Beyonce Knowles. (Photo: Twitter)

Microsoft is having a mysterious event today. [AllThingsD]

Government takedown requests have jumped up, says Google. [CNET]

User tracking has gotten super popular, with data collection on users way up since 2010. [Wall Street Journal]

Index Ventures raises a €350 million fund for Europe. [Index Ventures]

Facebook’s CTO has something better to do. [MSNBC]

“Facebook has agreed to pay out $10m to settle the suit, but the type of settlement means the payment will go to charity as opposed to the individuals who brought the case.” [The Telegraph]

Seven celebs who just don’t tweet enough. [Mashable]

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