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August 22, 2014, 9:00 PM

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Reiji Murai / Reuters:

iPhone 6 display panel redesign delayed production, impact on launch uncertain — Exclusive: Apple iPhone 6 screen snag leaves supply chain scrambling — (Reuters) - Suppliers to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need …

Kevin Poulsen / Wired:

Secret has closed 42 security holes reported through its bug bounty program, which began in February — Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren't Anonymous After All — White hat hacker Ben Caudill is halfway through his sandwich when he casually reaches over to his iPhone, swipes the screen a few times, then holds it up to me.

More: Forbes, CNNMoney.com, CNET, TechCrunch, New York Times, BGR, Gigaom, The Verge, PandoDaily, Cult of Mac, The Daily Dot, SlashGear, Business Insider, Business Insider, Engadget, Tech Times and The Next Web

Tweets: @hunterwalk, @trevortimm, @ashk4n and @laurengelman

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Secret Den:

Secret replaces photo library access with Flickr access, adds polls, moves to block posts with real names — Image search, Questions and Safety — When we first designed Secret, we set a few key principles. Today, we're releasing an update focused on one of them: Words are the centerpiece.

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, AppleInsider, Engadget, VentureBeat, TechnoBuffalo and Business Insider. Tweets: @ajs

Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Apple removes Secret app from Brazilian App Store for not conforming with local laws

More: Gigaom, iMore, Engadget, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, PC Magazine, CNET, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, TUAW, App Advice, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, MacNN, The Next Web and AppleInsider. Thanks:@chancehmiller

Wall Street Journal:

Amazon preparing ad program similar to AdWords, will replace Google ads on site — Amazon Prepares Online Advertising Program — Retailer Developing Ad Sales Program in a Challenge to Google and Microsoft — Amazon.com Inc. is gearing up to more directly challenge Google Inc. 's dominance …

More: Reuters. Tweets: @scottthurm

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon Now Piloting CPM Ads With Select Amazon Associates Publishers

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Dan Primack / Fortune:

Exclusive: Todd Park stepping down as America's chief technology officer — Todd Park is planning to step down as U.S. Chief Technology Officer by year-end, Fortune has learned from sources familiar with the situation. — He is expected to take on a new White House role …

More: Wired, Re/code, VentureBeat, FedScoop, The Hill, Gigaom and Government Technology News

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple finds some iPhone 5 units have battery problems, opens replacement program — This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a “very small percentage” of units “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.”

More: Apple, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, The Next Web, The Verge, iMore, Softpedia News, Pocket-lint and Cult of Mac

New York Times:

U.S. Finds ‘Backoff’ Hacker Tool Is Widespread — More than 1,000 American businesses have been affected by the cyberattack that hit the in-store cash register systems at Target, Supervalu and most recently UPS Stores, the Department of Homeland Security said in an advisory released on Friday.

More: TechCrunch, Associated Press, The Verge, Mashable, Gizmodo, Business Insider, BetaBoston and Tech Times. Tweets: @nicoleperlroth

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Airbnb to Expose 124 Hosts to New York Attorney General — Airbnb plans to hand over the names and addresses of 124 hosts on its service to the New York attorney general, the company said in a blog post Friday. — The apartment-rental site agreed in May to provide Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …

More: The Airbnb Public Policy Blog, Gigaom, Fortune, TechCrunch and The Next Web

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Twitter Is Working With Payments Startup Stripe on Its Commerce Initiative — Twitter's long-awaited plan to let its users make purchases right from a tweet is nearing, and payments startup Stripe will have a role in the business, multiple industry sources tell Re/code.

More: CNET, Engadget, Marketing Land, The Next Web, SlashGear and WebProNews. Tweets: @kabster728. Thanks:@delrey

Dan Frommer / Quartz:

Most smartphone users download zero apps per month — Mobile apps have skyrocketed in popularity and utility since Apple introduced the iPhone App Store in the summer of 2008. Apps now represent 52% of time spent with digital media in the US, according to comScore, up from 40% in early 2013.

More: comScore, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Gigaom, Re/code, RAIN News, TechSpot and TIME

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