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July 16, 2015, 4:15 AM

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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook tests shops within Pages that bring entire shopping experience from product discovery to checkout inside Facebook  —  Facebook Takes Big Step Forward On Commerce, Builds Shops Into Pages  —  A test with the potential to transform online commerce.  —  Mock-up of Facebook's new shop pages.
Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:
EBay reportedly nearing deal to sell enterprise unit for $900M  —  Online auction site eBay is reportedly close to selling off its enterprise services business for around $900 million.  —  A Wall Street Journal report published Wednesday night cites sources close to the matter as saying …
Erica Swanson / Google Fiber Blog:
Google to offer free internet access in select public housing areas in all Google Fiber markets, as part of ConnectHome, Obama's low-cost Internet program  —  Bringing Internet access to public housing residents  —  The web is where we go to connect with people, learn new subjects …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Despite customer complaints of limited supplies and low-quality deals, Amazon's Prime Day US sales were up around 80% by noon  —  Despite Consumer Complaints, Amazon Prime Day Sales Soar  —  Consumer demand was there for Amazon Prime Day, but the deals did not deliver.
Rich Lord / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Cybercrime forum site Darkode shut down in joint international operation between FBI, Europol, others, leading to 28 arrests worldwide so far  —  International cybercrime marketplace taken down  —  Darkode.com was, until yesterday, a leading black market for stolen data.

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