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September 6, 2014, 2:40 PM

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Kia Makarechi / Vanity Fair:
Renowned industrial designer Marc Newson to join Apple's design team, will remain based in UK  —  Marc Newson to Join Apple's Design Team (Exclusive)  —  Designer Marc Newson is joining Apple as part of senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive's team, the company told VF Daily on Friday.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
FBI says Silk Road's server was located through a login page flaw that revealed its IP address  —  The FBI Finally Says How It ‘Legally’ Pinpointed Silk Road's Server  —  As the trial of alleged Silk Road drug market creator Ross Ulbricht approaches, the defense has highlighted the mystery …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apparent Working 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Reveals Home Screen Layout, Passbook Icon With Payments  —  Chinese site cnBeta highlights a series of photos posted by Weibo user zzray showing what is claimed to be an official, functional, and activated iPhone 6.  While the authenticity of the device …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Apple iPhone's Mobile Payments Expected to Include CVS and Walgreens  —  Apple's upcoming mobile payment system will get a big head start with the country's two largest pharmacy chains coming on board.  —  CVS and Walgreens are expected to accept purchases made with the new iPhone payment system …
Adam Satariano / Businessweek:
Behind Apple's program to devise quick fixes in the factory for glitches found in new devices  —  Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders  —  As Apple (AAPL) prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly.  Their task won't end when the phone goes on sale.
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Samsung spokesperson says Gear VR headset for the Galaxy Note 4 will cost $199  —  Samsung says its Oculus-powered Gear VR headset will cost $199 (phablet not included)  —  Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Gear VR headset will cost $199, a Samsung spokesperson at New York Fashion Week told VentureBeat this evening.
Erik Charlton / Nest:
Nest to launch in Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands by the end of September  —  Nest is coming to the EU  —  For the last two years, there's been a thermostat underground.  With Nest available in just the US, Canada and the UK, people have hidden Nest Thermostats and Nest Protect alarms …
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
HP alleges Autonomy email warning of falling revenues and ‘imaginary deals’ shows fraud  —  Chief financial officer wrote to founder Mike Lynch demanding ‘radical action’ prior to disastrous takeover by Silicon Valley giant  —  Hewlett-Packard has made public an internal email …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Acquires, Shuts Down Luminate, An Interactive Image Platform  —  Another acquisition today from Yahoo to beef up its advertising and media business.  It is buying Luminate, a startup founded by LiveOps, Netscape and Yahoo alums that has created a platform for interactive, tagged images …

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