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July 9, 2015, 11:25 AM

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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.

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: Engadget, Business Insider and WebProNews

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.

Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:

T-Mobile claims it now has more subscribers than Sprint, cuts roaming charges in Mexico and Canada — The upstart U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile today announced it's extending its U.S mobile plan to cover Mexico and Canada. — That means U.S. smartphone users won't have to pay roaming fees …

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, TechnoBuffalo, Android Beat, Fone Arena, ResearchBuzz, SlashGear, Wearable Tech Insider, ITworld.com, Android Police, Consumerist, Mashable, Seeking Alpha and LJ INFOdocket

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 …

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: PCWorld, The Tech Report, Tech Times, The Next Web, Forbes, TechSpot, CNET and BuzzFeed

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, bizjournals, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, GeekWire and tech.co

Tweets: @antderosa, @mikeisaac and @benhuh

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, International Business Times, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Business Insider, Redmond Pie, BGR, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer and MacStories. Thanks:@macworld

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:

LG Announces The G4 Beat, A Mid-Range Version Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone — In a bid to appeal to different segments of the global smartphone market, LG has released another new version of its flagship G4 device. Following on from on from phablet and budget models unveiled in May …

More: LG Newsroom, Android Police, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Inquirer, BetaNews, The Next Web, MobileSyrup.com, PhoneArena, Pocketnow, PhoneDog.com, Android and Me, Tech Times and SlashGear

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

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: Technical.ly Baltimore, Business Insider and Seeking Alpha. See also Mediagazer

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.

More: The Register, ZDNet, Windows Central, Computerworld, Business Insider, Global Nerdy, The Verge, TechCrunch, Communities Dominate Brands, GeekWire and Microsoft

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

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

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

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