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June 21, 2014, 9:40 AM

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Liz Gannes / Re/code:

Google's Nest Buys Dropcam for $555 Million — Dropcam, the popular home monitoring camera startup, will be acquired by Nest, maker of smart thermostats and smoke detectors. The deal is worth $555 million in cash. — Nest itself was just purchased by Google just four months ago for $3.2 billion.

Shara Tibken / CNET:

Samsung to launch Android Wear smartwatch at Google I/O — The wearable will be one of several new devices built around Google software, sources tell CNET. LG and Motorola are also expected to show off new gadgets.

More: Gigaom, Tech Times, Techie News, Softpedia News, Ars Technica, Phandroid, Android Beat, Pocketnow, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Central, GSMArena Blog, Engadget, SamMobile and SlashGear. Thanks:@nickstatt

Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Yahoo, burned by The Weather Channel replacing it as iOS 8's weather data provider, worries next about Stocks app — As Weather Channel Blows Yahoo Off Apple's Upcoming iOS 8, App Storms Ahead for Mayer — Of the many announcements made at Apple's recent Worldwide Developers Conference …

More: App Advice, Ubergizmo, TechnoBuffalo, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Business Insider and MacNN

Tweets: @davezatz and @kenli729

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple said to team up with pro athletes to test iWatch fitness capabilities — Apple has teamed up with some of the sports world's most notable professional athletes in order to test the upcoming “iWatch's” fitness capabilities in intense training environments, according to a source with knowledge of the testing.

More: Macworld, I4U News, Ubergizmo, App Advice, Pocketnow, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, TechCrunch, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, Electronista, BGR, Business Insider, GSMArena Blog, iLounge, Cult of Mac, InvestorPlace, iPhone in Canada Blog, Associated Press and iPhone. Tweets: @markgurman. Thanks:@jordankahn

Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:

Skype to retire recent editions for Windows, Mac; upgrades mandatory — Upgrade or lose access to calling and chat service in ‘next few months’ — Skype today said it would retire older versions of its desktop Internet calling application, including versions on Windows and OS X launched …

More: Skype Blogs, iMore, InfoWorld, Softpedia News, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, WinBeta, BetaNews, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Next Web, Techie News and App Advice

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

YouTube is coming to cable TV set-top boxes, with a little help from the cloud — Right now, a grandma in Hungary is watching Gangnam style for the very first time. Her introduction to Psy has been made possible by a partnership between YouTube and the local cable TV provider UPC Hungary …

More: Light Reading

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Google unveils independent “fork” of OpenSSL called “BoringSSL” — Google is releasing its own independently developed “fork” of OpenSSL, the widely used cryptography library that came to international attention following the Heartbleed vulnerability that threatened hundreds of thousands of websites with catastrophic attacks.

More: ImperialViolet, The Register and Softpedia News. Tweets: @xor

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

EFF to release open-source router firmware for securely sharing your Wi-Fi with strangers — This Tool Boosts Your Privacy by Opening Your Wi-Fi to Strangers — In an age of surveillance anxiety, the notion of leaving your Wi-Fi network open and unprotected seems dangerously naive.

More: Gizmodo. Tweets: @dangillmor, @jpbarlow, @glynmoody and @thegrugq

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:

Rather Than Opt-Out Of Google, German News Publishers Demand 11% Cut Of Revenue — German news publishers are picking up where the Belgians left off, a now not-so-proud tradition of suing Google for being included in its listings rather than choosing to opt-out.

More: Ars Technica, BuzzMachine, Gawker and Techdirt. Tweets: @pmarca. See also Mediagazer

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

This Firefox OS-powered streaming stick is Mozilla's answer to Chromecast (exclusive video) — Google's Chromecast streaming stick could soon get competition from an unexpected source: Mozilla has secretly been working with a partner on a Chromecast-like streaming stick that is powered by Firefox OS.

More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, TechnoBuffalo, The Verge, SlashGear, Android Police and Android Central. Tweets: @codepo8

Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:

Google Considering Investment in New Trans-Pacific Cable — Move Comes as Technology Companies are Sending More Traffic Across Private Networks — Google Inc. is weighing an investment in a new, multimillion-dollar cable across the Pacific Ocean, people familiar with the matter said …

More: Reuters

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Q&A with Jeff Bezos: Amazon Fire phone took form over four years ago — Bezos: Amazon Fire Phone Was a Long Time Coming — Going to dump your iPhone for this? — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has made a long-term bet that you will. The retailer's new Fire phone is the culmination …

More: App Advice, DSLreports, Ars Technica, TechnoBuffalo, BGR and FierceWireless

Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

Box in talks with TPG to raise at least $100M in funding ahead of its delayed IPO — Box May Raise $100 Million or More Before IPO — Box, the enterprise cloud storage and collaboration company, is exploring the possibility of raising $100 million or more from private investors ahead of its planned initial public offering.

More: GeekWire, Fortune, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal and SeekingAlpha.com. Tweets: @danprimack

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