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(FILES Apple Watches are seen on display during an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California in this March 9, 2015 file photo. Wearable technology devices are seeing a growth surge that is likely to continue over the next few years, helped by the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, a market tracker said March 30, 2015. The International Data Corporation(IDC) said it expected some 45.7 million wearable tech gadgets to be shipped globally this year, up 133 percent from 2014. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON / FILESJosh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
(FILES Apple Watches are seen on display during an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California in this March 9, 2015 file photo. Wearable technology devices are seeing a growth surge that is likely to continue over the next few years, helped by the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, a market tracker said March 30, 2015. The International Data Corporation(IDC) said it expected some 45.7 million wearable tech gadgets to be shipped globally this year, up 133 percent from 2014. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON / FILESJosh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Here are the stories that have the tech world buzzing on a busy Thursday morning:

The inside story of how Apple developed its latest insanely great creation: The Apple Watch.

One analyst predicts Apple will sell 1 million Watches in its opening weekend.

In a major business breakthrough, Airbnb will expand to Cuba.

Last year s stock split could end up costing Google half a billion dollars.

Salesforce is buying Toopher, a developer of a mobile two-factor authentication app, for an undisclosed sum.

Google is blacklisting China s main digital certificate authority after recent misuse that could have caused security breaches, and Mozilla will do the same.

The EU appears to be laying groundwork for antitrust charges against Google.

EU regulators are also scrutinizing Apple s plans for a streaming music service.

And privacy watchdogs from three more European countries are started investigations into Facebook s privacy controls.

In a challenge to Google Fiber and AT&T s GigaPower, Comcast is giving Atlanta the fastest Internet connections in the country. Atlanta is also getting one-hour Amazon deliveries.

Adobe unveils Slate, a new visual storytelling app for the iPad.

Apple is reportedly seeking broadcasters to handle the responsibility and cost of streaming their shows on its proposed streaming service.

Uber is fighting back, filing complaints saying European countries are unfairly trying to ban its service.

Bay Area startup Honor is focusing on finding caretakers for seniors, and just scored a $20 million investment.

Apple s iPhone 6 is now the best-selling smartphone in urban China.

Facebook has launched Riff, a new app for creating collaborative videos.

The NSA s Internet snooping scandal will cost tech vendors $47 billion, a new study says — which is actually less than forecast.

Yelp chairman Max Levchin is leading a Silicon Valley call for legislators around the country to add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing civil rights laws.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich received a 17 percent raise in compensation last year, up to $11.2 million.

Partners IBM and Apple are releasing eight more enterprise apps for iOS devices.

Twitter has acquired developer platform TenXer, reportedly for $50 million.

Wealthy Tesla buyers are facing a backlash for receiving California electric-car rebates.

The guy who claimed he should own half of Facebook now has a bounty on his head.

San Francisco-based SurveyMonkey is getting into the analytics business.

 

At top: Apple Watches are seen on display during an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on March 9, 2015. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)