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March 12, 2014, 3:05 PM

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The Intercept:

How the NSA Plans to Infect “Millions” of Computers with Malware — One presentation outlines how the NSA performs “industrial-scale exploitation” of computer networks across the world. — Top-secret documents reveal that the National Security Agency is dramatically expanding its ability …

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iOS 8: Apple considers moving iTunes Radio to its own app to boost usage — In an effort to boost usage of its new streaming music service that launched alongside iOS 7 last fall, Apple is considering changes to iTunes Radio. The Cupertino company is now testing iTunes Radio …

Tom Warren / The Verge:

OneNote for Mac coming this month as Microsoft eyes Evernote — Microsoft is planning to release a OneNote for Mac app later this month. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the Mac application is part of a broader effort to expand the features and functionality of OneNote.

More: ZDNet, Engadget, AppleInsider, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Business Insider, iPhone Hacks, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, Gotta Be Mobile, SlashGear and MacNN

Thomas Cloer / Macworld:

Microsoft will release a new version of Office for Mac this year — Microsoft will release a new office suite for the Mac before the end of this year, according to the company's manager for Office products in Germany. — The version available today, Office:mac 2011, lags far behind …

More: CNET, ZDNet, TechSpot, Softpedia News, Haverzine and The Verge

Jemima Kiss / Guardian:

An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web — Exclusive: web's inventor warns neutrality under sustained attack from governments and corporations — The inventor of the world wide web believes an online “Magna Carta” is needed to protect and enshrine the independence …

Stephen Shankland / CNET:

Tim Berners-Lee: 25 years on, the Web still needs work (Q&A)

More: Guardian, SiliconBeat, Digital Trends, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Inc.com, KXAN-TV, The Register, BBC, Mercury News, Toronto Star, The Irish Times, Economist and Daily Mail

Dan DeSilva / 9to5Mac:

Apple drops its 30 day return policy on iPhones down to 14 days — In the recent past, customers who purchased an iPhone directly from the Apple Online Store and in Apple Retail Stores have had 30 days to return the device for any reason. The only stipulation was that it had to be undamaged …

More: Engadget, MacRumors, iMore, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gigaom, TechCrunch, IntoMobile, WebProNews, MobileSyrup.com, The Verge, Softpedia News, MacNN, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, Gotta Be Mobile and iPhone Hacks. Thanks:@idannyocean

Yiren Lu / New York Times:

Why the growing rift between young and old in Silicon Valley is bad for everyone — Silicon Valley's Youth Problem — The Cisco Meraki office in Mission Bay, San Francisco, is 40 paces from the water, and just as nice as Google's. On a clear winter day in late December …

More: Forbes, Re/code and The Awl. Tweets: @om

Cadie Thompson / CNBC:

Rdio drops Echo Nest after Spotify acquisition, aims for global growth via mobile — Streaming music service Rdio aims for global, and mobile — Streaming music: More noise than competition? — CNBC.com Technology Reporter Cadie Thompson and Rdio CEO Anthony Bay discuss the trends …

More: The Next Web, Computerworld, The Verge, Digital Music News, hypebot, MobileSyrup.com, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Electronista, SlashGear and Gigaom

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Dating App Tinder to Launch Verification Program for Stars (Exclusive) — CEO Sean Rad tells THR that celebrities will soon be able to bypass Tinder's Facebook login to create accounts using their real names. — Tinder has sparked a fire in Hollywood. — The mobile dating app …

More: TechCrunch, Engadget, The Next Web, Refinery29, Shiny Shiny and socalTECH.com

David Meyer / Gigaom:

Web firms face a strict new set of privacy rules in Europe — here's what to expect — The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a large package of laws intended to strengthen data protection - that's “privacy” in non-legalese - across the European Union.

More: European Parliament News, EU Press Room, European Parliament News, Inquirer, Re/code, EU Press Room, Wall Street Journal, Business Cloud News and Wired.co.uk. Tweets: @openrightsgroup. See also Mediagazer

Justin Kan:

Founder of Exec and Justin.tv explains lessons learned building an “Uber for X” business — What I learned about online-to-offline — Many new online-to-offline entrepreneurs have asked me about my experience founding Exec. “Uber for X” businesses seem to be the startup of the day …

Tweets: @ikirigin, @gaganbiyani and @jeff

Emily Price / Engadget:

Starbucks app update lets you tip your barista — Starting next week iPhone owners will not only be able to buy your triple-venti-extra-hot-no-foam latte using Starbucks' mobile app, you'll be able to tip your barista for making it as well. The king of coffee is updating its app March 19th …

More: Starbucks Newsroom, CNET, GeekWire, Re/code, The Verge, ZDNet, AppleTell, I4U News, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, App Advice, iMore, iPhone, MobileSyrup.com and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @sdkstl

Vanessa Grigoriadis / Vanity Fair:

Sergey Brin and Amanda Rosenberg: Inside the Google Co-Founder's Romance with the Google Glass Marketing Manager — The story behind Google co-founder Sergey Brin's liaison with Google Glass marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg—and his split from his wife, genetic-testing entrepreneur Anne Wojcicki— has a decidedly futuristic edge.

More: Business Insider, The Verge and Valleywag

Doug Thompson / BEEKn:

With iOS7.1, iBeacon technology will allow apps to search for signals even when closed — Apple iOS 7.1 Launches Major iBeacon Improvement — iBeacon Now Works When the App Is Closed Apple launched iOS 7.1 today and with it a major, game-changing improvement to iBeacon.

More: eWeek, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacStories and Cult of Mac. Tweets: @applespotlight

Larry Dignan / ZDNet:

BlackBerry's QNX: Why it's so valuable to Apple, Google, auto industry — Summary: For smartphone giants looking to take their experiences to auto dashboards, all roads at least tie into BlackBerry's QNX platform. Here's why. — Apple's CarPlay connects into BlackBerry's QNX platform.

Thanks:@_trendspotter

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Yahoo Search now shows Yelp listings, reviews and ratings for local businesses in the US — A month ago reports started circulating about a possible Yahoo and Yelp partnership, which today is coming to fruition with a collaboration between Yahoo Search and Yelp's local business reviews.

More: Yahoo Search, Re/code, Yelp Official Blog, Mashable, VentureBeat, WebProNews and Yahoo

James Robinson / PandoDaily:

Google buys the ghost of Green Throttle Games, as TV arms race gathers speed — Four months after Santa Clara-based Green Throttle Games slowly shuffled off this mortal coil, PandoDaily has confirmed that its parts and labor have been quietly scooped up by Google as a possible asset …

Reuters:

Candy Crush Saga maker King seeks $7.56 billion valuation from IPO — (Reuters) - King Digital Entertainment Plc, best known for the hit mobile phone game Candy Crush Saga, said it expects to price its U.S. initial public offering at between $21 and $24 per share, valuing the company's equity at about $7.56 billion.

More: TechCrunch, BGR, New York Times, Bloomberg, Re/code, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, VentureBeat, Reuters and Valleywag

Tweets: @mattlynley and @glennapetersen

New York Times:

How the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court moved from approving wiretap requests to justifying bulk data collection — How a Court Secretly Evolved, Extending U.S. Spies' Reach — WASHINGTON — Ten months after the Sept. 11 attacks, the nation's surveillance court delivered a ruling …

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:

Alibaba Pays $804M To Take Majority Stake In TV And Movie Producer ChinaVision — Alibaba has agreed to spend HKD $6.24 billion (about USD $804 million) for a 60% stake in TV and film producer ChinaVision Media Group. The purchase will allow Alibaba, which already dominates China's e-commerce market …

More: New York Times, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal and Reuters

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