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July 2, 2015, 1:50 PM

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Terry Myerson / Windows Blog:

Microsoft details Windows 10 rollout plan: Windows Insiders will be first, rest will be in phases — Windows 10: Preparing to Upgrade One Billion Devices — With around four weeks to go before Windows 10 becomes available, I thought it would be helpful to provide some context on how we will roll-out Windows 10 to the world.

Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business:

Yelp Sale Process Said to Stall as Founder Decides to Wait — Yelp Inc., which hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a buyer, has temporarily decided not to pursue a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The consumer-review website has had several interested suitors …

More: Business Insider. Tweets: @dannysullivan

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

ProxyHam is a “hardware proxy” that puts you a mile away from your IP address using a 900MHz radio connection — This Online Anonymity Box Puts You a Mile Away From Your IP Address — In the game of anonymity-versus-surveillance online, the discovery of the user's IP address usually means game over.

More: Motherboard, Business Insider, ZDNet, SlashGear, BGR, Silicon Republic and Digital Trends

Micah Singleton / The Verge:

Facebook has held early talks with the major music labels, future plans may involve the company's video platform — Facebook is talking with music labels, but why? — Facebook has held talks with the major labels about “getting into music,” multiple sources tell The Verge.

More: The Register, VatorNews, BGR, Daily Mail, RAIN News, hypebot, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, Guardian, Digital Music News, Macworld and GeekWire. Thanks:@ericleamen. See also Mediagazer

Ian King / Bloomberg Business:

Intel President Renée James stepping down to seek CEO role elsewhere — Intel President James Steps Down to Seek CEO Role Elsewhere … Intel Corp. President Renée James will step down to seek appointment as chief executive officer elsewhere in a reshuffle …

More: Re/code, Intel, Tech Trader Daily, ZDNet, CNET, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal and Fortune. Tweets: @tsgiles

Dan Levine / Reuters:

Ex-DEA agent Carl Force pleads guilty to stealing bitcoins during Silk Road investigation — Former U.S. agent pleads guilty to bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe — A former federal agent pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road …

More: U.S. Department of Justice, Ars Technica, Associated Press, Gizmodo, Forbes, USA Today, PCWorld and Tech Times

Dick Costolo / Guardian:

Twitter helped open access to information, people, and power, and that access should be used responsibly and with empathy — why tech firms are set to face complex ethical issues — After nearly five years the Twitter CEO is standing down. He explains why it wants to champion the underserved …

More: Bloomberg Business. Tweets: @mikeisaac

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Hewlett-Packard officially files to split, details its two new companies, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Hewlett-Packard Officially Files to Split — Tech giant details its two new companies, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprises — Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday filed paperwork …

More: Re/code, USA Today, Business Insider, Bloomberg Business, Wall Street Journal, CBS Dallas, Computerworld, Fortune, The Register and Seeking Alpha

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Some Apple Music users are seeing duplicate songs, incorrect track metadata, and other issues after enabling iCloud Music Library — Apple Music has an iCloud problem — I really like Apple Music. Everything from the setup process (I kept hitting “more artists” until I couldn't anymore) …

More: Macworld, discussions.apple.com, CNET, The Next Web, Mashable, The Mac Observer, App Advice, ITProPortal and iMore. See also Mediagazer

Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle:

City of San Francisco to create short term rental office to streamline Airbnb host registrations and investigate law violators — S.F. to create city office to enforce Airbnb law — San Francisco will take a carrot-and-stick approach to vacation rentals, making it easier for hosts …

More: Fortune, Bloomberg Business and VentureBeat

Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:

Google Photos app mistakenly tags black people as ‘Gorillas’; Google apologizes, says it's working on a fix — Google Mistakenly Tags Black People as ‘Gorillas,’ Showing Limits of Algorithms — Google is a leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

More: Inquirer, Ars Technica, ABC News, Re/code, The Verge, CNET, BetaNews, Tech Times, Silicon Republic, RAPPLER, New York Times, Ubergizmo, Fusion, Mashable, NEWS.com.au, USA Today, Forbes and The Register

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:

Xiaomi Sold 34.7M Smartphones In First Half Of 2015, Up 33% Year-On-Year — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today confirmed that it sold just shy of 35 million phones in the first half of this year. … Xiaomi, which is valued at $45 billion and is the world's third largest exporter of phones …

More: Ubergizmo, Wall Street Journal, Pocketnow, Business Insider, Engadget, 9to5Google, ZDNet, CNET, Forbes, Reuters, Silicon Republic and RAPPLER

Tweets: @xiaomi, @neilcybart, @gassee and @jonrussell

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