Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dies At 55  —  Nintendo has just issued a short statement announcing that president Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55.  —  The statement reads: … Iwata was forced to skip last year's E3 due to his poor health, and shortly afterwards underwent surgery to remove the bile duct growth.

Reddit is fatally broken, should rebuild by hiring or contracting top 100+ moderators to align mod motivations with the company, kill controversial subreddits  —  The Death of Reddit  —  [edit July 12: when you're done here, I wrote a followup for you: Fixing or Replacing Reddit, some quick thoughts — take a look! chuq]

Comcast announces Stream, a $15/month web TV add-on for its internet subscribers with broadcast networks and HBO, available in select markets later this year  —  Comcast Offers Its Alternative to Cable TV, Using the Web  —  Comcast, the country's largest cable operator …

Microsoft plans a fan-focused Windows 10 launch kick-off  —  Microsoft's multi-million-dollar Windows 10 ad and marketing campaign will be focused on ‘upgrading the world’ to the coming operating system release.  —  When Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 on July 29 …

Two major pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma, are considering Apple's ResearchKit for drug R&D  —  Big Pharma Eyes iPhone For Drug R&D  —  Pharmaceutical giants like GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma are considering Apple's ResearchKit platform for gathering medical research data.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike raises $100M round led by Google Capital  —  CrowdStrike, Cybersecurity Services Provider, Raises $100 Million  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In the wake of computer attacks on the government and other prominent targets, investor interest in cybersecurity is unsurprisingly high.

Many Obama campaign and administration alumni are moving to Silicon Valley to join tech firms  —  The city on the hill(s) for Obama alums  —  San Francisco and its tech firms are a prime destination for aides leaving the administration.  —  Getty  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Sipping a cup of cold-pressed coffee.

New study finds 90% of tech patent lawsuits in first half of 2015 were filed by patent trolls  —  Patent troll lawsuits head toward all-time high  —  Of high-tech patent suits, 90 percent are filed by “non-practicing entities.”  —  New patent statistics show that patent litigation …

Sources: FTC looking into claims Apple treats rival music streaming services in its app store illegally under antitrust law  —  FTC exploring Apple rules for streaming music rivals in App Store  —  U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims about whether Apple's treatment …

Negative App Store reviews involving iOS and OS X betas aren't fair to developers; Apple should filter or prevent them, and users should send feedback privately  —  On Negative App Store Reviews During Betas of iOS and OS X  —  Earlier this week, Apple released the first public betas …