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New York Times:

Chinese hackers accessed personal details of US federal employees, targeted applicants for top-secret security clearances — Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on U.S. Workers — WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency …

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

In the US, Chromecast and Roku sold an estimated 3.8M units each in 2013, compared to 2M Apple TVs — Roku and Chromecast go head-to-head in streaming race, Apple TV falling behind — Roku and Chromecast were the two most successful streaming devices sold in the U.S. in 2013 …

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Robin Wauters / Tech.eu:

Google sets up European venture capital arm with initial $100 million fund and four general partners — The beans have been spilled, courtesy of the FT: Google is creating a $100 million fund to invest in European startups. — The Internet behemoth's newest VC arm will have five general partners …

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Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:

Aereo Lays Out New Survival Strategy in Letter to Judge — The company attempts to pay statutory license fees as a cable operator. The broadcasters respond that the new defense to copyright infringement is “astonishing.” — The Supreme Court has handed down its big decision on the legality of Aereo …

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Access to Google services within China returns — (Reuters) - Users in China were able to access online services for Google Inc on Thursday, after more than a month of severe disruption that almost completely blocked people from using features such as its search, maps and e-mail functions.

More: Marketing Land and 9to5Google

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

Ready for takeoff: Microsoft's iconic Flight Simulator revived, coming to Steam — Microsoft Flight Simulator is making a comeback — but Microsoft won't be doing any of the work to make it happen. Dovetail Games, makers of the Train Simulator franchise, has signed a global licensing deal …

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Brooke Crothers / CNET:

PCs see surprising gain in US as global decline slows, but Apple slips — PCs are seeing surprising strength, especially in the US, according to IDC. Are some tablet models starting a slow fade? — HP EliteBook Folio 1040: HP gained, as business laptops are seeing strength. — Hewlett-Packard

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David Meyer / Gigaom:

UK fast-tracks communications data retention law in attempt to expand powers overseas — As reported a few days ago, the U.K. is set to introduce emergency legislation to respond to a recent ruling by Europe's top court, which struck down an EU-wide law forcing communications firms to hang …

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Forget “OK Glass,” MindRDR Is A Google Glass App You Control With Your Thoughts — Google Glass has made a name for itself (somewhat infamously) as head-mounted hardware that you can control with your voice and a sliding finger. Now, a team based out of interactive studio This Place in London …

More: GitHub, BBC, Engadget, Fox News, 9to5Google, RT, Telegraph, ITProPortal, GSMArena Blog, Gearburn, The Next Web, Wired.co.uk, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Tnooz and Android Central. Tweets: @sub8u. Thanks:@debrabenson

Myles Udland / Business Insider:

CYNK Technology, a dubious “social networking” company with no revenue, valued at $4B after 25,000% market rise in a few weeks — A ‘Social Networking’ Stock Has Exploded 25,000% In A Few Days, And It's Not Even Clear If The Company Exists — This is a chart showing trading …

More: Tech Trader Daily, Zero Hedge and New York Magazine

Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

TaskRabbit pivots, launches on-demand service for cleaning, handiwork, moving, & errands — TaskRabbit just killed off its famous task bidding system for an new model: instantly bookable services in four of its most popular categories. — News of the change was shared last month to ease …

More: The Verge, TechCrunch and TaskRabbit Blog

Eric Slivka / MacRumors:

4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Rear Shell Shown in High-Quality Photos and Video — Over the past six weeks, we've seen a few photos and even a video of what has been claimed to be the actual rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, showing a nearly all-metal design with separate bands presumably to accommodate the antennas at the top and bottom.

More: CNET, TUAW, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, Gizmodo UK, SlashGear, everythingiCafe, 9to5Mac and iLounge

Washington Post:

Passenger claims he was “kidnapped” by an Uber driver and taken on a “high-speed” chase — Man visiting D.C. says Uber driver took him on wild ride … Well, the tweet pretty much says it all. — On Tuesday, Ryan Simonetti, CEO of New York-based Convene, had an Uber ride he won't soon forget.

