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October 3, 2015, 6:30 PM

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Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Becomes Alphabet's ‘Do the Right Thing’  —  “Don't be evil” is so 2004.  —  Alphabet Inc. posted a new code of conduct for its employees Friday, after Google completed its transformation into a holding company.  There were few substantive changes in more than 20 documents filed …
Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google Inc. formally became a subsidiary of Alphabet at the close of US markets on Friday  —  O Is for Official: Google to Morph Into Alphabet Today  —  At the close of markets today, Google Inc. will formally become a subsidiary of Alphabet, the holding company comprised of Google's two co-founders, its chairman, legal boss and CFO.
Jeff / iFixit:
New gaskets and seals make iPhone 6s and 6s Plus less prone to liquid damage than predecessors  —  Is the New iPhone Waterproof?  We Opened It Up (Again) to Find Out  —  On Friday, we tore down Apple's two newest iPhones and found something new lurking (quite literally) just below the surface.
Eugene Kim / Business Insider:
Behind Evernote's decline: lack of focus hampered growth, products failed to convert free users  —  The inside story of how $1 billion Evernote went from Silicon Valley darling to deep trouble  —  In 2012, the note-taking app Evernote became one of the first “Unicorn” startups …
Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business:
Published academic research shows Google's robotics group is making strides; source says group will become a separate division under Alphabet  —  A Peek Inside Google's Efforts to Create a General-Purpose Robot  —  The company's secretive robotics group is making strides, according to interviews and academic research.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Cortana won't be available on the Xbox One until next year  —  Microsoft is currently testing a new Windows 10-powered dashboard for the Xbox One.  While the update includes a number of new features, one of the big additions is Cortana integration.  Microsoft has demonstrated how Cortana works …
Jun Hongo / Wall Street Journal:
Japan officials and Robot Taxi say a pilot program for unmanned taxi service will launch with a small group of riders in 2016  —  RoboCab: Driverless Taxi Experiment to Start in Japan  —  From the country where hotels are operated by robots and androids serve as clerks at department stores comes …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft acquires game-technology vendor Havok, known for its physics engine, from Intel for an undisclosed sum  —  Microsoft acquires Havok from Intel  —  Microsoft has acquired game-technology vendor Havok from Intel for an undisclosed amount.  —  Microsoft has acquired Havok …
Re/code:
How Jack Dorsey evolved as a leader at Square, preparing him to save Twitter  —  Why Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Save Twitter  —  On a fall day in 2010, Jack Dorsey stepped before his staff at Square, his payments startup, to deliver a pep talk at its weekly all-hands meeting.
Mike Dano / FierceWireless:
AT&T testing wireless broadband network tech to serve rural areas at speeds of 15-25 Mbps  —  AT&T testing fixed wireless local loop services with speeds of 15-25 Mbps  —  AT&T (NYSE: T) said it is currently testing fixed wireless local loop (WLL) technology in select areas of the country …

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