Satya Nadella envisions a Microsoft that is more willing to favor big bets on new technologies over protecting legacy cash cows  —  Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision  —  Last June, in the basement of the Microsoft visitor center in Redmond, Wash., Todd Holmdahl …

Spotify raises $350M at $8B valuation: Sources  —  Music streaming service Spotify raised $350 million in a new funding round, sources told CNBC.  Before the recently raised cash, the company was valued at $8 billion.  (Tweet this) Goldman Sachs' institutional clients took part in the fundraising, sources added.

Apple confirms tattoo issue with Apple Watch in updated support document  —  Apple has confirmed reports of problems using the Apple Watch on tattooed wrists.  The company has quietly updated a support page on the heart-rate functionality. … Apple Watch owners on Reddit and Twitter …

Comcast offers 2Gbps service in Chattanooga, having lost its suit to prevent municipal fiber expansion  —  Comcast brings fiber to city that it sued 7 years ago to stop fiber rollout  —  Comcast offers 2Gbps in Chattanooga, where it lost bid to squash competition.

House Committee passes USA Freedom Act, but kills amendment to prohibit NSA's internet mass surveillance and forced backdoors in devices  —  Expansive surveillance reform takes backseat to House politics  —  Congress is waving the white flag about moving forward with more expansive intelligence reform.

Meerkat launches Android app, currently in beta but with most functionality from iOS version, beating Twitter's Periscope to the platform  —  Meerkat Launches Its Android App To All  —  Live video streaming app Meerkat beat Twitter's own Periscope to market on iOS, and now it's available …

Amazon Web Services piloting new Tesla Energy stackable batteries to supplement datacenter power capacity  —  Amazon Piloting Tesla Batteries to Power Cloud Data Center  —  Amazon Web Services is piloting Tesla's new stackable battery units to supplement data center power capacity in its US West region.

Grooveshark ceases operations as a result of settlement with major record companies, offers apology  —  Grooveshark, the Free Music Service That Used to Scare the Big Labels, Gives Up  —  Remember Grooveshark?  —  At one time, the music startup — which promised 35 million users they could …

Mumblehard spam botnet infects thousands of computers running Linux and FreeBSD OS  —  Spam-blasting malware infects thousands of Linux and FreeBSD servers  —  Sophisticated Mumblehard spamming malware flew under the radar for five years.  —  Several thousand computers running the Linux …

Windows 10 won't launch on phones this summer  —  While Microsoft is planning to launch Windows 10 on PCs this summer, the phone part of the operating system will debut at a later date.  Speaking at a media event at Build in San Francisco today, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore explained the company's plans for the launch of Windows 10.

Microsoft confirms acquisition of N-Trig's digital pen technology  —  Microsoft today officially announced that it has acquired technology from N-Trig, a company with digital pen technology that has partnered with Microsoft in the past.  —  News of the deal had first been rumored in February …