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June 22, 2015, 9:50 PM
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Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek:
Docker, CoreOS unite with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, VMware, others to define container standards under new Open Container Project, backed by Linux Foundation  —  Docker Rivals Join Together in Open Container Effort  —  The open-source container community is uniting today …
The Intercept:
NSA and GCHQ have tried since at least 2008 to reverse-engineer antivirus software like Kaspersky, monitored company emails for new malware they could use  —  Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks  —  The National Security Agency and its British counterpart …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Eddy Cue: Apple will pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during trial period  —  Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All  —  Taylor Swift isn't just the biggest pop star in the world.  She's also the world's most effective Apple lobbyist.
Steve Grove / The Official Google Blog:
Google launches News Lab to help journalists use its tools and data sets “to help build the future of media”, partners with several media organzations  —  Introducing the News Lab  —  It's hard to think of a more important source of information in the world than quality journalism.
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Dollar Shave Club raises $75M at a $615M valuation led by Technology Crossover Ventures  —  Dollar Shave Club Is Valued at $615 Million  —  Lots of videos go viral.  Few prove as lucrative as Michael Dubin's.  —  Three years ago the Dollar Shave Club founder launched his company …
Grant Gross / PCWorld:
Supreme Court declines to review Street View patent case that Google lost in appeals court  —  Supreme Court rejects Google request in Street View patent case  —  The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by Google to hear a patent case involving the company's Street View service …
Brad Stone / Bloomberg Business:
Instacart converting large part of its contractor workforce into part-time employees, starting in Boston and Chicago  —  Instacart Reclassifies Part of Its Workforce Amid Regulatory Pressure on Uber  —  The grocery delivery startup makes a big change that regulators have been pressuring Uber and other companies to make
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Getty Images added as “interested third person” to EU antitrust case against Google  —  Getty Joins EU's Google Complaint  —  Photo agency added as ‘interested third person’ in case against search giant.  —  Getty Images Inc., the world's largest photo agency …
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade: free for users with valid Windows 7 or 8 license, all Insider program members will continue to receive preview releases  —  Microsoft clarification kinda clears up free Windows 10 license confusion  —  It's free if you upgrade from Windows 7 or 8—or stay forever in preview.
Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
Study: Facebook on track to deliver two-thirds as many video views as YouTube does in 2015  —  Facebook is nipping at YouTube's heels in the race for video viewers and advertisers  —  YouTube is the clear leader in video sharing and viewing, but Facebook is creeping up on the Google-owned giant.
Nate Swanner / The Next Web:
Swarm brings back Foursquare mayorship, adds a flashy crown badge  —  Swarm is bringing back Mayorship, a feature many who used Foursqaure ahead of its split have been longing for.  —  To become the mayor of a location, just check-in more than anyone else.

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
ABC sues the FCC, claiming the agency's investigations and regulatory actions are part of a Trump administration “retaliatory campaign” to curb its free speech

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump lashed out at CNN reporter Kristen Holmes, telling her to “be quiet” after her questions; CNN says White House's personal attacks are “beneath the office”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Peacock raises prices for the fourth time in four years: Premium Plus to $19.99/month from $16.99, Premium to $12.99 from $10.99, and Select to $8.99 from $7.99

More News

Ryan Whitwam / ExtremeTech:
Sony announces support for Android M developer preview on select Xperia devices
Wiktor Szary / Reuters:
Attack on computer system for Polish airline LOT grounded 1,400 passengers on Sunday; CEO says all airlines are vulnerable

Earlier Picks

Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:
Next generation Moto G details leak, will have Snapdragon 410 CPU, 5" display, 13mpx back and 5 mpx front cameras, 1GB RAM, expandable 8GB storage, LTE
Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Sony's new PlayStation 4 arrives with 1TB of storage next month
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