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March 13, 2015, 2:10 PM

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Bill Rigby / Reuters:
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 …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon's Apple Watch App Will Let You Shop From Your Wrist  —  Though online retailer Amazon wasn't among one of the many applications Apple introduced this week as coming soon to its new wearable device, the Apple Watch, the company does have an Apple Watch version of its mobile shopping app in the works, we understand.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
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 …
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
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.
Kyle Russell / TechCrunch:
Algorithm marketplace Algorithmia exits private beta with over 800 algorithms available, charging developers per-use  —  Algorithmia Launches With More Than 800 Algorithms On Its Marketplace  —  Algorithmia, the startup that raised $2.4 million last August to connect academics building powerful algorithms …
OpenSignal:
State of LTE worldwide: South Korea has best coverage, US speeds rank among slowest overall  —  The State of LTE March 2015  —  We found that not all LTE networks are created equal, with big differences between countries and networks.  —  4G LTE is increasingly more important …
Portia Crowe / Business Insider:
Now anybody can use Robinhood, the no-fee trading app backed by Snoop Dogg and Marc Andreessen  —  It's sleek.  It's easy to use.  It's designed to give first time, small-scale investors a leg up on Wall Street hotshots.  —  And after months of waiting, it's now open to anyone who wants to join.
Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac:
Tim Cook offered Steve Jobs his liver, and other revelations from new biography  —  I can't wait to read Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader.  The upcoming biography, by veteran reporters Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, promises to be the definitive telling of Steve Jobs' life.
Josh Kopelman / First Round Review:
Dos and don'ts for navigating the Series A Crunch in the era of easy seed rounds  —  What the Seed Funding Boom Means for Raising a Series A  —  Shortly after my first child was born, a friend gave me a copy of a book called “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee.”  The book was full of contrarian wisdom.
Re/code:
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 …
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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Google releases bare bones reference Android app to demonstrate the use of a single codebase across multiple form factors  —  Google offers developers a sample Android app that works across phones, tablets, smartwatches, cars, and more  —  Google today released a new sample app called Universal Music Player …

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