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July 3, 2013, 12:20 AM

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John McDermott / AdAge:

Motorola Debuts its First Ad for Upcoming Moto X Smartphone — A Made-In-America Claim But No Images of the Phone — Motorola has set a patriotic tone for its Moto X smartphone campaign, the company's first since being acquired by Google last summer. — “What we are doing which is very different …

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:

Moto X will not be a Droid on Verizon — The new flagship stands alone, but the Droid lives on — Motorola's forthcoming Moto X phone will not be a Droid device on Verizon, multiple sources tell The Verge. The change marks a sharp inflection point in the tight relationship between the two companies …

More: AndroidHeadlines.com, PhoneArena and IntoMobile

Dan Rowinski / ReadWrite:

Google Teases The Moto X, A Fully Customizable Smartphone From Motorola

More: Electronista and AllThingsD. Tweets: @dannysullivan

Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:

Apple Said to Near Time Warner Cable Deal for TV Programs — Apple Inc. (AAPL) is nearing a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) to give subscribers of the cable television service access to channels via Apple TV, people with knowledge of the negotiations said.

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Apple reportedly hires Hulu exec to negotiate future media deals

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple hires former YSL CEO Paul Deneve to work on special projects under Tim Cook — Confirming a claim from earlier today, Bloomberg's Adam Satariano reports that Apple has confirmed the hire of former Yves Saint Laurent CEO Paul Deneve. According to Apple, Deneve will report to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

More: Bloomberg, AppleInsider, Reuters, ZDNet, CNET, AllThingsD, The Verge, Digits, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, App Advice, Engadget, Macgasm, Business Insider, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint and iDownloadBlog.com

Tweets: @satariano, @levie and @reneritchie

Erica Ogg / GigaOM:

Apple's decision to hire fashion exec for “special projects” could boost its wearable computing efforts

More: GeekWire, CNET and iMore

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

Yahoo Buys Qwiki for About $50 Million — As AllThingsD reported two weeks ago that it was likely to do, Yahoo said it has bought Qwiki, the New York startup that makes an Apple iPhone app that allows users to turn photos, music and videos into short movies automatically.

More: Yahoo!, Qwiki, BBC, Reuters, Engadget, CNET, Computerworld, SocialTimes, IntoMobile, ReadWrite, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Business Insider, SlashGear, GigaOM, Inc.com and Mashable. Tweets: @marshallk. See also Mediagazer

Ben Horowitz / AllThingsD:

Shared Command … Zynga recently put a new management structure in place where Don Mattrick is the CEO and my friend Mark Pincus, the founder and former CEO, will be the chairman of the board and the chief product officer. — My friend Fred Wilson encourages entrepreneurs to consider …

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Nicole Laporte / Fast Company:

Meet Former XBox Boss Don Mattrick, Who Just Left Microsoft To Turn Around Zynga

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Casey Newton / The Verge:

YouTube renews Vevo deal, buys stake in company to keep music videos off Facebook — Google said today that it has renewed its agreement with Vevo, the music video distributor, keeping its popular programming on YouTube and preventing it from falling into the hands of its rivals.

More: Billboard, TechCrunch, The Next Web, VentureBeat, CNET, Financial Times and Electronista

Michal Conger / Washington Examiner:

State Department bureau spent $630,000 on Facebook ‘likes’ — State Department officials spent $630,000 to get more Facebook “likes,” prompting employees to complain to a government watchdog that the bureau was “buying fans” in social media, the agency's inspector general says.

More: NationalJournal.com, Foreign Policy and ZDNet

Official Google Reader Blog:

A final farewell — Thank you for stopping by. — Today, we powered down Google Reader. We understand you may not agree with this decision, but we hope you'll come to love these alternatives as much as you loved Reader. — Sincerely, — The Google Reader Team — Frequently-asked questions:

More: Gizmodo, Wonkblog, Building Feedly, NBC Bay Area, gHacks Technology News, InfoWorld, BuzzFeed, iMore, CNET, Geek News Central, iPhone Hacks, Bloggers Blog and ZDNet

Tweets: @edbott and @tcarmody

Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:

How Facebook threatens HP, Cisco, and more with its “vanity free” servers — A test rack in Facebook's hardware electrical test lab filled with Facebook DIY hardware. — MENLO PARK, CA—Building 17 of Facebook's headquarters sits on what was once a Sun Microsystems campus known fondly as “Sun Quentin.”

Chris Welch / The Verge:

.NYC: New York will be ‘first city in the country’ with its own top-level domain — If you run a New York City-based business or happen to live in one of the five boroughs, you'll soon be able to secure your own domain ending in .nyc. The news was just announced via Mayor Bloomberg's …

More: nyc.gov, CNET, PC Magazine, Laughing Squid, Mashable, BBC, SocialTimes, The Next Web, Engadget, Betabeat, GigaOM, Valleywag and VentureBeat. Tweets: @nycmayorsoffice

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Microsoft and Nokia launch Music Mix Party, let friends share a streaming Xbox playlist (video) — We've seen a few attempts at shared audio streaming, but many of these depend on specialized apps or hardware. Microsoft and Nokia could clear that hurdle with their newly launched Nokia Music Mix Party …

More: The Windows Blog, Polygon, Ubergizmo, WMPoweruser, PC Magazine and Neowin

Dan Primack / Fortune:

Exclusive: Homebrew closes debut fund — Quick fundraise for former Google and Twitter execs. — FORTUNE — Homebrew, a new venture capital firm founded by former Google and Twitter project managers, has quietly closed its debut fund with $35 million. — The San Francisco-based firm …

More: The Next Web and ZDNet

Todd Shields / Bloomberg:

Softbank Bid for Sprint Said to Win Majority FCC Support — SoftBank Corp. (9984)'s $21.6 billion bid for mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) won the support it needs from the last U.S. regulatory body reviewing the transaction, said people familiar with the matter.

More: CNET and The Verge

Rebecca Grant / VentureBeat:

YuMe files for $65M IPO as video ad market continues to soar — Video ad network YuMe is going public. The startup filed for a $65 million initial public offering today. — YuMe provides digital video advertising technology that pairs online videos with relevant audiences.

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Pebble Smartwatch Is Coming To Best Buy July 7 For $149.95 — Pebble is selling its smartwatch via Best buy stores soon, with the device going on sale at the major U.S.-based electronics retailer on July 7 for $149.95. The e-ink display for the Pebble and Bluetooth connection it sports allow …

More: forums.getpebble.com, The Next Web, Android and Me, Ubergizmo, Electronista, iPhone in Canada Blog, Los Angeles Times, Mashable, ABC News, GigaOM, TechHive, SlashGear, WebProNews and SelfScreens. Thanks:@mjburnsy

Ben Gilbert / Engadget:

Spotify Discover functionality now available on iOS app, ‘coming soon’ to other platforms — Spotify's Discover area isn't quite as ubiquitous as we'd hoped by this point, primarily serving computer-based Spotify users. But today that trend begins to change, with Spotify's iOS app getting an update …

More: TechCrunch, The Verge, CNET, TechHive, Evolver.fm, WebProNews, AppleInsider, iMore, Inquirer, SlashGear and Macgasm

Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:

State attorneys general blast Google for allegedly monetizing illicit YouTube videos — Two state attorneys general on Tuesday lambasted Google for allegedly making money off of online ads placed next to YouTube videos that promote illicit activities to viewers.

More: Omaha World-Herald, WOWT-TV, Grand Island Independent, Reuters, Watchdog.org and AllThingsD

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