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July 14, 2016, 11:35 AM

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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 …
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.
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.
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).
More: CNNMoney, CNBC and BloombergTweets: @jonrussell
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.
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 …
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.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Microsoft wins US appeal over warrant for emails held on server in Ireland  —  Microsoft Corp won the reversal on Thursday of a court order requiring it to turn over to the U.S. government the contents of a customer's email account stored on an Irish server, in a victory for privacy advocates.
More: ZDNet
Maureen Morrison / Ad Age:
BitTorrent to launch live-streamed TV news network on July 18 at the Republican National Convention as part of broader effort to become a video content company  —  Move Is Part of Larger Effort to Refocus Business on Becoming Video Content Company  —  6 Ways You Can Put Behavioral Automation to Work for Your Clients Today

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