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June 4, 2015, 10:00 PM
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New York Times:
NSA documents: Justice Department authorized expansion of NSA surveillance to enable search of US Internet traffic for evidence of hacking originating abroad  —  Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border  —  WASHINGTON — Without public notice or debate …
Wall Street Journal:
US suspects Chinese hackers have stolen records of about 4M current and former government employees, FBI probe underway  —  U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About 4 Million People's Records, Officials Say  —  Described as one of the largest thefts of government data ever seen
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Yahoo shutting down Maps at end of month, Pipes in September, APIs for GeoPlanet and PlaceSpotter in Q3, and some regional media properties over next few weeks  —  Yahoo announces plans to kill off Maps, Pipes, GeoPlanet and PlaceSpotter APIs, and some regional sites
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast Has Agreed To Acquire Ad Tech Firm Visible World  —  Cable giant Comcast Corp. has agreed to acquire the TV ad-targeting firm Visible World, according to a person familiar with the matter.  —  The deal, if completed, could put the cable giant into a stronger position …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Messenger removes always-on location sharing feature, replaces it with one-time sharing via pin drop; head of product teases future location features  —  Facebook Messenger Ditches Constant Mapping To Lay Groundwork For More Location Features  —  Facebook is removing the confusing …
Jared DiPane / Android Central:
Touch to Search feature rolling out in Chrome for Android, allows users to highight text and see Google search results without leaving page  —  New Touch to Search feature appears to be rolling out in Chrome for Android  —  Chrome for Android appears to be gaining some new functionality, Touch to Search, in a server-side update.
Apple:
Apple Watch arrives in Italy, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan June 26; backorders and some models in retail stores within two weeks  —  Apple Watch Arrives in Seven More Countries June 26  —  Sales in Apple Retail Stores to Begin in Two Weeks
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Lite Is A Stripped Down Android App For The Developing World  —  Facebook can be painfully slow on weak network connections or prohibitively expensive on stingy data plans that are common in India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.  So today, Facebook is launching a bare-bones …
Aloysius Low / CNET:
Microdia unveils 512GB microSD card, will cost around $1,000, available in July  —  Microdia crams 512GB into a microSD card, out in July  —  Meant for professional photographers with an unquenchable desire for storage space, this microSD card will cost upwards of $1,000.

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From Mediagazer

Tariq Panja / New York Times:
Sources: FIFA is close to giving Apple the global rights for its 2025 World Cup-style soccer competition in the US, likely for ~25% of FIFA's first $4B estimate

Kristen Hare / Poynter:
In its first open call for funding, Press Forward announces support, over two years, of $100,000 each for 100+ newsrooms focused on underserved audiences

Ian Youngs / BBC:
Huw Edwards, the BBC news anchor who has been off air since July 2023 after reports that he paid a young person for explicit images, resigns on “medical advice”

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Sean Hollister / Gizmodo:
Steam Machines from Alienware and Syber, Steam Controller, and Steam Link available for pre-order to be shipped October 16; general release on November 10

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Tom Maxwell / 9to5Google:
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