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July 14, 2016, 12:30 PM

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Mark Scott / New York Times:
EU files new round of antitrust charges against Google related to AdSense and AdWords  —  European officials are expected on Thursday to announce a new round of antitrust charges against Google, according to two people briefed on the matter.  —  The charges relate to some of the technology …
Brittany Vincent / Engadget:
Nintendo's Classic Mini is a tiny NES with 30 pre-loaded games launching November 11 for $59.99  —  That dusty old NES in your attic might be rife with nostalgic memories, but it's a pain to drag out of its box whenever you get the hankering for a rousing game of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo totally gets it …
Yolanda Redrup / Financial Review:
Android Pay launches in Australia with 25+ partners but ANZ is the only big four bank signed up  —  Google's digital wallet Android Pay has its official Australian launch on Thursday, and like with Apple Pay's earlier launch Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is the first big four bank signed up.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Amazon's AWS buys Cloud9 to add more development tools to its web services stack  —  Amazon Web Services has made an acquisition to continue building out the services that it offers around and on its cloud storage platform.  It has bought Cloud9, a San Francisco-based startup that has built …
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Skype announces new WebRTC alpha version for Linux; Chromebook users can now make voice calls too  —  Skype has announced a brand-new version of Skype for Linux users today, as the Microsoft-owned VoIP client looks to play catch up with its brethren on other platforms.
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Nest's new product is a $199 security camera that works outdoors  —  Nest has made an update to its Nest Cam that — while won't necessarily appeal to everyone — is likely going to solve an issue people may have had with the company's security camera: Efficiency in the outdoors.
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
Line starts trading on NYSE at $42, up 33% from IPO price  —  Japanese messaging app company Line, a subsidiary of South Korean search engine provider Naver, today started trading at $42 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol LN, after raising more than $1 billion in its initial public offering (IPO).
John Velasco / Android Authority:
Hands on: Alcatel Idol 4s phone comes with fingerprint sensor, VR goggles, JBL headphones, and Incipio case, ships Aug. 3 for $400, pre-order July 15 for $350  —  Almost hard to imagine at this point, but it's already been over four months since Mobile World Congress 2016.
Reuters:
House committee report claims banking regulator FDIC was hacked in 2010, 2011, 2013, likely by China, accuses FDIC of covering up breach for political reasons  —  The Chinese government likely hacked computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and employees …

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