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September 7, 2014, 8:55 AM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's wearable will come with an App Store; major social network and service companies already have access to a pre-release SDK  —  Apple wearable to run third-party apps, big developers already seeded SDK  —  Apple's upcoming wearable device, based on iOS, will run third-party applications and …
Christina Farr / Reuters:
Apple has invited several top fashion editors and bloggers to its Tuesday media event  —  Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mount  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has invited top fashion editors and bloggers in unprecedented numbers to its Tuesday launch gala …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apparent Working 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Reveals Home Screen Layout, Passbook Icon With Payments [Updated]  —  Chinese site cnBeta highlights a series of photos posted by Weibo user zzray showing what is claimed to be an official, functional, and activated iPhone 6.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple Dominating Shipping Capacity Out Of China With New iPhones  —  According to several sources, Apple has already begun flexing its supply chain muscles by shipping so many units of upcoming devices from its manufacturing facilities to sales outlets that it is causing delays for other manufacturers.
Todd VanDerWerff / Vox:
#GamerGate explained: why the gaming world is fighting about the treatment of women and game journalism ethics  —  GamerGate: Here's why everybody in the video game world is fighting  —  Over the past several weeks, the online video game community has become ground zero for a series …
Liz Gannes / Re/code:
Reddit bans infamous subreddit used as a hub for stolen celebrity photos after a week of “whack-a-mole” for moderators  —  Reddit Bans Celebrity Photo Forums After a Week of “Whack-a-Mole”  —  Six days after stolen naked photos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
FBI says Silk Road's server was located through a login page flaw that revealed its IP address  —  The FBI Finally Says How It ‘Legally’ Pinpointed Silk Road's Server  —  As the trial of alleged Silk Road drug market creator Ross Ulbricht approaches, the defense has highlighted the mystery …
David Barboza / New York Times:
A profile of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, whose personal interests increasingly overlap with the company he firmly controls  —  The Jack Ma Way — At Alibaba, the Founder Is Squarely in Charge  —  At the resplendent China World Hotel in Beijing, scores of cameras snapped as colorful confetti floated down from the ceiling.
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Adam Satariano / Businessweek:
Behind Apple's program to devise quick fixes in the factory for glitches found in new devices  —  Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders  —  As Apple (AAPL) prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly.  Their task won't end when the phone goes on sale.
Kia Makarechi / Vanity Fair:
Renowned industrial designer Marc Newson to join Apple's design team, will remain based in UK  —  Marc Newson to Join Apple's Design Team (Exclusive)  —  Designer Marc Newson is joining Apple as part of senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive's team, the company told VF Daily on Friday.

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