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June 25, 2015, 11:20 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

New El Capitan beta reveals 4K 21.5-inch iMac, Multi-Touch Bluetooth Remote (for Apple TV?) — Although it's light on new consumer-facing features, the latest release of the OS X El Capitan beta for developers hides references to a pair of future Apple hardware products …

More: Engadget, BGR, Pocketnow, Redmond Pie, InvestorPlace, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, The Verge, Business Insider, Macworld, Cult of Mac, O'Grady's PowerPage, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, AppleInsider, SlashGear and MacRumors. Thanks:@apollozac

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Satya Nadella lays out new Microsoft mission statement: “empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more” — Exclusive: Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft's new mission statement, sees ‘tough choices’ ahead … Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent …

More: GeekWire, The Register, CNET, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Business Insider, Engadget, Microsoft News, WinBeta, The Verge, PCWorld, Pocketnow, Neowin, VentureBeat and SuperSite for Windows. Thanks:@johnhcook

NASA:

Microsoft and NASA partner on Sidekick project, sending HoloLens to ISS to aid astronauts with procedures and training; two devices to be sent on June 28 — NASA, Microsoft Collaborate to Bring Science Fiction to Science Fact — NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick …

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Users who download Java will now be prompted to make Yahoo their default search engine — Yahoo Tries to Hook Search Users Via Java Updates — Yahoo may soon add users to its search engine without their even noticing. — At the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday …

More: PCWorld, The Register, ZDNet, Naked Security, Inquirer, PC Magazine, ITworld.com, Pirillo's Posits, Engadget and Tech Times

Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:

Yahoo updates mobile web search with richer results to to help users “take action right away”

More: Yahoo, The Next Web and PCWorld

Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:

Apple updates iTunes U with ability for students to submit homework from tablets — Apple Adds New Features to iTunes U — Apple is preparing a significant upgrade to its iTunes U educational catalog on Thursday to help teachers communicate with students, handle homework and incorporate educational apps into their course materials.

More: iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, iMore, The Next Web, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, VentureBreak and iPhone in Canada Blog

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Apple Bans Games And Apps Featuring The Confederate Flag [Update: Some Games Being Restored] — Apple has now joined a host of merchants in removing the Confederate flag from its platform - in its case, the iTunes App Store. Several app developers are now reporting that their Civil War games …

Wall Street Journal:

Postmates confirms $80M round led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at over $400M — Postmates Raises $80 Million in Push Toward $1 Deliveries — On-demand courier service Postmates has an ambitious goal: $1 deliveries in under an hour. — To help it get there …

More: Postmates, TechCrunch, GeekWire, Business Insider, SiliconBeat, Re/code and VentureBeat. Tweets: @besvinick

Office Blogs:

Microsoft launches Sway app for iPad, with a Windows 10 version coming later this summer — Bringing Sway apps to more platforms and devices — When we launched Sway Preview, our first priority was ensuring anybody could use the rich Sway web experience in any modern browser, regardless of whether you're on a PC, Mac or tablet.

More: iMore, Macworld, Microsoft News, WinBeta, The Next Web, Neowin and SuperSite for Windows

Marvin Ammori / Wired:

Seeking TWC merger approval, Charter makes net neutrality pledge promising not to implement data caps or usage-based billing for three years — Here's How Charter Will Commit to an Open Internet — The nation's network neutrality drama isn't over: the FCC's landmark rules are in court again …

More: DSLreports, The Hill and Techdirt. See also Mediagazer

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

Google has quietly launched a GitHub competitor, Cloud Source Repositories — Google hasn't announced it yet, but the company earlier this year started offering free beta access to Cloud Source Repositories, a new service for storing and editing code on the ever-expanding Google Cloud Platform.

More: theWHIR.com and InfoWorld. Thanks:@jordannovet

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

T-Mobile iPhone Users Seeing Frequent Random Restarts and Blue Screens — A growing number of T-Mobile iPhone users are complaining about seeing frequent restarts and “blue screens of death” on their devices, a problem that seems to have begun very recently.

More: iMore, The Register, Digital Trends, Engadget, SiliconBeat, PC Magazine, TechSpot, Gotta Be Mobile, ZDNet, Cult of Mac, discussions.apple.com and TIME

Kristen V. Brown / Fusion:

Why the Supreme Court's affirmation of the Affordable Care Act is good for “gig economy” companies like Uber — The biggest winner of the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act decision might be Uber — On Thursday, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a key provision of the Affordable Care Act …

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Taylor Swift says her album ‘1989’ will be on Apple Music — Taylor Swift has answered one of the last remaining questions about Apple Music before it launches: her popular album 1989 will be available on Apple Music when it launches on Tuesday. The development follows Swift's high profile letter …

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Paying 0.2 Cents for Each Song Streamed Free During Apple Music Trial Period

More: NEWS.com.au, MobileSyrup.com, Digital Trends, Associated Press, PC Magazine, O'Grady's PowerPage, ValueWalk, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore and TechnoBuffalo

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook Fails To Improve Diversity Despite Rapid Hiring — Facebook's team is still dominated by white and Asian men. Diversity improved only slightly despite Facebook adding 2897 employees this year, according to its new demographic report. The 10,082-person company has only 1% more women …

More: Facebook, Re/code, Guardian, BetaNews, SiliconBeat, Fortune, BuzzFeed, Wired, CNET, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, USA Today and bizjournals. Tweets: @joshconstine

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Amazon Unbundles Alexa Virtual Assistant From Echo With New Dev Tools — Amazon has provided a strong answer to a desire I expressed only yesterday for broader software and hardware support for Alexa, its virtual assistant, and Echo, the speaker hardware that is the first platform wherein Alexa can be found.

More: Amazon.com, Gizmodo, Fortune, The Register, FierceMobileIT News, Phandroid, Pocketnow, Digital Trends, Re/code, GeekWire, The Verge, ZDNet, SlashGear, VentureBeat, The Next Web and GeekWire. Tweets: @chchien

Heather Clancy / Fortune:

London-based e-commerce marketing startup Yieldify raises $11.5M Series A led by Google Ventures and SoftBank Capital — This marketing startup converts e-commerce browsers into buyers — Abandoned shopping carts are a particularly toxic problem for e-commerce retailers.

More: Financial Times, TechCrunch, AdExchanger, Techworld.com, PerformanceIN, Business Insider, Forbes and Tech City News

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