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August 27, 2013, 7:10 PM

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Colin Stretch / Facebook:
Global Government Requests Report  —  Transparency and trust are core values at Facebook.  We strive to embody them in all aspects of our services, including our approach to responding to government data requests.  We want to make sure that the people who use our service understand the nature …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple TV updated with Vevo, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Weather Channel, Smithsonian apps  —  Today, Apple has issued an over-the-air update to the Apple TV that brings several new content apps.  Notably, in line with expectations, an app for the Vevo Music Video service has arrived.
Dan Frommer / SplatF:
The Apple TV App Store Can't Be Too Far Away  —  Apple TV owners just got a bunch more channels: Vevo, the Weather Channel, more from Disney, and Smithsonian.  This follows a recent update that added HBO Go and ESPN apps, and represents a continued acceleration of new content being added to Apple TV.
More: 9to5Mac and CNET
Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Times Web Site Affected by External Hacking Attack  —  The New York Times Web site was unavailable to readers on Tuesday afternoon following an attack on the company's domain name registrar, Melbourne IT.  The attack also required employees of The Times to stop sending out sensitive e-mails.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple's iPhone ‘Reuse and Recycle’ trade-in program detailed, begins rolling out August 30th  —  Yesterday, we reported that Apple is gearing up to launch its iPhone trade-in program in September.  The program will allow an iPhone user to exchange an older iPhone model for a new iPhone at a discounted price.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Windows 8.1 is officially finished, but everyone has to wait until October 18th  —  Microsoft is confirming today, after recent reports, that the company has completed Windows 8.1 and is releasing it to manufacturing (RTM).  The finalization of the Windows 8 update means that hardware partners …
Bloomberg:
Twitter Hires Commerce Chief to Add Shopping Via Tweets  —  Twitter Inc. hired Nathan Hubbard, the former president of Ticketmaster, as its first head of commerce, part of a push to enable shopping via short postings on its social website.  —  Hubbard, 38, started at San Francisco-based Twitter this week …
Fortune:
AllThingsD nears split with Dow Jones  —  The future of influential tech website All Things Digital is close to being decided.  Reuters reported in February that AllThingsD co-executive editors Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg had begun discussions with owner Dow Jones, a subsidiary of News Corp. …
Will Connors / Wall Street Journal:
BlackBerry Weighs Messenger Spinoff  —  Move Signals Firm Is Trying to Position BBM as a Valuable Asset Ahead of Potential Sale  —  BlackBerry Ltd. is considering spinning off its messaging service into a subsidiary that would operate with more independence, according to people familiar with the matter.
Michael Kassner / TechRepublic:
Researchers reverse-engineer the Dropbox client: What it means  —  There were doubts about being able to reverse engineer heavily-obfuscated applications written in Python.  Two researchers have removed all doubt by reverse engineering the immensely popular Dropbox client.
More: The Switch and Geek.com
Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM:
Google calls book scanning “transformative” in latest push for fair use ruling  —  Google and the Authors Guild's eight-year legal fight over digital books is coming to a head once again, as both sides prepare to make their final case next month about whether Google's scanning …
John Tozzi / Businessweek:
Jack Dorsey's Plan to Save America's Struggling Cities  —  Square co-founder (and Twitter chairman) Jack Dorsey started hosting events to bring together local business owners in California earlier this year.  This fall he's taking the idea to places normally off the tech world's radar …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Vine gets better with age: How screens, speed and networks are changing the future of online video  —  Earlier this morning when sitting in the San Diego Airport while waiting for my flight, I did what most people do these days in those situations — I peered into my phone and cycled through my various social media applications.
Tweets: @om
David Kravets / Wired:
Feds Back Away From Forced Decryption ... For Now  —  Federal prosecutors have formally dropped demands that a child-porn suspect give up his encryption keys in a closely watched case, but experts warn the issue of forced decryption is very much alive and is likely to encompass a larger swath …
Stefan Constantinescu / Android Beat:
Samsung Exec confirms Note III and Galaxy Gear launch for September 4th (next week!)  —  Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung's mobile business, told The Korea Times that Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear smartwatch on September 4th.
Nick Summers / The Next Web:
Google releases a Chromecast app for iOS to help users set up and manage their $35 TV dongle  —  Google released an official Chromecast app for iOS devices today, making it easier for users to set up the new $35 TV dongle, switch between multiple Chromecasts and change common network settings.
Greg Bensinger / Digits:
Groupon Eyes Warehouse Network For Goods  —  Groupon is planning a network of North American warehouses for its physical goods business, pushing the company known for coupons into more direct competition with Amazon.com.  —  In an interview Tuesday, CEO Eric Lefkofsky said the Chicago company …
More: The Verge

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