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The Official Samsung Galaxy Site:
Live stream of Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event in New York City  —  Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015, August 13th - The Official Samsung Galaxy Site  —  Next is Now.  We're ready for Unpacked.  The stage is set for The Next Galaxy.  I'm pumped to post live from NYC at Unpacked.
Allison Pohle / Boston.com:
Facebook rescinded Harvard student's internship after he revealed privacy flaw, created Chrome extension to map people's locations when they used Messenger  —  Harvard student loses Facebook internship after pointing out privacy flaws  —  Three months ago, Harvard student Aran Khanna …
Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
HTC to cut 15% of its workforce, about 2250 people, by the end of this year  —  HTC to Cut Jobs Amid Crowded Smartphone Market  —  Taiwanese smartphone maker sets its sights beyond smartphones in latest restructuring  —  HONG KONG—Smartphone maker HTC Corp. said Thursday it plans …
Husain Sumra / MacRumors:
Apple Updates Boot Camp With Windows 10 Support  —  Apple today released an update to Boot Camp with support for Microsoft Windows 10, according to a new support document.  The update, Boot Camp 6, is still propagating and is not yet available for OS X. However, several MacRumors forum members …
Ed Bott / ZDNet:
Windows 10 activation status for each device is now stored online; future reinstalls on that device don't require product key  —  Microsoft quietly rewrites its activation rules for Windows 10  —  Windows activation is alive and well in Windows 10.  Microsoft doesn't like to talk …
Cam Bunton / 9to5Google:
Xiaomi announces new flagship Redmi Note 2: Octa-core and full HD for $124  —  Just days after releasing its last new phone, Xiaomi has announced yet another device with competitive specs at a very disruptive price point.  Xiaomi calls it ‘the new monster’ and for good reason.
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
NBCU invests $200M in Vox Media, pre-money valuation of $850M; will invest $200M in BuzzFeed  —  NBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeed  —  Last week Re/code reported that NBCUniversal was investing in BuzzFeed and Vox Media.  —  Now those deals are done, and NBCU and Vox Media are announcing their deal today.
Mark Harris / Guardian:
Google's NASA relationship lets it test 100-mph, 55-lb Project Wing drones in US as high as 400 feet over private land  —  Google is testing drones in US airspace by piggybacking on Nasa exemption  —  Documents show the tech company has skirted regulations for private firms for a year …
More: Gizmodo
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Mojio Launches Apps And Services Marketplace For Its Connected Car Platform  —  Mojio, a connected car platform based around a small, Internet-connected device you plug into your car's OBD port, is launching an app and services store for its platform today.  The new Mojio Drive will feature 20 apps …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Groupon cuts 20 jobs in its restaurant software unit Breadcrumb as founder Seth Harris leaves  —  Layoffs Hit Groupon's Restaurant Software Unit as Breadcrumb Founder Leaves  —  Earlier this year, Groupon considered spinning off its restaurant software business, Breadcrumb, as Re/code previously reported.
Reuters:
Facebook struggles to sell advertising in India  —  Facebook is trying to lure skeptical advertisers in India with features such as free email support for questions about advertising and advice on increasing sales in a bid to boost revenue from its second biggest market.
More: BetaNews and VatorNews

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New York Times:
Sources: the White House directed FBI Director Kash Patel to personally oversee the probe into NYT reporting about Air Force One, before subpoenas were issued

New York Times:
Sources: California is preparing to file a lawsuit to block Paramount's WBD merger as soon as this week, joined by New York, WA, CT, and possibly other states

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Lionsgate's Michael crosses $1B at the global box office, its first film to reach the milestone, per Rentrak, reviving Hollywood's last major independent studio

More News

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Periscope announces 2M daily active users, claims more than 10M have created accounts since launch
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
Lenovo to cut 3200 non-manufacturing jobs after its Q1 net profit drops 50.9% YoY to $105M; job cuts part of company's $650M cost-cutting effort
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Niantic Labs, Maker Of Ingress, Spun Out Of Google As Its Own Company

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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Dropbox will now let you use a USB key for two-factor login
Kellex / Droid Life:
Moto X Pure Edition Will be Available Starting September 3
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Surface Hub to ship starting January 1, 2016, rather than September 1, 2015, as originally planned
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