Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant coming to iOS and Android devices as a standalone app  —  Exclusive: Microsoft's digital assistant to head to Android, Apple devices  —  (Reuters) - Microsoft is working on an advanced version of its competitor to Apple's Siri, using research …

Facebook acquires e-commerce shopping search engine TheFind, to close service in next few weeks  —  Facebook just bought a startup that can find every product for sale online  —  Facebook has bought shopping search engine The Find.  —  We first spotted the news in a tweet …

Source: Twitter taking steps to break Meerkat's ability to access its social graph  —  Twitter Chokes Off Meerkat's Access To Its Social Network  —  Twitter cut off Meerkat's viral lifeline—the social graph  —  Twitter is cutting off Meerkat's ability to port people's social networks …

Cyanogen close to raising $110M at a valuation of $500M or more, Microsoft will not invest  —  Cyanogen Said to Raise $110 Million  —  (Bloomberg) — Cyanogen Inc. is close to an agreement on a new $110 million round of financing, people with knowledge of the matter said …

Square is shutting down Square Order  —  Square is shuttering Square Order, a service that allows customers to preorder drinks and food from local vendors, VentureBeat has learned.  —  The company is notifying customers that the app will no longer be available for download starting today and the service will shut down on March 20.

Sources: Snapchat's COO Emily White departs, as CEO Evan Spiegel seeks a larger operational role within the company  —  Exclusive: Snapchat COO Emily White to Depart Ephemeral Messaging Phenom  —  Emily White, the high-profile Instagram exec whose hiring as COO of Snapchat in late 2013 was much touted …

YouTube now supports 360 degree videos, allowing users without a VR headset to explore using a navigation dial  —  YouTube now supports 360 degree videos  —  It may be a tad later than originally anticipated, but YouTube has just added support for 360 degree videos, making …

Google Apps bug has leaked private whois data for 280K domains since mid-2013  —  Epic Google snafu leaks hidden whois data for 280,000 domains  —  Google Apps has leaked hidden names, phone numbers, and more since mid 2013.  —  Google leaked the complete hidden whois data attached …

State Dept. Shuts Down Email After Cyber Attack  —  The State Department shut down large parts of its unclassified email system today in a final attempt to rid it of malware believed to have been inserted by Russian hackers in what has become one of the most serious cyber intrusions …

MSN moving to Windows division in big internal shakeup at Microsoft  —  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company's MSN group to the Windows division, creating a tighter connection between Microsoft's online portal and its flagship operating system as the company gears up for the launch of Windows 10 in the months ahead.