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May 2, 2014, 6:30 PM

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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Apple Acquires Power Efficient LED Tech Company LuxVue — Apple has acquired LuxVue Technology, a stealthy company that had been working on micro-LED, screen technologies, we've heard from sources close to the transaction. The company had raised $43 million in funding from Kleiner Perkins, iD Ventures America and others.

More: CNET News, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, iMore, BGR, VentureBeat, MacRumors, Gigaom, The Next Web, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, Electronista, App Advice and Business Insider

John Paczkowski / Re/code:

Apple won't introduce wearables or a new Apple TV at this year's WWDC — Code/red: No New Apple TV at WWDC — // HAPPENING TODAY — More NewFronts! Today's expected highlight: Vice and its frontman, Shane Smith. — German chancellor and NSA surveillance target Angela Merkel is meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.

More: eWeek, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iMore, BGR, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Macworld, SlashGear, MacNN, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, App Advice, The Verge, TechNewsWorld, iPhone in Canada Blog and Guardian. Tweets: @markgurman

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Milestone: Bill Gates no longer Microsoft's largest shareholder, as shares dip below Ballmer's stake — For the first time in Microsoft's history, Bill Gates is no longer the company's largest shareholder, as of this afternoon. A stock sale by Gates made public a few minutes ago reduced …

More: TechCrunch, The Verge, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg

Reuters:

Comcast nears deal to stream EA games to TVs via its X1 platform — Exclusive - Comcast nears deal to stream EA games to TVs: sources — (Reuters) - Comcast Corp may soon allow customers using its cloud-connected X1 cable box system to buy games from Electronic Arts Inc through their televisions …

More: Re/code, PC World, Engadget, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, The Verge, SlashGear, Polygon, gameinformer.com and Joystiq

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook Promotes VP Of Product Chris Cox To Chief Product Officer, But No Organizational Change — Chris Cox helped invent News Feed and devised Facebook's “Social By Design” strategy, so now the company is recognizing his critical contributions by promoting the VP Of Product to Chief Product Officer.

More: Inside Facebook and AllFacebook

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Joe Belfiore says File Manager coming to WP 8.1 this month, hints Cortana coming to PCs, promises Skype and Facebook app updates — Windows Phone 8.1 to get File Manager ‘by the end of May,’ Cortana gets feedback site and hint of PC version — Joe Belfiore, the corporate vice president …

More: ZDNet, InfoWorld, GeekWire, CITEworld, Engadget, WinBeta, TechnoBuffalo, Wpxbox, Neowin and Windows Phone Central

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Google Buys Rangespan To Add Big Data Inventory Management To Google Shopping — Google has made another move to build out its e-commerce business, and specifically its retail portal Google Shopping. It has acquired Rangespan, a London-based provider of back office services for online retailers …

More: Search Engine Land, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, BBC, VentureBeat, Re/code, Bloomberg and WebProNews. Tweets: @ingridlunden

Electronic Frontier Foundation:

EFF releases Privacy Badger browser extension that blocks third-party trackers for Chrome and Firefox — Help EFF Test Privacy Badger, Our New Tool to Stop Creepy Online Tracking — EFF is launching a new extension for Firefox and Chrome called Privacy Badger.

More: Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Register, Engadget, Slate, Security Watch, Lifehacker, Ars Technica, Laughing Squid, VentureBeat, Computerworld, Softpedia News, Inquirer, The Next Web and gHacks Technology News

Tweets: @funnymonkey, @yugdom and @cyberlyra

New York Times:

White House report on Big Data calls for limits on online data collection by tech companies — Call for Limits on Web Data of Customers — WASHINGTON — The White House, hoping to move the national debate over privacy beyond the National Security Agency's surveillance activities …

More: PandoDaily, Engadget, TechPresident and Guardian

Tweets: @marsontret, @anamariecox, @sangernyt and @stevelohr

David Kravets / Ars Technica:

Obama panel supports warrant requirement for e-mail, cloud content

More: White House.gov Blog, SiliconBeat, Computerworld, Guardian, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Softpedia News, Bloomberg, CNET News, TechCrunch and RT

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Snapchat acquired AddLive several months ago to power its new video chat — Snapchat made a secret acquisition to power its new video chat — AddLive brings video streaming expertise to the ephemeral app startup — To help build and power its new cross-platform video chat service …

More: SocialTimes and Softpedia News

Caroline Moss / Business Insider:

High school teacher says new Snapchat update disrupted her class, had to take all phones away, students were in “near panic” — High-school teacher: In 16 Years Of Teaching, Nothing Has Disrupted My Classroom More Than Snapchat's New Update — Yesterday, Snapchat released a huge update, its biggest in months.

More: PandoDaily, The Verge, Valleywag, New York Magazine, WebProNews and SiliconBeat

Tweets: @bravesearth, @qthrul, @dannysullivan, @marcsettle, @mdudas, @lndsygblr, @josephcohen and @markgurman

CNET News:

OAuth, OpenID security flaw can be exploited to steal personal info, redirect users to unsafe sites — Serious security flaw in OAuth and OpenID discovered — Malicious attackers can use the ‘Covert Redirect’ vulnerability in the OAuth 2. and OpenID open-source login systems to steal …

More: Tetraph, VentureBeat, Lifehacker, Engadget, Cult of Mac, BGR, Neowin, Inquirer, Electronista and Mashable

Tweets: @avast_antivirus, @stevewerby, @theromit, @chriseng, @kimzetter, @maximus_freeman, @migueldeicaza and @shaver

GSMArena.com:

New LG G3 photo leaks, specs detailed: 5.5" 534 ppi QHD display, 13MP camera with OIS+ image stabilization — Exclusive: LG G3 specs detailed as new photo surfaces — With the official announcement fast approaching, LG is having an increasing hard time keeping its upcoming flagship under wraps.

More: TechSpot, 9to5Google, Business Insider, Unwired View, Android Authority and Gotta Be Mobile

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