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January 25, 2016, 6:40 PM

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Jack Dorsey / @jack:
Jack Dorsey says product VP Kevin Weil, media VP Katie Stanton, engineering VP Alex Roetter, and HR VP Skip Schipper have “chosen to leave” Twitter  —  Was really hoping to talk to Twitter employees about this later this week, but want to set the record straight now: http://twitter.com/...
Re/code:
Vine head Jason Toff confirms he is leaving for Google to work on VR, sources say Twitter will appoint two new board members soon  —  Another Twitter Goodbye: Vine Head Jason Toff Out  —  According to sources, Vine head Jason Toff is leaving the Twitter.  —  Re/code had previously reported …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Sources: Top choice for Twitter CMO role is American Express marketing VP Leslie Berland  —  Amex Marketing Executive Tops Twitter CMO List  —  It's a woman.  She is from a major brand company.  The hire will report directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.  —  So far, that is the person …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify to roll out video to all Android users this week, iOS users next week, in US, UK, Germany and Sweden  —  Spotify Ready to Introduce Video Product  —  Content from BBC, Maker Studios, ESPN will soon be added to popular music app  —  Spotify AB is finally rolling out its video product to the masses.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
‘iPhone 5se’ likely to have faster A9/M9 chips & always-on Siri, come in 16/64GB capacities  —  Last week we reported that Apple is preparing to announce a new 4-inch iPhone dubbed the “iPhone 5se” as soon as mid-March.  Our report noted that the new iPhone is essentially an upgraded iPhone 5s …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Cortana will soon recognize commitments you make in e-mails, transform them into reminders, suggest rescheduling options for meetings outside regular hours  —  Cortana now scans your emails to make sure you're keeping promises  —  Microsoft is putting a lot of emphasis on its Cortana digital assistant for its next Windows 10 update.
Nate Swanner / The Next Web:
Adobe adds Portfolio website builder for designers to Creative Cloud, now competes with Squarespace and Wix  —  Adobe Portfolio takes dead aim at Wix and Squarespace for quick and easy websites  —  Adobe is rounding out its Creative Cloud suite with a new website design tool.

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