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August 13, 2015, 9:20 AM
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
NBCU invests $200M in Vox Media, pre-money valuation of $850M; will invest $200M in BuzzFeed  —  NBCUniversal Buys Big Chunks of Vox Media and BuzzFeed  —  Last week Re/code reported that NBCUniversal was investing in BuzzFeed and Vox Media.  —  Now those deals are done, and NBCU and Vox Media are announcing their deal today.
Cam Bunton / 9to5Google:
Xiaomi announces new flagship Redmi Note 2: Octa-core and full HD for $124  —  Just days after releasing its last new phone, Xiaomi has announced yet another device with competitive specs at a very disruptive price point.  Xiaomi calls it ‘the new monster’ and for good reason.
Mark Harris / Guardian:
Google's NASA relationship lets it test 100-mph, 55-lb Project Wing drones in US as high as 400 feet over private land  —  Google is testing drones in US airspace by piggybacking on Nasa exemption  —  Documents show the tech company has skirted regulations for private firms for a year …
More: Gizmodo
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC May Not Launch Until Next Year  —  Google and Samsung are gearing up to join Apple Pay in the battle to replace your wallet later this year, but another payments app backed by big retailers like Walmart may wait a little longer before entering primetime.
Reuters:
Facebook struggles to sell advertising in India  —  Facebook is trying to lure skeptical advertisers in India with features such as free email support for questions about advertising and advice on increasing sales in a bid to boost revenue from its second biggest market.
More: BetaNews and VatorNews
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook plans to open Mentions, which houses Periscope competitor Live, to all verified profiles  —  Facebook Confirms Live Broadcasting Will Soon Open To Journalists And Verified Profiles  —  Facebook plans to open up its Periscope livestreaming competitor to more than just celebrities.
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Groupon cuts 20 jobs in its restaurant software unit Breadcrumb as founder Seth Harris leaves  —  Layoffs Hit Groupon's Restaurant Software Unit as Breadcrumb Founder Leaves  —  Earlier this year, Groupon considered spinning off its restaurant software business, Breadcrumb, as Re/code previously reported.
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
Lenovo to cut 3200 non-manufacturing jobs after its Q1 net profit drops 50.9% YoY to $105M; job cuts part of company's $650M cost-cutting effort  —  Lenovo to Cut Jobs as PC Market Continues to Contract  —  Net profit falls for the first quarter  —  Chinese electronics maker Lenovo Group Ltd …
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Niantic Labs, Maker Of Ingress, Spun Out Of Google As Its Own Company  —  The dust hasn't completely settled on Google's Alphabet move and we're told that the new umbrella company will be nimble.  Today, one of the groups inside of the company announced that it will be spun out into a separate company …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Mojio Launches Apps And Services Marketplace For Its Connected Car Platform  —  Mojio, a connected car platform based around a small, Internet-connected device you plug into your car's OBD port, is launching an app and services store for its platform today.  The new Mojio Drive will feature 20 apps …
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Kik launches Jam, a new service designed to help Kik's 200M+ users “meet new friends based on similar music interests”  —  Kik Brings Music-Themed Communities To Its Mobile Messaging Service  —  Mobile messaging firm Kik is upping its focus on music after launching a new service …

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Uri Berliner says he is resigning from NPR as he “cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm” NPR's problems

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A Los Angeles ethics agency fines former CBS CEO Les Moonves $15K for misconduct in obtaining confidential police info about a sexual assault claim against him

Souhail Karam / Bloomberg:
A Tunisian court sentences prominent government critic and journalist Mohamed Boughalleb to six months in prison for defamation, renewing press freedom concerns

More News

Kurt Wagner / Re/code:
Periscope announces 2M daily active users, claims more than 10M have created accounts since launch
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Dropbox will now let you use a USB key for two-factor login
Kellex / Droid Life:
Moto X Pure Edition Will be Available Starting September 3
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Surface Hub to ship starting January 1, 2016, rather than September 1, 2015, as originally planned

Earlier Picks

Office Blogs:
Outlook.com preview gets new add-ins from Uber, PayPal, Evernote, and Boomerang as rollout expands
Terry Collins / CNET:
Twitter increases maximum length of direct messages from 140 to 10K characters
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Lenovo shipped laptops with an “anti-theft” rootkit that reinstalled unwanted software, has issued manual, optional patch to remove the functionality
Richa Naidu / Reuters:
Fidelity National to buy software maker SunGard in $9.1 billion deal
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