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September 15, 2014, 12:45 PM

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Owen Hill / Mojang:
Mojang's founders Markus “Notch” Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porsér to leave the company after Microsoft acquisition  —  Yes, we're being bought by Microsoft  —  Yes, the deal is real.  Mojang is being bought by Microsoft.  —  It was reassuring to see how many of …
Microsoft Corporation:
Microsoft buys Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5B  —  Minecraft to join Microsoft  —  Iconic cross-platform franchise to become part of Microsoft Studios.  —  Microsoft Corp. today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mojang, the celebrated Stockholm-based game developer, and the company's iconic “Minecraft” franchise.
Markus Persson / notch.net:
Markus “Notch” Persson on selling and leaving Mojang: “It's not about the money. It's about my sanity.”  —  I'm leaving Mojang  —  September 15th, 2014 I don't see myself as a real game developer.  I make games because it's fun, and because I love games and I love to program …
Phil Spencer / Xbox Wire:
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer: we will “grow the Minecraft community and nurture the franchise”, continue to make the game available on all existing platforms  —  Minecraft to Join Microsoft  —  By Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox  —  Today is an incredibly exciting day for our team …
Apple:
Apple Announces Record Pre-orders for iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Top Four Million in First 24 Hours  —  Available in More Than 20 Additional Countries on Friday, September 26  —  Apple® today announced a record number of first day pre-orders of iPhone® 6 and iPhone 6 Plus …
Brett King / Finextra:
Apple Pay cements NFC as the industry standard, accelerates the shift toward ubiquitous mobile payments  —  Africa, ApplePay and the iPhone 6: Resistance is futile  —  If you've followed my bullish ramblings on mobile payments here at Finextra, you'll know that talk of the coming ubiquitousness …
Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gurley says Silicon Valley is taking on the most risk since 1999  —  Venture Capitalist Sounds Alarm on Startup Investing  —  Silicon Valley Has Taken on Too Much Risk, Gurley Says  —  Silicon Valley is a risk-driven place.  But over the past year, it may have taken on more than it can handle …
More: SiliconBeat and Business InsiderTweets: @bgurley
Leo Kelion / BBC:
Google launches Android One smartphones for around $105 in India, supports seven local languages and offline YouTube playback  —  Android One smartphones released in India by three companies  —  The three new smartphones feature the Android One branding on their backs
Boing Boing:
Several Massachusetts libraries installing Tor on all public PCs, coordinating privacy classes  —  Radical Librarianship: how ninja librarians are ensuring patrons' electronic privacy … It's no secret that libraries are among our most democratic institutions.
Tweets: @aprilaser

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