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. and Canadian cancer institutes will use International …
POLITICO:
EU's digital single market initiative doesn't take a strong stand on some essential issues, such as the need for a single telecom and digital regulator  —  EU digital single market: Death by compromise  —  The long-awaited, much-ballyhooed Digital Single Market strategy is set to be published …
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
OpenTV files lawsuit against Apple alleging iTunes software violates five streaming patents  —  Interactive TV Pioneer OpenTV Sues Apple, Alleging Patent Infringement  —  Interactive television pioneer OpenTV has sued Apple, alleging that the Cupertino technology giant infringed on its patents.
Nitasha Tiku / The Verge:
Source: Twitter CFO Anthony Noto to head marketing department as search for CMO continues  —  Twitter gives control of its hapless marketing department to its chief financial officer  —  As an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, Anthony Noto orchestrated Twitter's initial public offering.
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Google rolls out new ad formats for small screens as mobile searches overtake desktop in US, Japan, and eight other countries  —  Google Rolls Out New Ads as Mobile Searches Top PCs in 10 Countries  —  Google Tuesday expanded its suite of ads for mobile devices that offer users information …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
GOG's DRM-free Steam competitor is finally open to everyone  —  GOG is best known for its library of classic games — it was originally called Good Old Games — but last year the company announced a new venture that would put it in direct competition with PC gaming behemoth Steam.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Millions of Snapcodes, Snapchat's QR codes for users, being scanned each week, can now be downloaded in vector format to share on sites and posters  —  How Snapchat Made QR Codes Cool Again  —  QR codes have been a laughing-stock for years now.  The gangly square bar codes were slapped …
Thanks:@joshconstine

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Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case

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