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April 3, 2015, 1:05 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

AppleCare+ for Apple Watch: $999 for Edition, $79 for Watch, $59 for Sport — To go along with the premium $10,000 and up pricing of the 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, Apple will charge up to $999 for the Apple Watch Edition's AppleCare+ Protection Plan, 9to5Mac has learned.

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Brendon Lynch / Microsoft on the Issues:

Microsoft's future browsers will not enable Do Not Track as the default setting, in a reversal of the company's policy with Internet Explorer 10 — An update on Microsoft's approach to Do Not Track — As industry standards evolve, how we implement those standards evolve as well.

More: TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Web Browser, Business Insider, The Seattle Times and Windows Central

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

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: Strategy Analytics, USA Today, WebProNews, The Next Web and AdExchanger

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

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: eWeek, 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 and WMPoweruser

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 …

Lora Kolodny / Wall Street Journal:

Ticket marketplace SeatGeek raises $62M Series C led by Technology Crossover Ventures — SeatGeek Scores $62 Million for Its Ticket-Selling App … Mobile marketplaces are a hot ticket for venture investors these days, and SeatGeek Inc. is the latest to raise a significant round …

More: TechCrunch, VatorNews, bizjournals, Digital Music News, iamWire and VatorNews. Tweets: @mdudas

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:

A year after firestorm, DHS wants access to license-plate tracking system — The Department of Homeland Security is seeking bids from companies able to provide law enforcement officials with access to a national license-plate tracking system — a year after canceling a similar solicitation over privacy issues.

More: fbo.gov, Federal Computer Week, Newsmax, TheTrucker.com, sputniknews.com, The Hill and Slashdot

Andy / TorrentFreak:

EMI granted summary judgement in Grooveshark copyright case, forcing proactive anti-piracy policy — Grooveshark Publishes Proactive Anti-Piracy Policy — Throughout Grooveshark's history the company has come to rely on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

More: Grooveshark Blog, Billboard and hypebot

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

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