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June 16, 2014, 12:15 PM

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Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

Chinese gov't reveals Microsoft's secret list of Android-killer patents — For more than three years now, Microsoft has held to the line that it has loads of patents that are infringed by Google's Android operating system. “Licensing is the solution,” wrote the company's head IP honcho in 2011 …

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Larry Dignan / ZDNet:

SanDisk buys Fusion-io for $1.1 billion, beefs up data center push — Summary: With Fusion-io, SanDisk aims to double down on flash-based storage systems in data centers. — SanDisk doubled down on its strategy to target the enterprise and data centers with a $1.1 billion acquisition …

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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Andreessen Horowitz — On-demand grocery delivery startup Instacart wants to make its service available in every city in the United States. To make that happen, it's raised $44 million in Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

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David Streitfeld / New York Times:

With an Amazon Smartphone, the Retailer Seeks a Tether to Consumers — Hold the phone: Amazon wants to burrow even deeper into your life. — The retailer is expected to introduce a smartphone on Wednesday at an event in Seattle, a long-rumored project that aims to close any remaining gap between …

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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

BlackBerry Launches BBM Protected For Confidential Instant Messaging — BlackBerry today began the rollout of its first eBBM suite product, which tailors its BBM instant messaging service to enterprise users. Today marks the debut of BBM Protected, FIPS 140-2 cryptographic library-enabled messaging …

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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:

To combat distracted driving, DoT seeks authority to regulate navigation aids, including apps — Agency Aims to Regulate Map Aids in Vehicles — Getting directions on the road from Google Maps and other smartphone apps is a popular alternative to the expensive navigation aids included in some cars.

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Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:

The Dark Side Of Facebook, Where People Lie, Steal, And Make Millions — On Feb. 10, Jason Fyk received a strange Facebook message. — “Bro.” — The message had been sent by someone who wasn't his friend on the social network, someone using the alias “Anthony. *” It was a name Fyk had come to know and dread.

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Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Edward Snowden experiments with BeamPro telepresence robot to make appearances outside Russia — Inside Edward Snowden's Life as a Robot — Snowden appears via Beam bot in the ACLU's New York offices with (from left) journalist Laura Poitras, Freedom of the Press Foundation director Trevor Timm and security technologist Micah Lee.

Roger Cheng / CNET:

Alibaba discloses key partners in IPO, updated financials — The partners will have a strong hand in determined the Chinese e-retailing giant by picking its directors. — CEO of Alibaba.com Jack Ma speaks at a launch ceremony on November 9, 2005 in Beijing. — Handout, Getty Images

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Wall Street Journal:

EU, South Korea to partner on developing 5G technologies together — EU, South Korea to Ally on Faster Mobile Access — So-Called 5G Could be Crucial for European Bloc, Which Trails Telecom Rivals — In the race to get the world's fastest mobile Internet service …

More: Yonhap News, ZDNet, EU Press Room, Engadget, iMore, Gigaom and Inquirer

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

Level 3 to Buy TW Telecom for $5.7 Billion — Level 3 Communications said on Monday that it had agreed to buy TW Telecom, a provider of business Internet connections, for about $5.68 billion, as the telecommunications industry continues to consolidate. — Under the terms of the deal …

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