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July 19, 2015, 11:50 PM

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Ina Fried / Re/code:
China's Xiaomi Building Patent ‘War Chest’ in Preparation for U.S. Launch  —  Xiaomi international head Hugo Barra said on Thursday that the Chinese electronics company is looking to file more patents and strike more deals ahead of a launch into the U.S. market.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Builds A Rough Road Back For Those Booted By Its “Real Name” Policy  —  Process hell and faceless bureaucracy may await those locked out of their accounts — even when they use their legal names.  —  Eveshka Ghost  —  Eveshka Ghost  —  Until recently, Daniel Wilson …
Aileen Lee / TechCrunch:
Welcome To The Unicorn Club, 2015: Learning From Billion-Dollar Companies  —  It's been over a year since we wrote our original post sharing our analysis of the last decade's most successful U.S.-based, venture-backed tech companies.  —  As we wrote in our original post - many entrepreneurs …
Washington Post:
Survey of 121 universities in US and Canada shows CS graduates are 4% black and 7.7% Hispanic, much higher rates than hired at major tech companies  —  Silicon Valley struggles to hack its diversity problem  —  Yahoo disclosed last week that African Americans made up just 2 percent of its workers, while Hispanics stood at 4 percent.
Washington Post:
Why the Islamic State leaves tech companies torn between free speech and security  —  The Islamic State and its supporters use social media to post propaganda and recruit followers.  The Washington Post takes a closer look at how several groups in the United States monitor this activity.
Roy Goldenberg / Globes Online:
Microsoft reportedly buying Israeli cloud security startup Adallom for around $320M  —  Microsoft buys Israeli cloud security co Adallom for $320m  —  With its development center in Tel Aviv, the cyber security company has raised $49.5 million to date.  —  Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) …
Cho Mu-hyun / ZDNet:
Hands-on with Samsung Pay, the mobile payments system Samsung recently began testing in South Korea  —  Samsung Pay beta test shows promise, but the evolution must continue  —  Samsung has begun beta testing its mobile payment system Samsung Pay in its home country of South Korea.

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