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April 2, 2016, 11:10 AM
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Google reverses Gmail April 1 prank after users mistakenly put GIFs into important emails  —  Google has reversed one of its April Fools' Day pranks after it caused a number Gmail users to unwittingly insert GIFs into business emails and other important communications.
Natt Garun / The Next Web:
The best and worst tech April Fools' 2016 jokes (so far)  —  It's often said that you can't blindly believe things on the Internet, but today in particular, TRUST.  NO ONE.  —  Except our definitive list of things that are confirmed April Fools' jokes from the tech industry this year.
Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
As Apple turns 40, a look at the notes Regis McKenna took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan for Apple II  —  Regis McKenna's 1976 Notebook And The Invention Of Apple Computer, Inc.  —  On Apple's 40th birthday, an exclusive look at the notes its original media strategist took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan.
Eugene Kim / Business Insider:
Slack just raised another $200 million round, and it's now worth $3.8 billion  —  Slack just confirmed that it's raised $200 million at a $3.8 billion valuation, confirming what Business Insider had previously reported.  —  The new round was led by Thrive Capital with participation by GGV …
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Investment robo-advisor Betterment raises $100M Series E led by Sweden's Kinnevik at $700M valuation  —  “Robo-advisor” Betterment raises $100 million  —  Betterment, a digital investment startup based in New York, has raised $100 million in a Series E round venture funding led by Kinnevik, a Swedish investment firm.
Bloomberg Business:
Sources: FBI worked with Israel's Cellebrite to crack the iPhone in the San Bernardino shooting case  —  FBI Worked With Israel's Cellebrite to Crack iPhone  —  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation worked with Israel's Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. to crack the iPhone used …
Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Dell's SecureWorks seeking to launch IPO this month, begin roadshow the week of April 11  —  Dell's SecureWorks Aims to Launch IPO in April  —  Offering would mark the first tech company this year to debut in the U.S.  —  A cybersecurity firm owned by Dell Inc. is seeking to end the technology IPO drought.
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
Xiaomi hopes products that aren't smartphones, TVs, or routers, including a newly announced high-end smart rice cooker, will reach $1.5B in sales this year  —  Xiaomi Goes Against the Grain With New Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker  —  Xiaomi Corp. anticipates the jokes about its ever-broadening range …
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Hands-on with HoloLens: an amazing device, it now needs great software to go with it  —  Hands-on with HoloLens: On the cusp of a revolution  —  It's an amazing device, and now it needs amazing software to go with it.  —  Since it was first revealed in Redmond at the start of last year, I've used HoloLens a couple more times.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review: sleek and portable, good display and keyboard, but 4GB of RAM is not enough, battery not as good as advertised  —  Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review  —  You can't help but hear about tablets that are designed to replace your laptop.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A judge approves Paramount's settlement with 12 state AGs who tried to block its WBD deal, and Paramount tentatively sets October 6 to close the acquisition

Los Angeles Times:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill that creates refundable tax credits for local news outlets based on the number of journalists they employ

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Discord announces new ad tools, including Discord Ads Manager, available to some advertisers now, and an expansion of Video Quests, renamed Video Quests Reserve

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Roger Cheng / CNET:
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Adam Conner-Simons / MIT News:
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Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report
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