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July 23, 2015, 6:45 PM

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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $23.18 Billion  —  SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015.  —  Operating cash flow increased 69% to $8.98 billion for the trailing twelve months …
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
Apple Music nightmare: adding music doesn't work as expected, lost access to 4,700 songs after turning off the service  —  Apple Music is a nightmare and I'm done with it  —  I love Apple.  I love them because they take difficult problems and come up with innovative, simple solutions.
Julia Boorstin / CNBC:
Meerkat to launch feature on iOS that lets GoPro3 and, soon, GoPro4 owners stream from camera  —  Meerkat launches GoPro integration  —  Streaming video app Meerkat will now allow some GoPro owners to stream directly from their cameras—the first time Meerkat has extended the ability to broadcast beyond a mobile device.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Google Offers To Give Away Patents To Startups In Its Push Against Patent Trolls  —  Back in April, Google launched a pop-up, temporary marketplace for companies to sell patents, with Google being the sole buyer.  Today, the search and mobile giant is expanding that marketplace in the other direction …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Brings Its 360-Degree Movies App, Spotlight Stories, To iOS  —  Google Spotlight Stories, a mobile app featuring immersive, 360 degree animated films originally developed by Motorola ahead of its 2011 Google acquisition, has now made its way to iOS devices.
Aaron Tilley / Forbes:
Apple's strict Bluetooth LE encryption requirements result in long lag times, slowing the rollout of some HomeKit devices  —  What's Behind The Hold Up For Apple's HomeKit?  —  It's been more than a year since Apple announced HomeKit, its system for connecting smart home devices through iOS.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
IBM Acquires Database-As-A-Service Startup Compose  —  IBM today announced that it has acquired Compose, the Y Combinator-backed database-as-a-service startup originally known as MongoHQ.  Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.  —  Compose had raised $6.4 million since …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple launches 2015 back-to-school promotion, offers free Beats Solo2 headphones with purchase of an eligible Mac  —  Apple Launches 2015 Back to School Promotion, Offers Free Beats Solo2 Headphones With Mac Purchase  —  Apple today launched its annual Back to School promotion …

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