* Alexis Madrigal highlights a minivation at KQED: a pledge-free stream for public radio fans willing to cough up $40 a year for the privilege of not listening to people endlessly importune you for cash.

* PEG riffs on how some companies are better at acquiring than others.

* Google has hit upon a novel way to help startups. (And also a novel way to draw in new paying customers.)

* The security researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden have built an app to help you keep track of how iOS devices keep track of you.