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Ian Kar / Bank Innovation:

Sources: Apple Pay to be included in iOS 8.1, scheduled to be released October 20 — Apple Pay to Be Included in iOS 8.1, Sources Confirm — Based on multiple sources close to Apple, Bank Innovation has learned that iOS 8.1 will include Apple Pay, and the current expected timetable for the public release is schedule for October 20.

More: Telegraph, The VAR Guy, bgr.in, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, VentureBreak, 9to5Mac, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, Business Insider and App Advice

Tweets: @kimzetter and @counternotions

Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Local police in US giving families free ComputerCop keylogging software in “Internet Safety” initiative — ComputerCOP: The Dubious ‘Internet Safety Software’ That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families — ComputerCOP in Maricopa County, Arizona

More: Wired, Engadget, Help Net Security, CNET, Techdirt, Ars Technica and ReadWrite

Ellen Huet / Forbes:

After a hammer attack on a rider, some lawyers believe Uber could be liable, despite its ToS — Uber Rider Might Lose An Eye From Driver's Hammer Attack. Could Uber Be Held Liable? — Roberto Chicas, a 35-year-old San Francisco bartender, climbed into an UberX car around 2 a.m. last week and expected to get home safely.

More: Washington Post and Valleywag. Tweets: @xor, @ellenhuet, @ellenhuet and @kashhill

Paul Graham:

Startups are very counterintuitive, and you can't always trust your instincts — Before the Startup — (This essay is derived from a guest lecture in Sam Altman's startup class at Stanford. It's intended for college students, but much of it is applicable to potential founders at other ages.)

More: AVC. Tweets: @psturrock, @chr1sa, @ericries, @tomiogeron, @flyosity, @pejmannozad, @dtunkelang, @cdixon, @cdixon, @sea, @stevecheney, @foundersatwork, @mirrorobin and @robwalling

Tim Moynihan / Wired:

Windows 10: A step back for the interface but a leap forward in strategy — Ambitious Windows 10 Is an Attack Disguised as a Retreat — From the early looks of Windows 10, it's a long-overdue concession to the fact that Windows users prefer the way things used to be.

More: Gigaom, The Verge, Tech Times, MSDN Blogs, TechCrunch, WebProNews, Geek.com, Shelly Palmer, destructoid, WinBeta, MobileSyrup.com, Windows For Your Business, Business Insider, Digital Trends, Laughing Squid, InfoWorld and Pocket-lint

Tweets: @stevecla and @wired

iClarified:

iPhone 6+ with 802.11ac shows substantial speed improvements over iPhone 5s's 802.11n — iPhone Wi-Fi Speed Test: 802.11ac iPhone 6 Plus vs. 802.11n iPhone 5s [Video] — We've posted a new video test comparing the Wi-Fi speeds of the 802.11ac iPhone 6 Plus versus the 802.11n iPhone 5s.

More: MacRumors, Patently Apple, TUAW and CNET

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Marc Newson says his role at Apple is only part-time for a specific project — In an interview with dezeen.com, designer and new Apple employee Marc Newson spoke about his latest project with Heineken while providing a little bit more insight into his new role at Apple.

More: Dezeen, TechnoBuffalo, Business Insider, iMore, MacNN, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, App Advice and AppleInsider. Tweets: @markgurman

Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom:

At the 11th hour, Verizon decides to cancel its controversial throttling plans — Verizon's “network optimization” policy would have restricted speeds for its heaviest unlimited data users when the LTE network was congested. But Big Red is now nixing the controversial plan.

