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May 16, 2014, 7:25 PM

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Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:

Dr. Dre, Beats sued for $20M by MOG founder David Hyman — Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics Hit With $20 Million-Plus Lawsuit — MOG founder claims he was hired and deliberately fired before he could collect his equity grant — Dr. Dre has hit a bum note with a man who claims that he was hired …

More: Courthouse News Service, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Billboard, SlashGear, Digital Music News, Cult of Mac, TechSpot, The Verge, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista, hypebot and MacNN

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Google Maps Adds Elevation Profiles To Bike Routes To Help You Avoid Those Steep Hills — Google Maps now features elevation profiles for bike routes. — Google added biking directions to Google Maps and specialized maps that highlight bike routes a few years ago.

More: The Verge, PC World, Gizmodo and 9to5Google

Joseph Menn / Reuters:

Bitcoin Foundation hit by resignations over new director — (Reuters) - As the most prominent trade group pushing adoption of the electronic currency Bitcoin begins its annual conference on Friday, it is being roiled by controversy. — At least 10 members of the nonprofit Bitcoin Foundation …

More: ZDNet, VatorNews, Forex Minute, Computer Business Review, International Business Times, Re/code, Gigaom, TechWeekEurope UK, Techie News, TechSpot, CNET News and Forbes. Tweets: @jspepper

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Google acquires Quest Visual, maker of Word Lens app, will integrate it into Google Translate — Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple's iPhone ad “Powerful” — Google just bought the company behind a smartphone app called Worl Lens that visually translates text …

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 to be rebranded as “Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5” for two weeks — Samsung rebranding Heathrow's busiest hub to ‘Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5’ — Two weeks of S5 overload for British fliers — Samsung's marketing juggernaut is reaching …

David Ruddock / Android Police:

Google Now Bill Reminder Integration Rolling Out Now — As predicted back in March based on an APK teardown, Google Now has received bill reminder integration via your Gmail account. The level of detail for some billers seems fairly basic at the moment: Google Now identifies emails …

More: Digital Trends, Gigaom, Lifehacker, Engadget, MobileBurn.com, Android and Me, TechHive, 9to5Google, Android Central and Pocketnow. Tweets: @wilreynolds

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Airbnb Experiments With ‘Experiences,’ Offering Everything From Bike Tours To Home-Cooked Meals — Traditionally, we've come to know Airbnb as a place where guests find accommodations in unique spaces, and as a platform for hosts to make extra money by opening their homes up to strangers.

More: The Technology Chronicles, Gigaom, WebProNews and The Verge

Liz Gannes / Re/code:

Baidu Hires Coursera Founder Andrew Ng to Start Massive Research Lab — Chinese search giant Baidu has hired Andrew Ng, the noted artificial intelligence researcher and co-founder of online education startup Coursera, to be its chief scientist, as it kicks off a new Baidu Research initiative …

More: Wired, Baidu, MIT Technology Review, The Register, Wall Street Journal, Computerworld, VentureBeat, TIME, Reuters, Mercury News, Search Engine Land, Gigaom and Wired CampusWired Campus. Tweets: @amir

Jim Edwards / Business Insider:

Apple Has Been Sued Because iPhones Often Don't Deliver Text Messages To Android Users — A lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the issue of iPhones failing to deliver text messages to Android phones, according to Bloomberg. — The suit was filed by a former iPhone customer who alleges …

More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, VentureBeat, iMore, Consumerist, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, App Advice, MacNN and iLounge

Caleb Denison / Digital Trends:

Hands on: Pioneer's CarPlay-equipped stereo is like an iPad in your dash — I've never been so excited to ride in a minivan. — The black Toyota Sienna outside my hotel lobby in downtown San Francisco is, admittedly, not a hot car. But the ride isn't why I'm here - it's what's inside that I'm after.

More: Macworld, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iClarified, App Advice and Tech Insider

Jungah Lee / Bloomberg:

Samsung, Apple and Google amassing arsenals of patents related to graphene, an ideal material for bendable touchscreens — Samsung-Apple Smartphone Battleground Is Single Atom Thick — The main battleground between Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market …

More: Gigaom, It's a Gadget, Softpedia News, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, BGR, Electronista, MacDailyNews, Business Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog and AppleInsider

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Kayak Co-Founder Raises $20M For Design-Focused Incubator, Blade — Kayak co-founder Paul English is revealing more details about his Boston-based startup incubator, Blade. The new company has raised $20 million in new funding from Accel and General Catalyst (both firms backed Kayak back in the day).

More: venturefizz.com

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