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Bloomberg:

China said to ban government purchases of iPads, MacBooks over security concerns — China Said to Exclude Apple From Procurement List — China's government excluded Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns …

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

The Russian ‘hack of the century’ doesn't add up — Yesterday, The New York Times dropped an exclusive account of what reporter Nicole Perlroth called “the biggest hack ever.” By the numbers it certainly held up: 1.2 billion accounts, covering 500 million unique email addresses over 420,000 websites.

More: CNNMoney.com, Re/code, SiliconBeat, Geek Beat, CNET, Guardian and Federal Computer Week. Tweets: @reckless

New York Times:

Russian gang holds 1.2B username/password combos, stolen from 420K vulnerable websites scanned via botnet, say security researchers — Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Internet Credentials — A Russian crime ring has amassed the largest known collection …

Kashmir Hill / Forbes:

Firm That Exposed Breach Of ‘Billion Passwords’ Quickly Offered $120 Service To Find Out If You're Affected

More: Tech Times. Tweets: @ashedryden, @forbes and @ahess247. Thanks:@aatilley

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Google Acquires Emu, An IM Client With Siri-Like Intelligence — Google has acquired Emu, a new mobile messaging application that just exited beta earlier this year. Emu was at heart an IM client, but it differentiated itself from the crowded market with smart features that incorporated …

More: Engadget, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, ZDNet, CIO.com, The Next Web, bizjournals, SlashGear and Electronista

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple's Paul Deneve brings YSL's Europe President and Retail Head into the Cupertino fold — Apple has just made another significant hire from the global fashion industry: Yves Saint Laurent's Europe President and Retail Head Catherine Monier. Sources say that Monier left the Paris …

More: iPhone in Canada Blog and Electronista

Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

With Lyft Line, Passengers Can Split Fares For Shared Rides — On-demand ride-sharing startup Lyft is launching a new product in San Francisco today that it hopes will get more people using its service. Called Lyft Line, the product is designed to lower costs for passengers …

More: Uber Blog, Lyft Blog, New York Times, PandoDaily, Business Insider, Engadget, Betabeat, PC Magazine, GeekWire, TechHive, The Technology Chronicles, VentureBeat, Fortune, The Verge, Re/code, The Next Web, WebProNews, Daily Dot, Businessweek, Phandroid, PC Advisor, Wired, and San Francisco Chronicle. Tweets: @collision. Thanks:@kylebrussell

Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:

Late to the party again, Sidecar launches carpooling like Uber & Lyft

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon expands same-day delivery service to Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, NY, Philadelphia and Washington DC metro areas, now outpaces competitors — With Newly Announced Expansions, Amazon's Same-Day Delivery Service Now Outpaces Competitors — Amazon's “Same-Day Delivery” …

More: The Digital Reader, Marketing Land, CNET, BetaNews, The Next Web, The Verge, VentureBeat, internetretailer.com, Engadget, Electronista, WebProNews, Ubergizmo, Digital Trends, Droid Life, GadgeTell and Fortune

Tweets: @gregbettinelli and @cisco_mobile

Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:

Microsoft's Q2 loss on Surface estimated at $363M, total since launch two years back $1.7B — Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B — The tablet business has lost money each quarter, and each fiscal year — Microsoft continued to lose money on its Surface tablets throughout …

More: GeekWire, The Verge, DailyTech, Gigaom Research, ITProPortal, Windows Phone Central and Gigaom

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 to hit 25 more countries as losses mount

More: Surface Blog, The Official Microsoft Blog, MobileBurn.com, Tech2, SlashGear, WinBeta, CNET, Electronista, ITProPortal, Neowin, The Next Web, BetaNews and The Verge

Jon Russell / The Next Web:

Twitter just dropped a huge hint that it will introduce shopping services — The evidence that Twitter is planning a move into e-commerce is stacking up, after a handful of users noticed a new (and seemingly dormant) setting for “payment and shipping” inside the company's Android app.

More: Gizmodo, Marketing Land, Daily Dot, AllTwitter and InvestorPlace

Tweets: @journeydan and @serbanpaun

Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:

Apple, Samsung Agree to End Patent Suits Outside U.S. — Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) are starting to wind down their global patent battle. — The companies said in a joint statement today that they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside …

More: The Verge, Re/code, TechnoBuffalo, Marketing Land, SiliconBeat, Tech Times, Washington Post, Pocketnow, DailyTech, InfoWorld, iPhone, MacDailyNews, TUAW, Inquirer, AppleTell, Android Beat, SiliconBeat, SlashGear, TechSpot, bizjournals, PC Magazine, FierceWireless, MobileBurn.com, OSNews, iMore, BetaNews and BGR. Tweets: @fosspatents

Joan E. Solsman / CNET:

Pandora strikes deal with artists through a group representing over 20,000 independent labels — Hear that? Pandora and artists finally reach sweet harmony — Pandora's first ever direct deal with labels marks a new age for artist relations at the Web's top streaming-music service …