More: The Verge, Re/code, CNET, Ars Technica, Android Central, ReadWrite, Ubergizmo, Electronista, AppleInsider, 9to5Google, Gizmodo, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, DailyTech, SlashGear, Android Police and BGR

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Google threatened with $100M lawsuit for failure to remove nude images of hacked celebrities — Celebrities Threaten “Despicable” Google for “Facilitating” Hacked Nude Photos — In a letter that rips Google for acting “like the NFL” and turning a blind eye, a lawyer representing celebrities warns of consequences

More: Emily Smith, Guardian, BGR, Business Insider and Hollywood Reporter. See also Mediagazer

Stuart Dredge / Guardian:

Angry Birds maker Rovio lays off 130 staff and tries to ‘reignite growth’ — Layoffs affect 16% of Finnish firm's workforce as it focuses on its games, media and consumer products businesses — Angry Birds still has 200m active players, but its growth has been slower than expected

More: Rovio, iMore, TechCrunch, BBC, VentureBeat, PC World, Tech.eu, The Next Web, Gigaom, Reuters, Wall Street Journal and ArcticStartup

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:

Yelp, TripAdvisor, others, launch “Focus on the User” campaign against Google search results — Focus On User Group Uses Google Algorithm To Attack Map Pack — Yesterday a new anti-Google consortium called “Focus on the User” launched a website that cleverly uses Google's own words …

More: Re/code, Business Insider, Financial Times, 9to5Google and CNET. Tweets: @sengineland. Thanks:@jeremys

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Firespotter Labs Becomes Switch, Providing A Cloud-Based Phone System For Google Apps — Unified communications has long been touted as the future, but being able to provide access to all of one's calls and messages on multiple devices is an idea that has just barely come to fruition.

More: Wall Street Journal, AndroidHeadlines.com, PFhub.com, VoIP Watch, Bloomberg and VentureBeat

Loek Essers / Computerworld:

Google removes news snippets for some German sites after publishers sought cut of ad revenue — Google bows to pressure, removes news snippets from German search results — In a move to minimize legal risks, Google has stopped showing news snippets and thumbnails for some well-known German news sites in search results.

More: Gigaom, ZDNet, Financial Times, Engadget, Phys.org, Business Insider, Search Engine Land and The Next Web. See also Mediagazer

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Facebook to refine process of authenticating names; CPO apologizes to LGBT community — Facebook clarifies real name policy amid LGBT protests — Drag queens will be able to post under their stage names, the company says — Facebook said today it would build new authentication tools …

Jacob Siegal / BGR:

Verizon and Sprint follow AT&T's lead with new double data offers — Over the weekend, AT&T announced a data plan promotion which would allow customers to sign up for double the data at the same price as their current plans. Not to be outdone, both Verizon and Sprint announced their own promotions …

More: Verizon Wireless Promotions, Sprint, The Verge, Re/code, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneNews.com, Electronista, Phandroid, DailyTech, Android and Me, Android Police, Gotta Be Mobile, AndroidGuys, MacRumors and PhoneNews.com

Rachel King / ZDNet:

EMC names former Apple executive Zane Rowe CFO — EMC nabs Apple vet as new chief financial officer — Summary: Also listed as an executive vice president reporting directly to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, Rowe has a long history in both the tech and finance sectors. — EMC has found itself a new chief financial officer.

More: EMC, Wall Street Journal and Tech Trader Daily

Bloomberg:

Box Said to Delay IPO Until 2015 Amid Market Volatility — Box Inc., the cloud-storage provider that filed for an initial public offering in March, will postpone its market debut, which probably won't happen until 2015 because of volatile market conditions, people familiar with the matter said.

More: Wall Street Journal, Xconomy, TechCrunch, Gigaom, Re/code, Business Insider and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @katie_roof and @ahess247

Mark Hearn / 9to5Google:

Dropbox for Android users can now export files to SD cards — After several requests, Dropbox for Android users can now export files to their device's SD card. This new feature will help keep important items like documents and photos accessible whenever offline or switching from one device to another.

More: The Dropbox Blog, Engadget and Droid Life

Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch:

ZenMate Scores $3.2M Series A For Its VPN-Style Private Browsing Service — As consumers become more tech savvy and privacy conscious, it's not surprising to see VCs begin to pay more attention to startups who are focusing on privacy in all its various permutations.

More: VentureVillage, VentureVillage, Forbes, Techworld.com, Silicon Allee News and Webrazzi

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