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June 26, 2015, 4:50 PM

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Dominique Vidalon / Reuters:

Amid Paris protests, police seize Uber vehicles on sight, and the French Interior minister targets local managers in effort to shut down Uber nationwide — French government files legal complaint against UberPOP — French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday …

More: BBC, New York Times, Guardian, NPR, The Local, CNN, ABC News, International Business Times, Los Angeles Times, The Independent, TIME, Engadget and Wired. Tweets: @davegirouard

Tom's Guide:

In 6 of 9 real-world tests and benchmarks, Samsung Galaxy S6 outperforms LG G4 and iPhone 6 — The Samsung Galaxy S6 Is The World's Fastest Smartphone — A fast phone shouldn't just score well in benchmarks. It should deliver swift, everyday performance, too, whether it's opening a large file …

More: Android Authority, Ubergizmo and SamMobile

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:

AppleCare+ for mobile devices now covers batteries retaining less than 80% capacity, up from 50% — AppleCare+ for iPhone, iPad, iPod and Apple Watch Now Covers Batteries That Retain Less Than 80% of Original Capacity — Apple has updated the terms of its AppleCare+ Protection Plan for iPhone …

More: ZDNet, AppleInsider, The Next Web, CNET, TechCrunch, InvestorPlace, BGR, The Straits Times, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, Ubergizmo, O'Grady's PowerPage, iMore and iLounge. Thanks:@rsgnl

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

Meerkat launches new embeddable web player today, partners with Discovery to implement the player for Shark Week — Meerkat Outs An Embeddable Player, Hooks Discovery Channel's Shark Week — Livestreaming app Meerkat has launched an embeddable player so that content being broadcast …

More: Medium, The Verge, 9to5Google, USA Today, iMore and Re/code

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Security Firm Sophos Raises $125M In UK IPO, Valuing It At $1.6B — As malicious hacks, data breaches and other forms of cyber crime continue to persist in our networked, Internet-connected world, Sophos, a maker of antivirus software, firewall hardware and other security products for networks …

More: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Computer Business Review, The Memo, Interactive Investor, channelweb.co.uk, City A.M., Business Insider and TechWeekEurope UK

Pasha Nahass / Inside AdWords:

Google reduces accidental clicks on in-app interstitial and mobile image ads by redefining clickable areas, cites a 15% average conversion rate improvement — Better click quality on display ads improves the user and advertiser experience — Even as smartphone and tablet screen sizes get bigger …

More: The Next Web, 9to5Google and Search Engine Watch

Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:

Interconnection fees for companies like Netflix remain an issue in last-minute talks with regulators for AT&T-DirecTV deal — Why the government is about to approve the AT&T and DirecTV mega-deal - and the one thing that remains a big concern — A decision on AT&T's merger with DirecTV …

More: Multichannel News and Wall Street Journal

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Benchmarks show iPhone performance drops by about 40% when iOS 9's Low Power mode is activated — Benchmarks Show iPhone Performance Difference When iOS 9's Low Power Mode is Activated — With iOS 9, Apple introduced a Low Power mode, designed to extend battery life when an iPhone's power is running low.

More: Computerworld, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Mashable, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, Redmond Pie, TechnoBuffalo, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech Times, SiliconANGLE, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog and iPhone Hacks

Financial Times:

Sources: Airbnb close to raising $1.5B at a $24B valuation, led by General Atlantic — Airbnb closes in on $1.5bn fundraising — Henny Sender in Beijing and Richard Waters in San Francisco — Airbnb is on the brink of agreeing a massive $1.5bn fundraising that would boost its valuation …

More: Skift, PYMNTS.com and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @jbruin

Steve LeVine / Quartz:

24M comes out of stealth with $54.5M raised to slash production costs of lithium-ion batteries — The story of the invention that could revolutionize batteries—and maybe American manufacturing as well — The world has been clamoring for a super-battery.

More: MIT News, Wall Street Journal, bizjournals, Business Wire, BetaBoston, Fortune, Forbes and Gizmodo. Tweets: @spaceclaim

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix U.S. Viewing to Surpass ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC by 2016: Analysts — If Netflix were a Nielsen-rated TV network, the No. 1 streaming service would, within a year, attain a larger 24-hour audience than each of the major broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — according to a Wall Street analyst firm.

More: PC Magazine, Politico, Tech Times, VideoNuze Analysis, BGR, Bloomberg View, Ars Technica, TechSpot, Digital Trends, Business Insider, GeekWire, Gizmodo and DISPLAYBLOG

Fred Wilson / AVC:

Fred Wilson is sick and tired of operating plans focused on growth instead of reaching sustainable profitability — Profits vs Growth — One of the things I've always struggled with as an investor in high growth tech companies is the tension between getting profitable vs growing more quickly.

Tweets: @fredwilson, @fredwilson, @fredwilson, @startupljackson, @rafat, @mdudas, @pkafka and @semil

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