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July 6, 2015, 5:40 PM

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Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Instagram is uploading images at 1080x1080 resolution instead of 640x640 and confirms it's rolling out displaying at that resolution on iOS and Android devices — Instagram photos are now bigger — if you know where to look — Just over a week ago, I wrote plaintively …

Steve Ragan / CSO Online:

Hacking Team, which sells intrusion and surveillance tools to governments, breached; attackers release 400GB of internal documents, source code, and emails — Hacking Team hacked, attackers claim 400GB in dumped data — Firm made famous for helping governments spy on their citizens left exposed

Steve Ragan / CSO Online:

As more details about Hacking Team's deals with repressive regimes like Sudan emerge from breach, company responds with vague denials and threats on Twitter — Hacking Team responds to data breach, issues public threats and denials — On Sunday evening, someone hijacked the Hacking Team account …

More: Ars Technica, CNET, Business Insider, Wired.co.uk and Help Net Security

Ellen Pao / Reddit:

Ellen Pao apologizes again, announces new role of Moderator Advocate to be moderators' contact with Reddit, pledges improvements to mod tools — We apologize — We screwed up. Not just on July 2, but also over the past several years. We haven't communicated well …

More: CNNMoney, USA Today, VatorNews, Gizmodo, The Register, TIME, Ars Technica, New York Times, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Engadget, The Verge, Washington Post, The Next Web, Business Insider, Digital Life : NPR, BuzzFeed, Mashable, SlashGear, NPR, FierceCIO News and CNET. Tweets: @scottmaustin. See also Mediagazer

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon Debuts Dedicated Mobile Apps For Its Dropbox Competitor, Cloud Drive — Amazon has quietly expanded its Cloud Drive service - a competitor to Dropbox, Google Drive and other online file hosting services - to mobile platforms, with the release of dedicated apps on iTunes, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore.

More: ReadWrite, The Next Web, AppleInsider, InfoWorld, The Verge, Engadget, ZDNet, GeekWire, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, FierceMobileIT News, Lifehacker, App Advice, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks and iMore

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Sources: Microsoft will finalize Windows 10 RTM build this week to send to OEMs ahead of July 29 launch — Microsoft to finalize Windows 10 this week — Microsoft is planning to finalize Windows 10 this week, ahead of its official launch later this month.

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

All Apple Stores to reduce third-party accessories selection to items sold in packaging co-designed by Apple, starting next week — All Apple Stores revamping third-party accessory selection with Apple designed boxes — Apple-designed packaging for the Mophie Juice Pack and Logitech iPad Keyboard

More: MacRumors, Business Insider and iPhone Hacks

Orr Hirschauge / Wall Street Journal:

Google's Waze to test carpooling service in Israel; drivers limited to 2 rides a day, can charge for gas, car wear and tear, but not generate profit — Google Tests Carpooling Service for Commuters in Israel — Google has thrown its hat into the hotly contested ride-sharing ring …

More: Haaretz, Waze, New York Times, Tech.eu, Engadget, The Verge, Wired, TechSpot, Tech Times, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Phandroid, Marketing Land, USA Today, 9to5Google, The Next Web and WebProNews. Tweets: @mikeisaac

Kevin Tofel / ZDNet:

Amazon announces Prime Day, a day of sales with more deals than Black Friday, for Prime members on July 15 — Amazon takes on Black Friday with Prime Day deals — Step aside Black Friday. Amazon is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a day of deals that could boost new Prime memberships and move tons of merchandise.

More: Gizmodo, Business Wire, YouTube, CNET, PC Magazine, BetaNews and Gotta Be Mobile

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

With Tossup for iPhone and Android phones, Microsoft helps you poll friends and gather opinions about meeting up — With Tossup, Microsoft wants to help you poll friends and gather opinions — Microsoft is continuing its recent trend of ignoring its own Windows Phone mobile operating system …

More: Microsoft, The Verge, ZDNet, PCWorld, Engadget, GeekWire, Microsoft News, Business Insider, 9to5Google, iMore and The Next Web

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Microsoft redesigns Bing Maps so you can search, view, and share multiple places at one time — Microsoft today unveiled a completely redesigned version of Bing Maps. The new look is currently in preview, and the company plans to keep updating it based on user feedback before it makes it broadly available.

More: Search Blog, Engadget, PCWorld, The Verge, PC Magazine, TechCrunch and WinBeta

Tom Maxwell / 9to5Google:

Google releases Material Design Lite, a web framework for making Material Design-style websites — Google Developers, the team at Google which creates tools and learning materials for developers to take advantage of, has released a front-end web framework for building sites to the Material Design specification.

More: Medium, GitHub, The Next Web and SlashGear

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