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Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:

Sources: Shyp Is Raising $50 Million At A $250 Million Valuation — TechCrunch is hearing from several sources that on-demand shipping startup Shyp is raising around $50 million at a valuation of $250 million. — Shyp allows its users to take a photo of an item they want to ship …

More: SiliconANGLE and iamWire. Tweets: @joshconstine and @mdudas

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:

Cloud gaming service OnLive to shut down April 30, sells assets and patents to Sony — OnLive shuts down streaming games service, sells patents to Sony — The industry's first experiment in server-streamed gaming comes to an end. — The first company to try to make a business …

Office Blogs:

Microsoft updates Sway to allow multiple people to edit documents simultaneously — Sway is now collaborative—create and edit together with others! — When we announced Sway, we knew that people would want to work on standout class projects, eye-catching business reports …

More: SlashGear, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Windows Central, VentureBeat and The Fire Hose

Kinect for Windows Product Blog:

Microsoft stops producing Kinect for Windows v2 sensors, says Kinect for Xbox One is functionally identical and can be used with adapter — Microsoft to consolidate the Kinect for Windows experience around a single sensor — At Microsoft, we are committed to providing more personal computing experiences.

More: Digital Trends, Neowin, SlashGear, Engadget, TrustedReviews, Ubergizmo, WinBeta, Windows Central, ZDNet, CNET, The Fire Hose, WMPoweruser and VentureBeat

Martin Beck / Marketing Land:

Report: ad spending on social networks grew 41% globally to $15.3B in 2014; Facebook accounted for $11.4B; Global MAUs for social networks reached 2B in 2014 — Facebook Accounted For 75% Of Social Ad Spending Globally In 2014 — The global social advertising market grew 41% to $15.3 billion in 2014 …

More: AdExchanger and The Next Web

Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:

Former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud — Founder and former Motionloft CEO Jon Mills has been found guilty on two counts of wire fraud, and ordered to serve 24 months in jail. In addition, he was ordered to pay $6,000 in fines and to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $572,039.

More: Ars Technica and San Francisco Chronicle

Steven Levy / Backchannel:

Snapchat cuts off third-party apps, expands bug bounty program, releases transparency report, and apologizes for past mistakes — Snapchat's Non-Vanishing Message: You Can Trust Us — A rare interview with Snapchat tech executives about a transparency report, a bug bounty program, a third-party app ban...and apologies

More: Digital Trends, Engadget, TechSpot, Macworld, VentureBeat, Ubergizmo, Mashable, PCMag Asia Feed, PandoDaily and The Verge

Napier Lopez / The Next Web:

Snapchat's first transparency report shows 403 data requests since November 2014

More: Snapchat, SecurityWeek, SlashGear and Fortune

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

A16Z and FirstMark Capital raised special purpose vehicle funds to invest solely in Pinterest — In Silicon Valley Frenzy, VCs Create New Inside Track — Pinterest board observer raised $200 million in three days to buy more shares—with startup's blessing

More: Business Insider. Tweets: @bgurley, @scottmaustin, @shiraovide, @nicktimiraos, @mikeisaac and @dangillmor

Office Blogs:

Microsoft releases Office Lens document scanning app for iPhone, opens Android preview — Office Lens comes to iPhone and Android — Just over a year ago, we introduced Office Lens for Windows Phone—and over that time the app has become one of the most popular free apps on Windows Phone …

Aditya Pasumarty / The Venmo Blog:

As promised, Venmo launches multifactor authentication for users on iOS, Android, and the web — Updates to Venmo Security — We're pleased to announce that multifactor authentication (MFA) is now available for all Venmo users on the web or the latest iOS and Android apps.

More: Security Intelligence, The Next Web, Slate, Business Insider, PandoDaily, Lifehacker and The Verge. Tweets: @dujkan

CNET:

Motorola Moto G 2015 review: 4G LTE speeds, and low price, but processor makes operation sluggish — Motorola Moto G (2015) review: Big-screened brilliance on a budget — Motorola updated its popular budget Moto G smartphone in 2014 with a larger 5-inch display, an improved camera and expandable storage.

Brandon Chester / AnandTech:

HTC launches One M8s for Europe with essentially same body as M8, cheaper chipset, 13MP camera — HTC Launches the One M8s — Today HTC is announcing a new smartphone that sits somewhere between their mid-range smartphones and their flagship ones. This new phone is the One M8s …

More: The Verge, Engadget, BGR, Android Authority, PhoneRadar, AndroidPIT, TechRadar.com, stuff.tv, TrustedReviews, NDTV Gadgets, 9to5Google, PhoneDog.com, BetaNews, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, Pocket-lint, The Next Web, Android and Me and Liliputing

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