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July 16, 2013, 9:05 AM

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Jessica Lessin:
Exclusive: Apple Pitches Ad-Skipping for New TV Service  —  Apple has a new trick up its sleeve as it tries to launch a long-awaited television service: technology that allows viewers to skip commercials and that pays media companies for the skipped views.  —  For more than a year …
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Mac:
Report: Apple mulling $280M purchase of PrimeSense, the Israeili 3D body sensor firm behind Microsoft Kinect  —  A series of reports from Israeli publication Calcalist.co.il says that the PrimeSense, the company behind the original Microsoft Kinect technology, is in talks for a buyout from Apple in the $280-300M range.
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:
AT&T counters T-Mo's Jump with Next, its own phone upgrade program.  Is it a better deal?  —  Not to be outdone by T-Mobile's new smartphone upgrade program Jump, AT&T is launching its own plans next week that will let customers trade up to new handsets before their contracts are up.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Kevin Collier / Daily Dot:
Yahoo wins court order to release records of its fight against PRISM  —  Yahoo, initially vilified for being part of the PRISM program, which allows the NSA to tap it and other companies for users' information, is about to be vindicated.  A court ruled Monday that the Department …
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:
A bird's eye view of the AT&T-Leap Wireless merger  —  I've already taken one crack at explaining why AT&T would want to buy regional carrier Leap Wireless.  This deal is clearly about spectrum.  AT&T wasn't able to get it by purchasing T-Mobile so it's hoping to pick up airwaves …
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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft adds a Lab of Things to its HomeOS  —  Summary: Microsoft is continuing to advance its HomeOS research project.  Now testers can use a framework, with ties to Windows Azure, to more easily monitor and update their device and sensor tests.  —  Microsoft Research is continuing …
Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:
Airbnb Slows Hiring Overseas, Shifts Strategy  —  Airbnb Inc. is trying not to become another cautionary tale in international expansion.  —  One of technology's hottest startups, with a valuation of $2.5 billion, the online-accommodation rental service has recently slowed down hiring …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Surface Watch?  Microsoft allegedly testing a ‘translucent aluminum’ smartwatch  —  Microsoft's prototype smartwatch testing has moved over to its Surface team.  Sources familiar with Microsoft's Surface plans have revealed to The Verge that the company is now prototyping devices directly under …
Mary Grove / The Official Google Blog:
Two weeks in Silicon Valley: Startups from many nations join together at Blackbox  —  Entrepreneurs have transformative power to build great products and companies that change our communities and improve our lives.  With Google for Entrepreneurs, we're working in more than 100 countries …
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Hits One-Year Mark  —  Shares Have Soared More Than 70%, but Little Evidence Yet of a Real Turnaround  —  Yahoo Inc.'s share price has soared more than 70% since the arrival of Chief Executive Marissa Mayer one year ago, but there isn't much evidence yet of a fundamental turnaround at the veteran Web company.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Rocket Internet Raises $500M From Kinnevik And Access, Plans More E-Commerce In Emerging Markets  —  Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based e-commerce incubator that has been behind dozens of startups around the world, is preparing to spin out a few more.  The company today is announcing …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
$99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android  —  A new ARM-based Linux PC with a host of capabilities—including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, two Gigabit Ethernet jacks, and five USB ports—goes on sale next month starting at $99.  —  “Utilite,” offered by Israeli company CompuLab …
Richard Lai / Engadget:
Xiaomi announces $2.16 billion revenue in 1H 2013, beating the entire 2012  —  In a Chinese press release we just received, phone maker Xiaomi has just announced that it generated a revenue of CN¥13.27 billion or about $2.16 billion in the first half of 2013.
Susie Ochs / TechHive:
Pay with friends: Uber lets you split fares  —  Restaurants are getting better about splitting checks between parties—typically nowadays you can just throw down a pile of credit cards, request an even split, and most servers won't bat an eye.  Now try doing that in a typical taxi cab and see how the driver reacts.
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
Opbeat Nets $2.7M From Facebook, Instagram Founders And More To Give Developers A Control Center For “Web Ops”  —  While it's apparently becoming easier and easier to become a developer — judging, at least, by the number of “learn to code!” platforms popping up by the month …
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