Microsoft hires designer whose rebrand recommendations went viral. Business Insider

France wants to tax datamining companies like Google and Amazon. Quartz

Are fitness trackers all that credible? Wired

Why no one listens to the Walkman. FT

America’s CEOs want you to work until you are 70. BusinessWeek

Technology is the world’s must trusted industry. Mashable

Game maker Atari files for bankruptcy. NY Times

What is the middle class in Manhattan? NY Times

Could Cuba get consumer Internet? engadget

Groupon halts all gun-related deals. Ad Age

The iOS App Store will gain 435k new apps in 2013. TechCrunch

Microsoft is in talks to buy out Dell. TechCrunch

Zombieland to become TV show on Amazon Instant. engadget

How does fashion influence interior design? freshome

Wal-Mart to buy $50 billion of American-made goods. inhabitat