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September 9, 2015, 2:07 PM
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Apple:
Live stream of Apple's media event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, viewable in Safari and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10  —  “Hey Siri, give us a hint.”  —  10 a.m. PDT to watch the keynote live.  —  Requirements: Live streaming uses Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Apple announces iPad Pro with 12.9" display, A9X chip, four-speaker sound system, 10-hour battery life, more; prices range from $799 to $1079  —  Apple iPad Pro announced with Apple Pencil and a Smart Keyboard  —  After months of rumors and speculation, the iPad Pro is here.
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Apple releases new gold and rose gold Watch Sport variants, Hermés collection, and new band colours  —  Apple Releases New Gold And Rose Gold Apple Watch Sport, New Bands  —  Apple has a lot to announce at today's keynote with new iPhones, a new Apple TV and new iPads.
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Apple Pencil is a $99 stylus for iPad Pro that detects position, force, and tilt, charges via lightning connector  —  The Apple Pencil Is The iPad Pro's Secret Weapon  —  Apple unveiled the iPad Pro, a bigger, more powerful iPad.  While in many ways it looks and feels like a bigger iPad Air …
Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:
Amazon finally stops selling the Fire Phone, as company adjusts its hardware strategy … It's taken more than a year, but Amazon has finally exhausted its supply of Fire Phones.  —  At least that appears to be the case based on the phone's product page, which now lists the device as …
Max Chafkin / Vanity Fair:
Behind Facebook's $2B acquisition of Oculus, a look at Rift's competition, and how VR may change the way we interact  —  Why Facebook's $2 Billion Bet on Oculus Rift Might One Day Connect Everyone on Earth  —  Mark Zuckerberg made a $2 billion bet on a virtual-reality headset called the Oculus Rift …
Brendan Donohoe / The Twitter Blog:
Twitter updates iPad app with responsive design as it builds a more unified Twitter for iOS  —  Building a more unified Twitter for iOS  —  Previously, Twitter for iPhone and iPad offered very different experiences.  Now, Twitter apps on these devices will be more consistent regardless of which one you're using.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts 30 second commercials, introduces premium short ad format Marquee, and announces ads will be available globally by end of September  —  Instagram Ads Go Global, Including New 30-Second Commercials  —  Instagram is done experimenting and is ready to ramp up ad revenue.

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Uri Berliner says he is resigning from NPR as he “cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm” NPR's problems

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A Los Angeles ethics agency fines former CBS CEO Les Moonves $15K for misconduct in obtaining confidential police info about a sexual assault claim against him

Souhail Karam / Bloomberg:
A Tunisian court sentences prominent government critic and journalist Mohamed Boughalleb to six months in prison for defamation, renewing press freedom concerns

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Adam Clark Estes / Gizmodo:
AT&T announces ZTE Mobley, a mobile hotspot for cars that plugs into diagnostic ports, available Sept. 11 on contract, or for $99 outright

Earlier Picks

Vanity Fair:
Mark Zuckerberg tops Vanity Fair's 2015 New Establishment Disrupters list
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Software pioneer McAfee files paperwork to run for president
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Android Wear coming to China without Google Play and Now, with Moto 360 being first device; Chinese company Mobvoi to offer voice recognition, search
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