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Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
EU votes to support suspending U.S. data sharing agreements, including passenger flight data  —  Summary: The European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution that would back the Commission should it wish to suspend data sharing agreements with the U.S., such as the passenger name records system …
David Meyer / GigaOM:
France has its own PRISM-like surveillance program, report suggests  —  French president François Hollande has been vocal in his objections to the U.S. bugging European institutions but, when the PRISM scandal broke, some criticized him for staying silent - after all …
Miyoung Kim / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics' second quarter misses forecast as smartphone worries deepen  —  (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd missed already modest expectations for its quarterly earnings guidance on Friday, deepening worries that its smartphone business may have peaked, as growth in sales …
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Dell eyes wearable computing move  —  Computer maker says it is ‘exploring ideas’, as it admits corporate customers are slow to adopt Windows 8 tablets  —  Struggling computer maker Dell is considering a move into the “wearable computing” space, as it grapples with the effects of a shrinking PC market.
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
HTC profit down 83 percent from last year despite flagship launch  —  HTC has just announced its unaudited results for the second quarter 2013, and they're not pretty.  Despite launching a much-lauded flagship smartphone, the HTC one, the company made just NT$1.25 billion (roughly $41 million) …
James Brightman / GamesIndustry International:
NPD preparing to track digital sales this year  —  Nine publishers are on board so far, and the goal is to launch a global digital sales tracking service “quickly due to the pending console launches”  —  Digital sales are growing every year in the games business.
Leo Kelion / BBC:
Microsoft develops 3D touchscreen with tactile feedback  —  By adjusting resistance against a person's touch the screen can make some objects feel heavier than others  —  Details of a touchscreen showing 3D images that can be felt and manipulated have been published by Microsoft's research unit.
Laura Hudson / Wired:
For the First Time, You Can Actually Own the Digital Comics You Buy  —  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — If you've ever bought a digital comic book, your experience probably went something like this: You opened up an app like ComiXology, paid around $1.99 to $3.99 — likely, the same price as a print issue …

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UMG shares fall 25%, the record company's worst day since its 2021 IPO, following disappointing Q2 results; UMG is down 40%+ over the past 12 months

Minho Kim / New York Times:
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