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Sources: Apple Music has been growing at a monthly rate of 2.6% to 3% and had 28M US users in Feb., compared to Spotify's 26M US users and growth of 1.5% to 2% — Apple's music-streaming service has surpassed Spotify's in paid U.S. subscriptions yet lags its Swedish competitor globally.

Rachel Kraus / Mashable:

Leaked documents show Amazon acquired Eero for $97M, with ten execs receiving a potential of $32.6M in bonuses; Eero had raised $138M, according to PitchBook — Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.

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Jaeson Schultz / Talos Blog:

Cisco's Talos unit finds 74 groups on Facebook, with around 385,000 members in total, whose members buy and sell hacking tools, stolen card info, and more — This blog was written by Jon Munshaw and Jaeson Schultz. — Cisco Talos is continually working to ensure that our threat intelligence …

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Jane Wakefield / BBC:

Study: review of data from previous studies on 17,000 teens finds little evidence of a link between the amount of time they spend on devices and their wellbeing — There is little evidence of a link between the amount of time teenagers spend on devices and their general wellbeing, a study has suggested.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Microsoft doubles Skype's group call limit to 50 people, matching Facebook Messenger's limit and exceeding FaceTime's, which supports up to 32 people — Skype is capitalizing on Apple's struggles with Group FaceTime to attract attention to its own group calling features.

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CNN:

Netflix's DVD service still has 2.7M US subscribers, many of them in urban areas with good broadband, using it for the rich catalog not available via streaming — (CNN)Remember when Netflix used to be a DVD-by-mail company? Well, for 2.7 million subscribers in the US, it still is.

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EU charges Valve and five game publishers with geo-blocking games, says they prevented cross-border sales in violation of EU antitrust rules — The European Commission has informed Valve, owner of the “Steam” video game distribution platform, and five videogame publishers …

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Devindra Hardawar / Engadget:

Dell XPS 13 (2019) review: one of the best Windows laptops gets even better, with a webcam now at the top of the screen, Dolby Vision HDR, and smaller bezels — Dell's XPS 13 is pretty much the best Windows ultraportable around and you should buy it. Is that enough of a review for you?

Kendra Chamberlain / FierceWireless:

Samsung says it has started the mass production of its Exynos line of 5G modem and RF chips — Samsung says it's now mass-producing its Exynos line of 5G modem and RF chips for mobile 5G solutions. — The Exynos multi-mode chipsets include the Exynos Modem 5100, which Samsung announced in August 2018 …

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Reuters:

AT&T, Verizon, and South Korea all try to claim they won the race to launch the first mobile 5G network — NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - When it comes to who triumphed in the multi-billion dollar global race to launch the world's first 5G next generation wireless network, the winner is clear ... depending on who you ask.

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google updates ML Kit to let third-party developers add Google's Smart Reply and other natural language processing features to their Android and iOS apps — Announced at I/O 2018, ML Kit brings Google's machine learning to mobile devices. Available for Android and iOS apps …

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Washington Post:

Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announce a divorce settlement that will leave him with 75% of their Amazon stock and all voting power — In a tweet Thursday, MacKenzie Bezos said that her divorce from Jeff Bezos was finalized and that she would give her ex-husband voting control of her Amazon shares.

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