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October 1, 2015, 7:05 AM

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Re/code:
Sources: Jack Dorsey to be named permanent Twitter CEO, continue at Square, as soon as Thursday after board settles status of Adam Bain and Anthony Noto  —  Sources: Jack Dorsey Expected to Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO  —  Jack is apparently back — for good this time.
Bloomberg Business:
Google, Microsoft drop about 20 lawsuits in the US and Germany, resolving global patent fight over phones and Xbox  —  Google, Microsoft Resolve Global Patent Fight Over Phones, Xbox  —  Tech giants to drop about 20 lawsuits in U.S. and Germany  —  Companies say they will collaborate, work together on patents
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Drop-dead simple exploit completely bypasses Mac's malware Gatekeeper  —  A key limitation makes it trivial for attackers to skirt Gatekeeper protections.  —  Since its introduction in 2012, an OS X feature known as Gatekeeper has gone a long way to protecting the Macs of security novices and experts alike.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Logitech announces Logi Circle connected camera for the home, with Wi-Fi, streaming video, pre-order today for $200  —  Logitech Debuts New ‘Logi Circle’ Home Monitoring Camera  —  Logitech today announced its entry into the home security and monitoring market with the Circle Portable Home Connection Camera …
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Coding school General Assembly raises $70M Series D led by Advance Publications, owner of Condé Nast  —  Tech-Boom Bet: Coding School General Assembly Raises $70 Million  —  In a new video game, a thimble-sized character in pajamas wanders around a disheveled bedroom floor blasting demonic bunnies and elephants with a rifle.
More: GA Blog, The Memo, SiliconANGLE and TechCrunchTweets: @mdudasThanks:@brookeannalise
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook redesigns mobile profiles, adds temporary profile pictures, and tests looping video profile pictures  —  Facebook redesigns mobile profiles and begins testing video profile pictures  —  Profiles, the original beating heart of Facebook, were pushed to the side in 2006 by the more addictive News Feed.
Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google to host event next Wednesday in New York, likely to unveil its open-source project similar to Instant Articles  —  Google Plans to Unveil Its Version of ‘Instant Articles’ Next Week  —  Three weeks ago, we told you about plans Google was hatching to launch a publishing tool to serve up articles on mobile devices.
More: UbergizmoTweets: @jbenton
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases OS X El Capitan, featuring full-screen Split View, new Notes, revamped Spotlight Search, Safari 9 and more  —  Apple releases OS X El Capitan, featuring full-screen Split View, new Notes, revamped Spotlight Search, Safari 9 and more  —  Apple has officially released OS X El Capitan …

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