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May 18, 2015, 5:40 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Reuters:
Appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930M win against Samsung, upholds patent infringements, not trade dress dilution; $382M in damages to be reconsidered  —  Apple gets partial win on appeal in Samsung patent case  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was handed a mixed ruling by a U.S. appeals court …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama uses someone else's iPhone to post first tweet from his own Twitter account @POTUS  —  Obama Used Someone Else's iPhone To Tweet His First Presidential Account Tweet  —  President Obama still carries his secure BlackBerry.  On the day of the first tweet from @POTUS, the White House won't say if that device is Twitter capable.
Michael J. Casey / Wall Street Journal:
Bitcoin startup 21, which has raised $116M, exits stealth, unveils plans to make mining chips for smartphones and other gadgets, adds Larry Summers to board  —  Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Mining Chips  —  The world's best-funded bitcoin startup has revealed plans …
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Bloomberg Business:
Uber Joins Baidu as Nokia's Maps Unit Draws Multiple Bidders  —  Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with Baidu Technologies Inc. and Apax Partners to pursue Nokia Oyj's maps business, people with knowledge of the matter said, as a bidding war for the unit intensifies.
Brian Merchant / Motherboard:
Interview: MakerBot CEO Jonathan Jaglom discusses recent layoffs, retail store closures, future roadmap, more  —  Remaking MakerBot  —  MakerBot Industries is the public face of 3D printing.  And whenever the public face of a nascent, closely-watched consumer technology undergoes …
Brett LoGiurato / Fusion:
Politicians are using Snapchat to attract young supporters ahead of the 2016 election, presenting a challenge to regulators  —  Snapchat is going to be huge in 2016 — and regulators have no idea how to handle it  —  As he gears up for a presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley held …

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