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October 24, 2014, 4:00 PM
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Tiina Jaatinen / Conversations:
Nokia Lumia to become Microsoft Lumia; Nokia branding to continue on entry-level phones  —  Say hello to Microsoft Lumia  —  When we announced that the Nokia Devices & Services business would become part of Microsoft, we also shared that Lumia, our smartphone brand, would become part of the Microsoft family.
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's music sales down 13% this year; Beats Music to relaunch as part of iTunes in 2015  —  Apple iTunes Sees Big Drop in Music Sales  —  Dive of at Least 13% in Download Sales Underscores Music Industry's Fragile Recovery
John Markoff / New York Times:
Google VP Alan Eustace breaks Felix Baumgartner's world record for highest-altitude jump  —  Alan Eustace Jumps From Stratosphere, Breaking Felix Baumgartner's World Record  —  Credit: J. Martin Harris Photography/PSDC  —  ROSWELL, N.M. — A well-known computer scientist parachuted …
Kelly Hodgkins / MacRumors:
AT&T Locking Apple Interchangeable SIMs in iPad Air 2 and Retina Mini 3  —  Apple's new Apple SIM card in the iPad Air 2 and the Retina iPad mini 3 is designed to be universal, usable across a variety of wireless carriers in the US and UK, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and UK's EE.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Deezer Buys Stitcher, Adds 35K Talk Radio Shows And Podcasts To Its Music Platform  —  Deezer, the Paris-based music streaming service that competes against the likes of Spotify and Rdio, is switching up its game in the battle for more differentiation, more users and a higher profile in the U.S …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Quietly Launches A Functional App Store Within Its Main Android Application  —  Until recently, if you wanted to install an application from Amazon's own Appstore onto your Android device, you would have to install the Amazon Appstore app separately.  And this is a bit of a hassle …
Agam Shah / PC World:
Google to build Play-like hardware store for Project Ara
Brad Stone / Businessweek:
Only employees, not Wall Street, can pressure Bezos to slow spending on new Amazon initiatives  —  Amazon Employees, Not Investors, Will Have to Pressure Jeff Bezos to Slow Down  —  Thursday's quarterly earnings report from Amazon spooked Wall Street.  The 95 cents per share loss …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Amazon Takes $170 Million Writedown on Weak Fire Phone Sales
Scott Gilbertson / Ars Technica:
Ten years of Ubuntu: How Linux's beloved newcomer became its criticized king  —  It may not be Superman, but Ubuntu has done wonders for Linux.  —  Nicolás Demarchi  —  In October of 2004, a new Linux distro appeared on the scene with a curious name—Ubuntu.
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Apple awards eight top executives stock worth up to $27M each; vesting begins in April 2017  —  Apple hands 8 execs stock awards worth up to $27M  —  Apple recently awarded eight executives stock grants that were worth almost $13 million each at Thursday's closing price, with as much as another $14 million up for grabs.
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Creators of ‘Room’ say Facebook copied their chatroom app, threaten legal action  —  Facebook's new ‘Rooms’ app Room Inc's ‘Room’ app  —  Following the launch of Facebook's new “Rooms” app for iPhone, the company behind a similar piece of software called “Room” …
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NSA's director of SIGINT leaves position after reports of a potential conflict of interest  —  Exclusive: Shakeup At NSA After BuzzFeed News Reports On Potential Conflict Of Interest  —  Top National Security Agency official Teresa Shea is leaving her position after BuzzFeed News reported on her and her husband's financial interests.

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From Mediagazer

Deadline:
Disney initiates a third round of layoffs under Josh D'Amaro, sources say impacting a couple hundred staff, largely in HR and tech, smaller than prior rounds

John Koblin / New York Times:
Paramount streaming chief Cindy Holland is leaving the company; she joined Skydance as an adviser and became Paramount's direct-to-consumer chief last year

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the Trump administration used DHS funds to finance pro-Trump ads, including one that is almost identical to a 2024 Trump campaign ad, calling them PSAs

More News

Jeremy Kirk / PC World:
Microsoft discloses severe Office zero-day flaw, publishes quick fix
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LG Gets Into the Smartphone Chip Game With Nuclun, an Eight-Core Processor

Earlier Picks

Robert McMillan / Wired:
Ello becomes a Public Benefit Corp., prohibited by charter from using ads or selling user data
Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
Judge says Aereo must shut for good as live TV, but service may survive as a cloud DVR
Guardian:
Jay Rockefeller summons Whisper execs to Capital Hill to answer questions on tracking, privacy
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