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May 29, 2013, 4:15 AM

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Apple Has More Game-Changing Tech in the Works, Says CEO Tim Cook  —  Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a lot of time answering questions about how Apple would be different from what it was under Steve Jobs, and just how he would continue Jobs's incredible legacy.
Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:
Apple's Tim Cook Has a “Grand Vision” for Television — And Still Won't Talk About It  —  No surprises here — at our 11th D: All Things Digital technology conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook is still staying mum on the company's plans for a proper TV set.  —  However!
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Apple's Tim Cook: The Full D11 Interview (Video)  —  There was a lot to talk about as Apple CEO Tim Cook made his second appearance on the D: All Things Digital stage.  —  Cook declined many, many opportunities to talk about new products.  —  But he did give his view on taxes …
Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Apple CEO hints that iOS could open up to more third-party customization  —  During the D11 conference this evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook was pressed on the fact that Apple's software is more closed in comparison to other platforms such as Android, and admitted that the company could be softening on that stance — to a degree.
John Fetto / Experian:
Americans spend 58 minutes a day on their smartphones  —  New data from Experian Marketing Services' Simmons® ConnectSM mobile and digital panel sheds light on the way smartphone users spend time using their phone, with the average adult clocking 58 minutes daily on their device.
Ian Sherr / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Settles iPhone Water Damage Lawsuit for $53 Million  —  Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action suit associated with warranties for iPhones and iPods, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in the litigation.  —  In documents filed with the United States District Court …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Insight Venture Partners, The Firm Behind Tumblr And Twitter, Has Closed A Massive New $2.57 Billion Fund  —  Last week, Insight Venture Partners' portfolio company Tumblr had some billion-dollar news.  Now the VC and private equity firm has some billion-dollar news of its own.
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Ryan Tate / Wired:
Marissa Mayer Is Bringing Back the Internet Portal.  Here's Why  —  Since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo last year, there's been a lot of talk about how the famously detail-oriented ex-Googler will “refocus” the company.  But it's becoming increasingly clear that Mayer is broadening …
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
Intel Makes Its First Acquisition Since Brian Krzanich Became CEO  —  Intel's new CEO, Brian Krzanich, has been on the job only 12 days and already the company has made an acquisition.  —  Intel confirmed today that it had bought the satellite navigation chip business unit of ST-Ericsson …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
U.S. Government Seizes LibertyReserve.com  —  Indictment, arrest of virtual currency founder targets alleged “financial hub of the cybercrime world.”  —  U.S. federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday announced the closure and seizure of Liberty Reserve, an online, virtual currency …
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
YouTube now lets you add slow-motion effect to your videos  —  If you've ever been annoyed by the speed of your user-generated videos on YouTube, then fear not avid creator.  —  YouTube has just added a new “slowmo” tool to its YouTube Editor enhancements, which does pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
Dara Kerr / CNET:
Twitter triumphs in spam lawsuit settlement  —  In its fight to deter spammers, the social network gets tool provider TweetAdder to agree to a strict settlement regarding Twitter's terms of service.  —  Twitter has won a battle in its war against spam.  —  The microblogging service settled …
More: AllThingsD

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