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June 29, 2015, 11:10 AM

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Serenity Caldwell / iMore:
Apple Music FAQ: features included with paid subscription, what happens to iTunes Match and Radio, migrating from Beats Music, and more  —  Apple Music FAQ: Everything you need to know  —  Apple Music is coming June 30.  We've got the beats and the deets.
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.
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 …
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 …
Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Facebook's “add a link” feature is available now on iOS, lets users view and share articles without leaving the app  —  Facebook Makes It Easier to Share Links Without Ever Leaving Facebook  —  Facebook added an app update on Thursday that allows people to post and share links …
The Local:
Two Uber bosses ‘held by police’ in France  —  Two of the bosses of Uber France have been arrested by police and taken into questioning, reports claim on Monday.  READ  —  People cool off in the water of the Trocadero fountain in Paris.  Photo: AFP
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 …
Tweets: @mckeay
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.
Tweets: @techreview
Bloomberg Business:
Some Uber drivers in China place fake bookings to cash in on free rides intended to build brand awareness  —  One Driver Explains How He Is Helping to Rip Off Uber in China  —  The Uber app in Beijing.  Source: Imaginechina  —  James Li was unhappy with his pay as a security guard in Shanghai …
Tweets: @sarahfrier

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