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Tom Brewster / Guardian:

Silent Circle takes on Skype and Viber with global, encrypted phone calls — Secure comms firm promises ‘beautiful disruption’ with its new Silent Phone calling plans, but will businesses agree? — Silent Circle's Silent Phone service. — Secure communications firm Silent Circle is taking …

More: Engadget, The Register and Electronista

Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:

Malwarebytes raises $30M in Series A Funding, secures 60m users — Summary: Security firm Malwarebytes has secured $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners. — Malwarebytes has secured $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners, allowing the security firm to expand globally.

More: Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Gigaom, PE Hub Blog, Softpedia News, New York Times and Forbes

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:

Insiders offer a contrasting account to details in Whitney Wolfe's complaint against Tinder — The Story Of Whitney Wolfe Vs. Tinder — It's hard to write a story without a protagonist, but here goes. In the past week, Tinder's former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe filed a complaint …

More: Valleywag and Medium. Tweets: @joshconstine, @karaswisher, @samfbiddle, @rmward and @abrams. Thanks:@alex

Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

How The EU Censors Google & Search Engines Just Like China — When it comes to censorship, the European Union generally isn't one of the political entities that immediately comes to mind. But it should, especially since its new Right To Be Forgotten mandate has the political union acting …

More: Bloomberg

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

FreedomPop Brings Its Free Wireless Service To Europe, Sans Handsets — FreedomPop, the startup out of LA that has been going after U.S. carriers' wireless business with a “free” basic mobile offering, is now bringing a SIM-only version of its service to Europe and beyond.

More: Gigaom, Engadget, The Next Web and Electronista

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Samsung child labor allegations contradict recent audit — China Labor Watch uncovers a practice of hiring underage workers during periods of peak demand — The 2014 edition of Samsung's annual Sustainability Report was issued a few days ago and enumerated a long list …

More: china labor watch, The Next Web, Samsung Tomorrow, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Google, ZDNet, SamMobile, PhoneArena, Wired.co.uk and Android Central

Ruth Reader / VentureBeat:

Scytl snags another $20M to put secure elections on the Web — Scytl is trying to modernize elections by killing the ballot box and moving the voting process online. SAP Ventures, a European based firm, just handed the startup another $20 million to help the company expand.

More: Scytl and PE Hub Blog

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Xperia Z1 Compact on sale in the US six months after announcement — Better late than never, but why aren't the carriers picking it up? — One of our favorite phones of this year, the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, has finally gone on sale in the United States half a year after it was initially unveiled.

More: TechCrunch, CNET, Xperia Blog, GadgeTell, SlashGear, Softpedia News, MobileBurn.com, Engadget, Neowin and Tech Times

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Leaked Documents Show How Yelp Thinks It's Getting Screwed By Google — Documents leaked to TechCrunch from inside Yelp allege that Google is manipulating its search results to favor Google+ content over Yelp content. The materials accuse Google of blatantly highlighting its own products …

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TechCrunch:

LinkedIn Steps Up Its AI Play, Turns Its Contacts App Into A New Connected App — With 40% of LinkedIn's 300 million users accessing the social network for professionals via mobile devices, the company has been stepping up a gear on its mobile business, adding new apps around specific experiences like job hunting.

More: The Next Web, VentureBeat, Official LinkedIn Blog, ReadWrite, iMore, PC World and ZDNet

Leo Kelion / BBC:

Google faces German Motorola phone patent ban — Motorola uses a laser-based technology to help minimise the size of its phones' antennas — Motorola faces the prospect of being forced to remove its handsets from sale in Germany and to recall phones already bought by business customers.

More: LPKF Press Releases, Ubergizmo, Wireless Week, RTTNews, Geek.com, Reuters and TechnoBuffalo

Patricia Laya / Bloomberg:

Carlos Slim to break up telecom giant América Móvil in Mexico amid regulatory crackdown — Carlos Slim to Dismantle Mexican Empire — Billionaire Carlos Slim is bowing to imminent antitrust legislation by planning a breakup of America Movil SAB (AMXL)'s phone operations …

More: Al Jazeera America, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @counternotions

Matina Stevis / Wall Street Journal:

Apple Secures EU Trademark for Store Layouts — Court Ruling Extends Apple's Trademark beyond U.S. — BRUSSELS— Apple Inc. has a secured a court ruling allowing the company to register the layout of its retail stores in the European Union as a trade mark, an extension of its intellectual property …

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