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April 9, 2015, 2:25 PM

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Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:
LinkedIn to acquire online learning firm Lynda.com in a cash and stock deal valued at $1.5B  —  LinkedIn buys Lynda.com for $1.5 billion  —  Summary:Executives for both companies said the deal, which is LinkedIn's largest acquisition to date, is the “kind of fit that benefits everyone.”
Ryan Roslansky / Official LinkedIn Blog:
Welcome to the LinkedIn Family, lynda.com!  —  Many people don't know that I started my first company when I was a freshman in college.  I didn't know the first thing about designing a website and relied on a Lynda Weinman web graphics book to get my site up and running.
Apple:
Apple announces Apple Watch pre-orders and in-store preview begin Friday, confirms orders will be online-only during unspecified “initial launch period”  —  Apple Watch In-Store Preview & Online Pre-Order Begin Friday  —  Available for Purchase Online April 24
Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:
MacBook review: beautiful, but has disappointing battery life, struggles on performance-intensive tasks, having a single USB Type-C port is a pain  —  Apple MacBook Review: The Laptop of the Future Isn't Ready for the Present  —  Are you willing to give up battery life and convenience to own the most beautiful laptop ever?
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Sources: YouTube's ad-free subscription service coming in the next few months for around $10/month, will offer offline viewing, creators required to join  —  YouTube's paid subscription offering takes shape — and it's almost here  —  YouTube's forthcoming paid subscription offering …
Ronald Grover / TheStreet.com:
Sources: Disney pressures Apple to carry more of its channels on rumored TV streaming service, Apple wants fewer channels to keep cost of service down  —  Disney Presses Apple to Carry More Channels on Internet TV Service  —  NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Apple (AAPL - Get Report) and Walt Disney …
Office Blogs:
Microsoft and Dropbox partner to let you edit Dropbox files in Office Online  —  Office Online and Dropbox web integration now available  —  Last year Office announced an ongoing partnership to create better connections between Office and Dropbox.  We continue to work closely with the Dropbox team …
Lori Grunin / CNET:
Adobe updates Creative Cloud apps, announces augmented-reality iOS app Project Candy, and previews new animation tool  —  Adobe adds some slick but important tools to its Creative Cloud video applications  —  The company's NAB announcements for upgrades and new products look like some really useful features.
Min-Jeong Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Samsung Facing Supply Shortages for Curved-Screen Galaxy S6 Edge  —  Company's mobile chief points to difficulties in manufacturing the screens  —  SEOUL—Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile chief J.K. Shin said Thursday there could be limited supplies of its new curved-screen smartphone …
Don Clark / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Agencies Block Technology Exports for Supercomputer in China  —  Moves comes as U.S. technology companies grapple with Beijing's proposed restrictions  —  U.S. officials are blocking technology exports to facilities in China associated with the world's fastest supercomputer …
Ben Popper / The Verge:
DJI's new Phantom 3 drones start at $999, feature visual positioning, GLONASS support, bundled Lightbridge video streaming, 4K camera option  —  DJI updates our favorite line of drones with the new Phantom 3  —  DJI created the Kleenex of consumer drones with its Phantom line of quadcopters.

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