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June 28, 2015, 8:35 PM

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Tim Culpan / Bloomberg Business:
Sources: Apple has started early production of new iPhone models with Force Touch, volume manufacturing scheduled to ramp up as soon as next month  —  Apple Suppliers Start Making iPhones With Force Touch  —  Apple Inc. has started early production of new iPhone models with a feature called Force Touch …
James Surowiecki / MIT Technology Review:
Google Fiber has pushed ISPs to improve broadband speeds in many markets, a result the FCC's National Broadband Plan failed to achieve  —  Broadband Speeds Are Improving in Many Places.  Too Bad It Took Google to Make It Happen.  —  It's too often said that some event “changed everything” in technology.
Rachael King / Wall Street Journal:
Automakers tackle the huge security challenges of vehicle-to-vehicle communication  —  Automakers Tackle the Massive Security Challenges of Connected Vehicles  —  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is accelerating its efforts to mandate vehicle-to-vehicle communications …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple Music will be available on Sonos speakers by end of the year  —  Update: Apple has confirmed in a statement to Buzzfeed that Apple is working with Sonos to get Apple Music available on the connected speaker system by the end of the year.  Original story below.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Xiaomi Mi 4i review: great build quality and performance for $200, but KitKat-based MIUI skin feels dated, lacks many Lollipop features  —  Xiaomi Mi 4i review—The best specs for $200, but not the best software  —  A Snapdragon 615 and 3120 mAh battery are a steal, but the skin needs updating.
Wall Street Journal:
How Paris is confronting Airbnb's impact on housing after becoming the company's largest market  —  Paris Confronts Airbnb's Rapid Growth  —  City of Light brags about Airbnb but ramps up inspections of listings, as residents turn to tourist rentals  —  PARIS— Xavier Fouquerand is among the most prolific hosts on Airbnb Inc.
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
OPM hackers obtained details more damaging than previously reported, including potentially humiliating “adjudication information” on federal workers  —  Hackers Stole Secrets of U.S. Government Workers' Sex Lives  —  Infidelity.  Sexual fetishes.  Drug abuse.  Crushing debt.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is testing a new Snapchat-style photo uploader for iOS with text overlays and swipeable filters  —  Facebook's Snapchatty New Photo Uploader Lets You Overlay Text And More  —  Face it.  Your photos aren't all that interesting.  But Facebook's going to help you jazz them up with its shiny …
More: Engadget and Ubergizmo
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Some on-demand companies hire employees, not contractors, to provide a higher quality service  —  Start-Ups Finding the Best Employees Are Actually Employed  —  When Ron Johnson was pitching his idea for an e-commerce delivery company to venture capitalists last year …

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