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August 4, 2014, 1:45 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple hires Angela Ahrendts' confidant & former Nike exec to lead social media efforts — Apple is giving its social media department a significant shot in the arm this week. The Cupertino-based company has hired Musa Tariq, the former social media chief for both Nike and Burberry.

More: Mashable. Tweets: @jspepper

Abhijeet M. / SamMobile:

4.7" Samsung Galaxy Alpha with 720p display, metal construction, and iPhone-like chamfered edges expected to be announced this month — Leaked photos show Samsung Galaxy Alpha in white — With the Galaxy Alpha getting closer and closer to an official unveil, quite a few details have leaked about Samsung's upcoming metal-clad phone.

More: Ars Technica, Inquirer, G 4 Games, Gigaom, 9to5Google, Mashable, Geek.com, Android Central, GSMArena.com, Business Insider, Pocket-lint, The Verge, ZDNet, Cult of Android and Droid Life

Patrick Hoge / bizjournals:

The female Pinterest engineer who pressed tech giants to air embarrassing diversity numbers — Before the recent wave of big technology companies releasing diversity data, there was a one-woman effort by Tracy Chou, a software engineer at the social bookmarking website Pinterest.

Tweets: @david_connell, @beltzner and @mialoira. Thanks:@jboitnott

Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom:

Docker sells dotCloud business to German PaaS company cloudControl, focuses on core container management business — Docker parts ways with its dotCloud business — The container management startup is selling off its dotCloud business to the German PaaS company cloudControl GmbH as it concentrates on its container technology.

More: Data Center Knowledge, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Forbes and BroadwayWorld.com

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:

Hidden sensors embedded in everyday objects like car seats may be more useful than wearables — Sensors And Sensitivity — There's only so much practical real estate on the human body for wearables — unless you're willing to revive the over-accessorizing trend of the 1980s.

Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:

Square acquires food delivery startup Caviar in reported $90M all stock deal — It's Official: Square Acquires Food Delivery Service Caviar — Square has acquired curated food delivery service Caviar today, confirming earlier reports that the companies had been in serious talks.

More: Caviar Blog, Re/code, ZDNet, Gigaom, The Next Web, GeekWire, TechHive, New York Times and Square. Tweets: @delrey

Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:

Q&A with Pinterest's Evan Sharp on the company's function, competitors, and ambition — What Is Pinterest? A Database of Intentions — Evan Sharp, one of the co-founders of Pinterest, delves into what the wildly popular image-collecting site is really about, and what it's likely to do in the future.

More: WebProNews. Tweets: @anildash, @pmarca, @scottjenson and @elizabeth. Thanks:@srikardr

Jim Finkle / Reuters:

Beijing to bar Symantec, Kaspersky anti-virus in procurement: report — (Reuters) - China has excluded U.S.-based Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) and Russia's Kaspersky Lab from a list of approved anti-virus software vendors, according to a Chinese media report suggesting Beijing is expanding efforts to limit use of foreign technology.

More: Bloomberg, People's Daily Online, Guardian, Engadget, CNET, Associated Press, Help Net Security, The Register, SC Magazine, GadgeTell, VPN Creative, Softpedia News, Gigaom, Neowin and Inquirer

Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom:

Why these startups think chat apps are the next big thing in workplace collaboration — The big cloud storage companies like Amazon and the file-sync players like Box aren't the only ones rolling out work-collaboration features; there's a host of startups generating a lot of interest …

Dan Frommer / Quartz:

Nearly 60% of sampled mid-sized tech & media firms and 92% of sampled YC startups use Gmail — Google is stealing away Microsoft's future corporate customers — Microsoft has long dominated the corporate-software market, and its new CEO Satya Nadella has set his sights on owning all things related to productivity and the cloud.

More: Gigaom. Tweets: @mattrosoff, @zseward, @jyarow and @reckless

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft rolls out Windows Phone 8.1 update featuring Live Folders and more to developers — Microsoft's first Windows Phone 8.1 update is now rolling out — Developers get an early look at Live Folders and other new features — Microsoft's first update to Windows Phone 8.1 is rolling out to developers today.

More: PC World, TechCrunch, SuperSite for Windows, BetaNews, SlashGear, International Business Times, Windows Phone Central, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneDog.com, DailyTech, WinBeta and Technology Personalized

Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:

Background on Iliad, the French wireless newcomer that made a surprise bid for T-Mobile — What the Hell Is Iliad, T-Mobile's Latest Suitor? — When French telecommunications company Iliad announced its interest in acquiring a controlling stake in T-Mobile U.S., the surprise $15 billion bid drew …

More: TelecompetitorTelecompetitor, Tech Times and Motley Fool

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