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August 11, 2016, 1:15 PM
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Ten former employees shed light on Twitter's 10-year failure to stop abuse on its platform  —  For nearly its entire existence, Twitter has not just tolerated abuse and hate speech, it's virtually been optimized to accommodate it.  With public backlash at an all-time high and growth stagnating …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Microsoft acquires Beam interactive game livestreaming service  —  Microsoft has acquired Beam, a Seattle-based interactive game streaming service that lets viewers play along with streamers as they watch.  Beam's model takes the mostly passive interaction that streaming fans may be used …
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, will leave the company in the coming weeks to focus on health-and-wellness startup Thrive Global  —  Huffington Post co-founder and editor-in-chief to focus on health-and-wellness startup Thrive Global
Davey Alba / Wired:
Snapchat removes “yellowface” anime lens after user backlash, four months after similar furor over Bob Marley “blackface” filter  —  Snapchat's at it again.  As first reported by The Verge and Mic, the ephemeral snapping app adored by millennials yesterday released …
Mark Bergen / Recode:
Sources: Bill Maris, the CEO and founder of Google Ventures (now GV), is leaving this week, to be replaced by David Krane  —  Managing partner David Krane is said to be taking his place.  —  Bill Maris, the founder and chief of Google Ventures (or GV), is leaving the firm and its parent, Alphabet, Recode has learned.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Kyocera unveils new 5-inch rugged DuraForce Pro phone with a third “Super Wide View” 1080p action camera, Snapdragon 617, 2GB of RAM, fingerprint sensor  —  If you film motorcycle ice racing or open pit mines, a regular smartphone may be a bit dainty.
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
Oppo and Vivo, both owned by BBK Electronics Co., surge to second and third place in China's smartphone market, aided by old-school brick-and-mortar stores  —  Upstart brands Oppo and Vivo surge in popularity in China—aided by old-school brick-and-mortar stores
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
FCC filing shows Google plans to test wireless network on newly available spectrum in 24 US locations  —  A new filing with the Federal Communications Commission reveals how seriously Google is focusing on its plans for a wireless version of Fiber, its high-speed internet service.

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal is prepared to pay an average of about $2.5B a year to air a package of NBA games, as WBD makes last-ditch efforts to keep those rights

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Husain Sumra / MacRumors:
Netflix releases free FAST speed test app to measure download speed for iOS and Android

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Rick Tetzeli / Fast Company:
Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi discuss the never-ending development of Apple Maps, why Apple doesn't try to be great at everything, and working with Tim Cook
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:
Researchers find key to unlock Windows devices guarded by Secure Boot; key could allow users to run alternative operating systems, attackers to install rootkits
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: iPhone event scheduled for Sept. 7; thinner MacBook Pros with touchscreen strip for function keys, USB Type-C, Touch ID, more, likely to debut later
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