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March 5, 2015, 4:00 AM

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Michael Learmonth / International Business Times:

Sources: HBO's new streaming service to be called “HBO Now”, will cost $15/month, include Apple TV as launch partner — HBO In Talks With Apple To Be Launch Partner For Coming Web Service ‘HBO Now’: Exclusive — HBO is in talks with Apple to make Apple TV one of the launch partners …

Bloomberg Business:

Sources: Production of Apple's 12.9-inch iPad delayed until September — Apple to Delay Larger iPad Production — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., which has seen stagnating iPad sales, will delay the start of manufacturing for a larger-screened version of the tablet, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft launches Xbox One SDK to let any developer build apps for its console — Microsoft is finally letting developers build apps for the Xbox One. While the software maker has had a private SDK since the console's launch, that will start to go a lot more public today.

More: Xbox Wire, Engadget, ABC News, Mashable, SuperSite for Windows, VentureBeat, Pocket-lint, Gamasutra and WinBeta

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Microsoft is bringing Xbox games to its futuristic HoloLens headset

More: PC World, Neowin, PC Magazine, Gotta Be Mobile, Engadget, GeekWire, Engadget, Windows Central and The Fire Hose. Tweets: @akipman

Associated Press:

Hillary Clinton used her own private email server for official business as secretary of state — Clinton ran homebrew computer system for official emails — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails …

Micah Singleton / The Verge:

Reports of Apple Pay fraud are due to a loophole in banks' verification procedures, not a breach of Apple's encryption — Does Apple Pay really have a fraud problem? — The fraud is happening through the banks, not through Apple Pay — Apple Pay is being used for fraudulent activities …

More: Trustev Blog, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, AppleInsider, Mashable, The Register, Quartz, Digital Trends, MacNN, The Hill, MacDailyNews and Avivah Litan

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Medium:

Two former and four current Twitter execs, all women, announce new investment group #Angels — Introducing #Angels — Over the better part of the last decade we have poured our energy, passion, and time into building Twitter—the product, the business, the platform, the culture and the company.

More: Re/code and Business Insider. Tweets: @jess, @aunder, @johndoerr, @alexia, @shervin, @ashleymayer, @chloes, @satyap, @hunterwalk, @tony_sheffler and @jimprosser

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

Etsy files for IPO, seeks to raise $100M, on NASDAQ under ticker symbol ETSY — Etsy files to go public with $100M IPO — Online retailer Etsy is going public. The company today filed its form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, kicking off the process for raising $100 million …

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Imgur launches iPhone app to make browsing addicting images easy — Imgur is ready to take mobile seriously. The popular image sharing site is launching a new iPhone app on Thursday that reimagines the experience of browsing through its massive collection of photos, GIFs, and other images.

More: TechCrunch, VentureBeat and The Next Web. Tweets: @strngwys

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Glympse for Autos released, lets drivers share location information from a connected vehicle — Glympse Launches A New App To Help Drivers Share Their Locations — Glympse was one of the earliest smartphone-based location services, but the company's focus on utility kept it out of the hype cycle.

More: GeekWire

Associated Press:

Judge approves $415M settlement from Apple, Google, Adobe, and Intel for anti-poaching suit — Judge OKs $415M settlement in tech workers' lawsuit — Judge signals OK for new $415M settlement in workers' lawsuit against Apple, Google, others — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) …

More: Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, bizjournals, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Re/code and iMore

Eric Johnson / Re/code:

Oculus VR Will Go ‘Full Consumer’ With Samsung by Year's End — Oculus VR's mobile virtual reality headset, the Samsung Gear VR, will get a full-on consumer push by the end of the year, CTO John Carmack said today at the Game Developers Conference. — Eric Johnson

More: Ars Technica, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Register, VentureBeat, TechRadar.com, VR Focus, VentureBeat, CNET and Gigaom

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Shyp now handles returns for online purchases from 12 big retailers including Amazon, Target — Shyp might be about to change the way we shop online — The easiest way to return unwanted items ever — In theory, shopping online couldn't be easier. You tap a few buttons …

More: TechCrunch, The Official Shyp Blog, Refinery29, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Wired, VentureBeat and The Next Web. Tweets: @stilenius

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