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Will Oremus / Slate:

Twitter isn't dying: active users and timeline views don't capture the platform's vast reach — Twitter Is Not Dying — Well, that's it folks: Twitter is dead. It had a good flight. A short flight, but a noisy one. Sadly, it is now headed the way of Flappy Bird.

More: The Atlantic Online, Vox, ReadWrite and BuzzFeed

Tweets: @meryn, @hornokplease, @digiphile, @mikeisaac and @eric_andersen

Thanks:@anprtweets. See also Mediagazer

Ben Thompson / stratechery:

Twitter's problem: the initial idea was so great that they never needed to learn their market — Twitter's Marketing Problem — Twitter's unconventional path is well-documented at this point. From failed podcasting company to playground sketch (actually, probably not) …

Tweets: @simonowens, @carnage4life, @joshelman, @lorenb, @hershberg, @norrisnode and @monkbent

Ryan Whitwam / Android Police:

Updated Google Drive app now requires separate Docs and Sheets apps to edit files — Google Drive App Updated To v1.3 - Now Requires New Docs And Sheets Apps For Editing Capability [APK Download] — Google is sneaking one more update in this week, and it's an odd one.

More: The Verge, 9to5Google, Engadget, Gotta Be Mobile and iPhone in Canada Blog

Kim Zetter / Wired:

Cops who use Vigilant's vehicle tracking system must agree to secrecy TOS — Cops Must Swear Silence to Access Vehicle Tracking System — It's no secret that police departments around the country are deploying automated license plate readers to build massive databases to identify the location of vehicles.

More: Techdirt and Ars Technica. Tweets: @ashk4n

@paypal:

Rakesh Agrawal is no longer with the company. Treat everyone with respect. No excuses. PayPal has zero tolerance.

More: TechCrunch, Re/code, CNET and Reuters. Tweets: @rakeshlobster

Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:

PayPal director of strategy Rakesh Agrawal fired for insulting coworkers in late-night tweets

More: Valleywag and Re/code. Tweets: @rakeshlobster, @rakeshlobster, @alex, @mikeisaac, @ryan, @joshconstine and @edbott

Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:

Alibaba I.P.O. May Unleash Global Fight Over Users — The largest technology stock offering in history is looming, but few in Silicon Valley seem to care. — The initial public offering expected soon in the United States by Alibaba Group Holding, China's largest e-commerce company …

Tweets: @hkanji and @jonrussell

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Jury Finds Samsung Phones Infringe on Several Apple Patents, Awards $119.6 Million — A federal jury ruled Friday that Samsung infringed on at least one of the patents that Apple had sued over in its latest patent case. — The jury found all accused Samsung phones infringed on the first patent at issue …

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Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:

Apple wins $119 million in patent damages from Samsung, wanted $2.2 billion: mixed verdict

More: Re/code, USA Today, SlashGear, SamMobile, SammyToday, Forbes and AppleInsider

Tweets: @jchengwsj and @fosspatents

Lynn La / CNET News:

Apple v. Samsung 2014 infringed devices scorecard

More: iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac and Tech Trader Daily. Thanks:@jenguevin

Wall Street Journal:

Turkey's Erdogan: One of the World's Most Determined Internet Censors — Some Worry Prime Minister's Tactics Could Become a Template for Other Countries — ISTANBUL—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rode around Google Inc. headquarters last spring in the company's self-driving car …

More: CircleID. Tweets: @joewsj, @mrjohncrowley, @internetpartynz and @evacide. Thanks:@jeffjohnroberts. See also Mediagazer

James Galbraith / Macworld:

2014 MacBook Air benchmarks: new processors perform better, flash storage is slower compared to 2013 models — Lab tested: New 2014 MacBook Air benchmarks — Apple on Tuesday released a minor update to its MacBook Air line of laptops. The changes included a subtle 100MHz increase …

More: iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, iMore and MacNN

Jim Edwards / Business Insider:

Google swiftly denied alleged leak that claimed AdSense was stealing money from publishers — Google Is Enraged By A Fake Conspiracy Theory That It Is Stealing Money From Publishers — Perhaps the most startling “news” to have emerged about Google this week was a deliciously detailed …

More: Pastebin, Pastebin, The Next Web, Valleywag, TechCrunch and Search Engine Roundtable

Lucas Mearian / Computerworld:

SanDisk announces 4TB SSD, hopes for 8TB next year — SanDisk's new drive family has up to 4TB capacity for data center use — SanDisk this week announced the industry's first 4TB enterprise-class SAS solid-state drive (SSD) in its Optimus MAX product based on 19-nanometer process technology.

More: ZDNet, SanDisk, Myce.com, StorageReview.com, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Geek.com, Electronista and Neowin

Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:

White House seeks legal immunity for telecom firms complying with court orders for customer data — White House seeks legal immunity for firms that hand over customer data — Obama administration asks legislators drafting NSA reforms to protect telecoms firms for complying with court orders, Guardian learns

More: SlashGear

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