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July 9, 2015, 9:35 AM

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John Markoff / New York Times:

IBM has developed the first 7nm chips with four times the capacity of today's most powerful chips — IBM Announces Computer Chips More Powerful Than Any in Existence — IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips, with roughly four times the capacity of today's most powerful chips.

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through the App Store and save $3/month in apparent effort to avoid Apple's 30% cut — Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through Apple's App Store — Spotify is trying to raise awareness around the fact that it's cheaper to subscribe …

Jacob Frantz / Facebook:

Facebook launches controls to let you choose friends and pages you see at the top of your News Feed, available on iOS now, on desktop and Android later — Updated Controls for News Feed — News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook.

More: TechCrunch, New York Times, The Verge, VentureBeat, Wired and The Geek Byte

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

You Can Now Just Tell Facebook What You Want to See in News Feed — Facebook has come up with a new, simple approach to determine what you want to see at the top of your News Feed: It's going to ask you. — The social network, which is known for its ever-evolving News Feed algorithm …

More: Business Insider

Ben Huh / Medium:

Cheezburger's Ben Huh steps down as CEO, will be replaced with President and COO Scott Moore — How to Jump Into the Deep End of Change — I'm leaving Cheezburger, Inc., the company I started. — Dear Friends and Fans of Cheezburger, — After 8 incredible years, I am stepping down from being CEO of Cheezburger today.

More: Business Insider, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, GeekWire and tech.co

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Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:

Google Glass ‘Enterprise Edition’ brings new larger prism, Intel Atom CPU, optional external battery pack — We told you last week that Google is internally referring to its next iteration of Google Glass as “Enterprise Edition” or “EE,” and now we've uncovered information about the soon-to-be-launched device's hardware.

More: Android Authority, Wearable Tech Insider, Fone Arena, ResearchBuzz, SlashGear, ITworld.com, Android Police, Consumerist, Mashable, Seeking Alpha, LJ INFOdocket and Quartz

Glenn Fleishman / Macworld:

Apple drops Recovery Key in new two-factor authentication for El Capitan and iOS 9 — Apple said at WWDC it would build a more integrated and comprehensions two-factor security system into its next OS releases, and today explains what that means. — Senior Contributor, Macworld

More: Apple Support, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Business Insider, Ubergizmo, BGR, AppleInsider, SiliconANGLE, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer and MacStories. Thanks:@macworld

Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com:

Microsoft dramatically scales back on Windows Phone, leaving long-term future of Lumia in doubt as it focuses on “mobility of experiences” — Analysis: Microsoft is Scaling Back on Windows Phone Dramatically — Yes, we were right to be worried about Windows Phone.

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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft job cuts to hit staff at manufacturing facility in Finland, company's sales group, and others

More: Beyond Devices, Thurrott.com, Bloomberg Business, Agence France-Presse, Business Insider, WinBeta, Gizmodo, Windows Central, The Next Web, Fusion, Neowin and Microsoft

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Google debuts $15 Chromecast Ethernet adapter, product sells out in hours — Google's Chromecast gets a hardwired Ethernet adapter — If you have Wi-Fi problems, you can now directly plug into your network. — Google's Chromecast is one of the easiest-to-use and most widely supported …

More: The Next Web, TechSpot, AndroidGuys, Forbes, Ars Technica UK, CNET and BuzzFeed

Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal:

Jawbone files complaint with ITC against Fitbit, seeks to block company from importing fitness trackers into US, in third legal action in two months — Jawbone Sues Rival Fitbit for Third Time in Two Months — Jawbone has filed another legal action against rival fitness tracker company Fitbit - the third in two months.

More: Digital Trends, Wearable Tech Insider, bizjournals, Fortune and Seeking Alpha

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

iOS 9 Beta 3 released with News app, Apple Music, high quality music streaming over cellular, folders that separate selfies and screenshots, more — iOS 9 Beta 3 Tidbits: 4x4 Folders on iPad, Screenshot and Selfie Folders, News App, and More — Apple today released the third beta of iOS 9 …

More: AppleInsider, Computerworld, The Verge, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Fone Arena, MacRumors, The Next Web, Forbes, Cult of Mac, iMore, VentureBeat, iPhone Hacks and App Advice

TechCrunch:

Sources: Aol/Verizon Eyes Millennial Media For Around $300M In Mobile Ad Push — AOL, recently acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion, appears to be wasting little time in continuing to build out its advertising business. Sources tell TechCrunch that the company has been in the process of buying mobile ad network Millennial Media.

More: Business Insider and Seeking Alpha. See also Mediagazer

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

Fleksy's mobile keyboard app goes free as the company bets on premium themes and extensions — Mobile keyboard company Fleksy has followed in the footsteps of SwiftKey by making its Android and iOS app completely free. — With seven million downloads to date, the San Francisco-based company's app replaces …

More: BetaNews, Fleksy Keyboard, MacRumors, tech.co, BGR, SlashGear, PhoneDog.com, Android Authority, iClarified, 9to5Google, TechnoDify, Ubergizmo, Droid Life, MobileSyrup.com, Android Central, App Advice and The Next Web

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