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March 16, 2015, 11:15 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple will offer Android switchers gift cards to trade-in rival smartphones for iPhones — Apple is preparing to launch another program to boost iPhone sales in its stores, a stated goal of CEO Tim Cook. — According to sources, Apple will soon introduce a new recycling and trade-in program …

More: BuzzFeed, AppleInsider, PC Magazine, Tech Times, iDownloadBlog.com, TechnoBuffalo, InvestorPlace, Electronista, Ars Technica, Android Authority, Geek.com, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Macworld, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Engadget, PhoneDog.com, Redmond Pie, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, BetaNews, Business Insider, BGR, Mashable, App Advice, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog and iLounge. Tweets: @whatthebit. Thanks:@apollozac

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Apple aiming to launch online TV service in September with about 25 channels, anchored by ABC, CBS, Fox — Apple in Talks to Launch Online TV Service — Service would have about 25 channels, anchored by broadcasters such as ABC, CBS and Fox — Shalini Ramachandran and Daisuke Wakabayashi

More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Gizmodo, iMore, CNET, AppleInsider and Reuters

Tweets: @mattrosoff and @scottmaustin

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Pew Internet:

Pew survey examines changes in American attitudes about online privacy post-Snowden — Americans' Privacy Strategies Post-Snowden — It has been nearly two years since the first disclosures of government surveillance programs by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden …

More: Re/code, Computerworld, Slate, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, Engadget, Ars Technica, Guardian, Gizmodo, LJ INFOdocket, Quartz, WebProNews, The Hill, SecurityWeek, SocialTimes, NPR, SiliconBeat and Aaron Pressman's Tumblr

Tweets: @pewinternet, @digiphile, @ampressman and @ronwyden

Facebook:

Explaining Our Community Standards and Approach to Government Requests — By Monika Bickert, Head of Global Policy Management, and Chris Sonderby, Deputy General Counsel — Every day, people around the world use Facebook to connect with family and friends, share information and express themselves.

Rich McCormick / The Verge:

Facebook confirms people can use chosen names, clarifies rules regarding hate speech, nudity, and more

More: Re/code and CNET

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:

Government Requests For Facebook Data Decrease In U.S. And UK, But Rise In India

More: HotHardware.com News, Tech Times, The Hill, ValueWalk, Reuters, Reuters and VentureBeat

Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:

Pinterest has raised $367M at a $11B valuation for international expansion, may raise up to $211M more — Pinterest Valued at $11 Billion After Latest Funding — Pinterest has raised $367 million at a rich valuation of $11 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

More: The Register, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Marketing Land, Inc.com, Racked and Business Insider. Tweets: @yoreekoh

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Sources: Lyft forecasts $1.2B revenue in 2015, profitability in 2016 on $2.7B in gross sales, monthly rides to grow from 2.5M to 13M in 2015 — A Look Inside Lyft's Financial Forecast For 2015 And Beyond — Last week on-demand transportation service Lyft announced that it had raised $530 million …

More: ReadWrite, CNET, Fusion, Adweek, Business Insider, Inc.com, VentureBeat and Re/code

Tweets: @kevinroose and @mikeisaac

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Uber CFO Brent Callinicos Steps Down, Memo Says — To stay on as adviser to company — Brent Callinicos is stepping down as Uber Technologies Inc.'s chief financial officer after helping spearhead the car-hailing service's fastest years of growth. — Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick shared …

More: Mashable, New York Times, CNET, SlashGear, Business Insider and Wall Street Journal

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Cablevision to Offer HBO Now to Broadband-Only Customers — Cablevision Systems is the first pay-TV provider to agree to offer HBO's standalone Internet-streaming service — without having to also buy a TV package. — Pricing for HBO Now as purchased through Cablevision's Optimum service was not announced.

More: TechCrunch, Engadget, Associated Press, Digital Trends, The Next Web, The Wrap, Consumerist, VideoInk, FierceCable and SlashGear. Tweets: @cnbcnow. See also Mediagazer

Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:

Etsy's Success Gives Rise to Problems of Credibility and Scale — Depending on whom you ask, Alicia Shaffer, owner of the hit Etsy store Three Bird Nest, is a runaway success story — or an emblem of everything that has gone wrong with the fast-growing online marketplace for handmade goods.

Ed Bott / ZDNet:

Windows 10 to compress system files, eliminate separate recovery image to increase disk space — Microsoft promises drastic cuts in disk space use for Windows 10 — Summary:The increasing popularity of SSDs and flash-based storage have created a big problem for Windows …

More: Blogging Windows, BetaNews, Ars Technica, CNET, Gizmodo, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Windows Central, HotHardware.com News, WinBeta, The Verge and SuperSite for Windows. Thanks:@edbott

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft launches Office 2016 preview for IT pros and developers, Skype for Business preview to replace Lync — Microsoft launches Office 2016 and Skype for Business previews — A leaked version of Office 2016 gave us an early look at a new colorful theme early today …

Matt McGee / Marketing Land:

Top level .sucks domain may cost some brands $2500 a year to own — Watch Out, Brands: The Controversial .Sucks Domain Is Almost Here — Early registration begins later this month, but brands that want to register their trademarked names before the general public can will pay a hefty price.

More: Ars Technica, Quartz, Consumerist, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Slate, Fast Company, SiliconBeat and ICANN New gTLDs

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

LinkedIn Buys Careerify To Build Out Its Big Data Recruitment Business — LinkedIn has made another acquisition to build out its big data recruitment business. It's acquired Careerify, a startup based out of Toronto, Canada, that focuses on software for businesses to hire people.

More: Careerify, The Next Web, StreetInsider.com, VentureBeat, Benzinga, Techvibes Global News and Seeking Alpha

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