More: TechHive, Associated Press, Engadget and The Next Web

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Evgeny Morozov / New York Times:

Internet.org's project to connect the developing world is a gateway drug to Facebook — Facebook's Gateway Drug — SILICON VALLEY was once content to dominate the tech world. But recently, its leading companies have ventured deep into areas well outside its traditional bailiwick …

More: Business Insider. Tweets: @evgenymorozov

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Foursquare 8.0 review: great for personalized food recommendations, but its future depends on keeping recommendations fresh without in-app check-ins — Foursquare 8.0 review: the ultimate food-finder — The check-in is dead, but Foursquare is alive — It's almost 11.

More: The Foursquare Blog, Ben's blog, AVC, New York Times, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, TechHive, VentureBeat, Tech Times, GadgeTell, Marketing Land, Medium, Search Engine Land, Laughing Squid, Gizmodo, WebProNews, ReadWrite, Engadget, Business Insider, Bloomberg, SlashGear, Ubergizmo and Re/code

Tweets: @jayohms, @hamburger and @jcro

Rita El Khoury / Android Police:

Moto 360 Pics And Review Show It Next To The LG G Watch, Confirm Wireless Charging, IP67 Water Resistance, Heart Rate Sensor, And Good Battery Life — Luca Viscardi is one lucky, lucky, three times lucky guy. He seems to have gotten his hands on a Moto 360 for an extended amount of time and has been putting it through its paces.

More: TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Gizmodo, Expert Reviews, International Business Times, PC Advisor, Load the Game, T3, SlashGear, DailyTech, Phandroid, PC Advisor, GSMArena Blog, BGR, Liliputing, Trusted Reviews, PhoneDog.com and Business Insider

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Gmail now surfaces Unsubscribe links to the top of emails — Google today released a neat feature for those who like to reduce the number of emails they receive. In short, Gmail will now surface the Unsubscribe link in certain emails to the top, beside the sender's email address.

More: Gmail - Google+, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, Engadget, BGR, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Mashable, Cult of Android and SlashGear. Tweets: @cisco_mobile

Jonathan Vanian / Gigaom:

The $400 million container company: Docker closes in on funding round of over $40 million — The cloud darling's upcoming round of financing comes at a time when the startup has been busy selling off its dotCloud business and has acquired a London-based development shop.

More: tecosystems and Forbes

Roger Cheng / CNET:

Sprint taps Brightstar CEO Claure as new CEO — Claure replaces Dan Hesse, who has served as CEO since December 2007. — Sprint on Wednesday named Marcelo Claure its new president and CEO, starting a new chapter for the embattled carrier. — Claure, who is the 43-year-old founder and CEO …

More: Sprint, GeekWire, ABC News, Engadget, Re/code, Gigaom, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Gigaom, Fortune, Tech Times, Tech Trader Daily, DSLreports and The Verge

Eric Johnson / Re/code:

Kiwi Raises $15 Million With Hopes of Making Console-Quality Games on Mobile — Android-first mobile gaming company Kiwi said today that it had closed a new $15 million round of funding led by Northgate Capital. DFJ and Sequoia Capital also participated. — The Palo Alto, Calif.-based studio …

More: Inside Mobile Apps, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, TriplePoint Newsroom, Gamasutra, PE Hub Blog and Pocket Gamer.biz. Tweets: @kiwiinc

Julian Chokkattu / TechCrunch:

Doctor On Demand Raises $21M Series A And Adds Comcast As A Customer — Doctor on Demand, the service that lets you video connect with a U.S. physician on Android and iOS for $40, closed a $21 million Series A round led by Venrock, Shasta Ventures and angel investor Sir Richard Branson.

More: VentureBeat and The Next Web

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:

Google's YouTube Buys Mobile Video Startup Directr — In its latest effort to boost advertising by small businesses, Google said its YouTube unit had acquired Directr, a mobile-video app used by small businesses to create marketing videos. — No purchase price was disclosed.

More: 9to5Google and MarketWatch

Sam Byford / The Verge:

Sony gives up on PlayStation Mobile for Android — No longer supported on newer phones and Android versions — Sony has announced that it will no longer support the Android side of PlayStation Mobile, its initiative to support cross-platform indie game publishing for the PS Vita and Google's OS.

More: Xperia Blog, GamePolitics blogs, VentureBeat, Gamasutra, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Android Central, The Next Web and Neowin. Tweets: @scottlowe

David Ruddock / Android Police:

Android “L” Release Will Very Likely Include Multiple User Support For Phones — Earlier today, someone decided to post to the Android issue tracker complaining about the lack of multiuser support for smartphones. Within a few hours, a developer at Google responded and closed the issue …

More: Engadget, 9to5Google, Gigaom, Pocketnow, Android Authority and PhoneArena

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