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March 17, 2014, 9:50 AM

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John Arlidge / TIME:

Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Talks About Steve Jobs and New Products — Apple's design chief helped transform computing, phones and music. The company's secrecy and Ive's modesty mean he has never given an in-depth interview—until now. John Arlidge 5:45 AM ET 'Hello.

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Tweets: @danprimack and @ia

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo to Release New Flickr App and Web Design, Replacing Previous New One — In December of 2012, just six months after Marissa Mayer was hired as CEO of Yahoo, the company released version 2.0 of its Apple iPhone and iPad app for its photo-sharing site Flickr with bigger, crisper photos, a cleaner design, filters and easier sharing.

More: Digital Trends, I4U News, memeburn and iPhone in Canada Blog

Jay Yarow / Business Insider:

Before He Died, Steve Jobs Told Top Executives Apple Would Not Be Making A TV — Ever since Apple released the iPad, people have been speculating about what Apple would do next. — After revolutionizing the mobile phone with the iPhone, and the PC with the iPad, many expect Apple to revolutionize the TV.

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Chris Wanstrath / GitHub:

GitHub begins full investigation, puts founder on leave after Julie Horvath's departure — Update on Julie Horvath's Departure — This weekend, GitHub employee Julie Horvath spoke publicly about negative experiences she had at GitHub that contributed to her resignation.

More: Wall Street Journal, Re/code and TechCrunch

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TechCrunch:

Julie Ann Horvath Describes Sexism And Intimidation Behind Her GitHub Exit

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

This is Healthbook, Apple's major first step into health & fitness tracking — Seven years out from the original iPhone's introduction, and four years past the iPad's launch, Apple has found its next market ripe for reinvention: the mobile healthcare and fitness-tracking industry.

More: TechCrunch and iLounge. Thanks:@srikardr

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Danah Boyd on her new book, human nature in the age of Snapchat, and the Facebook “anomaly” — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication — Researcher danah boyd talks about teens, identity, and the future of digital communication

Tweets: @mims and @mims. Thanks:@_trendspotter

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

Just Eat Preps IPO In London, Aiming To Raise £100M — Online fast food ordering veteran Just Eat, which lets hungry web users in 13 global markets order a food delivery from a range of local takeaways, is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange.

More: The Register, VentureBeat, The Next Web and Gigaom

Nathan Ingraham / The Verge:

Popcorn Time service for pirated movies refuses to stay shut down — Last week, a movie-watching service called Popcorn Time hit the internet — it promised a Netflix-like experience for any movie you might want to watch, but used the expansive network of pirated BitTorrent movies to deliver content to users.

More: TorrentFreak, GitHub, The Switch, TechCrunch, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, Pocket-lint and VentureBeat. Tweets: @zseward

Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:

How the US intelligence community attempts to rebrand itself - on Tumblr — IC On The Record is a web clearinghouse of formerly classified documents related to NSA surveillance and an exercise in transparency — Critics have argued the documents on the site are most often presented without critical disclosures.

Tweets: @noahshachtman and @attackerman

Gerry Shih / Reuters:

Dick Costolo's first visit to China fuels speculation on Twitter's interest in the market — Twitter CEO Costolo to make first China visit — (Reuters) - Twitter Inc CEO Dick Costolo will meet Shanghai government officials, academics and students in his first visit to China …

More: CNET, Digital Trends, Engadget and The Next Web. See also Mediagazer

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

For Mobile Apps Like Tinder, Cards and Swipes Rule the Day — Swipe right if you're interested, swipe left to say nope. If the target of your snap judgment swipes right too — tada, you're a match. — Such is life on Tinder, which presents would-be daters with a pile of virtual playing cards showing …

Tweets: @waltmossberg

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

With ‘No Meaningful Position Beyond Flash’, Gaming Platform Mochi Media Will Close March 31 — Mochi Media, a distribution and monetizing platform for Flash-based games that was acquired by Shanda Games for $80 million in 2010, is closing down, with all services ceasing March 31.

More: Cult of Mac and GamesIndustry International

Enda Curran / Wall Street Journal:

How Hong Kong Lost the Alibaba IPO — Exchange, Chinese E-Commerce Giant Fell Out Over a Rule — HONG KONG—Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s planned listing in New York is a blow to Hong Kong's stock exchange, which failed in an effort to change its rules so as to accommodate …

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

Alibaba Confirms It Will Begin I.P.O. Process in U.S.

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