Yahoo Struggles to Find Way Out of Microsoft Web-Search Deal  —  Yahoo Inc. has been quietly trying to find a way out of its struggling Web-search partnership with Microsoft Corp., a person familiar the situation said, but has so far failed in that effort.  —  The Silicon Valley Internet …

Google Glass Explorer Edition now receiving XE5 software update, brings loads of new features and enhancements  —  We see it happen all the time.  A not quite commercially available Android product receives an over-the-air update before it's even released.  Guess you could add Glass …

New Google Maps Interface  —  Google is about to launch a new interface for Google Maps.  The update will remove the sidebar and will display everything on top of the full-screen map.  One of the new features lets you restrict local search results to places recommended by top reviews or your Google+ circles.

Nokia video compares Lumia 928 camera against GS III and iPhone 5  —  The first footage from the PureView camera aboard Nokia's Lumia 928 is up on the phone's official landing page, showing how it compares against the iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S III at shooting video on a New York rollercoaster.

Yahoo's Mayer Has Met With Hulu Execs in a Preliminary Look-See at Premium Video Unit  —  According to numerous sources close to the situation, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently met with top execs at Hulu, the premium video service whose media company owners have been considering selling it for some months.

T-Mobile Says Has Sold 500,000 iPhones, Q1 Revenue Dipped 7 Percent  —  T-Mobile released full first quarter financials late Tuesday evening, reporting a 7 percent dip in revenue from a year earlier.  —  Adjusted earnings, excluding interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of $1.2 billion …

Obama May Back F.B.I. Plan to Wiretap Web Users  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people …

CrunchFund's future  —  With nearly 100 portfolio companies and just two remaining partners, what is the future of Michael Arrington's venture capital effort?  —  FORTUNE — It has been 20 months since TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington launched CrunchFund, a venture capital firm …

The Man Behind the Google Brain: Andrew Ng and the Quest for the New AI  —  There's a theory that human intelligence stems from a single algorithm.  —  The idea arises from experiments suggesting that the portion of your brain dedicated to processing sound from your ears could also handle sight for your eyes.

SAP Takes It All to the Cloud  —  SAP, the German software giant, is making one of the largest pushes into cloud computing yet seen from a large incumbent company.  It may even be destroying its own business, in order to build for a new one.  —  SAP is famous for developing enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software.

Samsung-Apple Patent Fight: Is It Worth It?  —  For Many Smartphone Makers, Years of Expensive Litigation Yield Little Reward  —  Smartphone makers who went on the offensive in the industry's patent wars are learning a tough lesson: The courts aren't buying it.

Zuckerberg nemesis Aaron Greenspan sues Facebook again (plus the rest of Silicon Valley)  —  Aaron Greenspan, the founder of Think Computer, creator of the FaceCash mobile payment system and (according to him) co-founder of Facebook, has been giving Mark Zuckerberg headaches for many years now …

Rogers determined to butt heads with Netflix  —  Canadian television providers are planning to cut their own cords, with several of the country's largest media companies developing subscription-based services to compete with online rivals such as Netflix Inc.

Internet traffic from Syria vanishes in the midst of ongoing conflict  —  Google, Renesys, and others point to an internet blackout in Syria, the latest blow in an ongoing conflict.  Analytics group Renesys confirmed about an hour ago that internet had apparently gone dark …

White House picks Twitter lawyer as chief privacy officer  —  Nicole Wong, a respected Silicon Valley attorney with over a decade of experience in copyright and privacy law, is joining the Obama administration.  —  President Obama has picked Nicole Wong, currently Twitter's legal director …

Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup  —  Eleven-month-old startup Coinbase announced Tuesday the largest funding round to date for a Bitcoin startup, a $5 million investment led by Union Square Ventures. … In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal …

Google Reminds iOS Developers That They Can Easily Integrate Chrome With Their Apps  —  Google just reminded developers that they can use Chrome as the default browser for their apps and easily switch back and forth between app and browser.  With x-callback, Google says …

Microsoft reveals Windows Blue will be released to developers in June, distributed via Windows Store  —  Today at the Wired Business Conference Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1, codenamed Blue, will reach developers by the end of June.  The company also stated that the upgrade will be available …

Introducing the YouTube Trends Map  —  Are teens in the South watching the same videos as middle-aged folks in New England?  Now with the YouTube Trends Map (youtube.com/trendsmap), you can see today's most popular videos in major markets across the U.S. You can also see what's popular with women or men …

Tesla CEO Talking With Google About ‘Autopilot’ Systems  —  Elon Musk, the California billionaire who leads Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) (TSLA), said the electric-car maker is considering adding driverless technology to its vehicles and discussing the prospects for such systems with Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)

Chute raises $7M led by Foundry Group, unveils Ads, a platform adding real-time media into banners  —  Chute, a media-sharing startup, is launching a new product on Tuesday called Chute Ads.  This service is designed to allow brands to serve interactive ads enabling viewers to interject their own media.