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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Multiple sources report finding their personal info in Ashley Madison data dump despite former CTO's claims that some of the leaked data is not genuine  —  Was the Ashley Madison Database Leaked?  —  Many news sites and blogs are reporting that the data stolen last month from 37 million users …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Internal Ashley Madison documents found in hackers' data dump, confirms at least some of the data is real  —  Ashley Madison hack is not only real, it's worse than we thought  —  Intimate data for more then 30 million accounts, keys to Windows domain published.
Kim Zetter / Wired:
Hackers post 9.7GB of data apparently from Ashley Madison breach to dark web, including account details for 32M users and credit card transactions  —  Hackers Finally Post Stolen Ashley Madison Data  —  Hackers who stole sensitive customer information from the cheating site AshleyMadison.com appear …
Reuters:
Owner of Ashley Madison confirms some authentic data leaked but says the site never stored credit card information on its servers  —  Hacker's Ashley Madison data dump spreads havoc  —  Love lives and reputations may be at risk after the release of customer data from infidelity website Ashley Madison …
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Leaked Documents Suggest Ashley Madison Made Millions Promising To “Fully Delete” Accounts  —  The hacked cheating site sold peace of mind to tens of thousands of users.  —  Ashley Madison, the hacked affairs site, made nearly $2 million dollars off of its so-called “Full Delete” …
More: Guardian and The Verge.  Tweets: @bernstein
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple to simplify retail stores by demoting iPods to shelves, dropping iPad Smart Signs  —  Apple is preparing to make significant changes to its stores to simplify the experience by relocating iPod stock to accessory shelves and removing iPad-based Smart Signs, according to several Apple Retail managers briefed today on the plans.
Cam Bunton / 9to5Mac:
KGI: Apple 12.9-inch iPad Pro to feature optional Force Touch compatible stylus, 2015 shipments in the 4-5.5M range  —  According to respected and generally reliable analyst Ming Chi-Kuo from KGI Securities, Apple's long-awaited 12.9-inch iPad Pro will feature Force Touch stylus support …
Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Snapchat lost $128M and generated only $3M in revenue between January and November of 2014, according to leaked financials  —  Snapchat Lost a Ton of Money Last Year  —  In 2013, teenage attention-pit Snapchat turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from Facebook, which is only not an insane …
TechCrunch:
The 50 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Summer 2015 Demo Day 1  —  Hardware took the spotlight at today's Y Combinator Demo Day, reflecting a major shift of the accelerator beyond the cliche mobile app startup.  Out of the 50 companies from the Summer 2015 batch that demoed on the record today, 20 featured hardware.
Gordon Mah Ung / PCWorld:
Intel Skylake CPU details revealed: These faster, more power-efficient chips can even drive three 4K monitors  —  Skylake-based laptops should offer a nice boost over today's Broadwell laptops, and here's why.  —  After weeks of teasing us, Intel finally lifted the kilt to show us details of its 6th generation CPU.
Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:
Apple CarPlay review: great text messaging integration, responsive Siri, and voice DJ control, but lags behind Google Now and Maps  —  Apple CarPlay Review: Siri's Finally on the Right Road  —  Apple's in-dash system for the iPhone sure beats anything that comes with your car but it needs more gas to take on Google.
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Ex-Google exec Nikesh Arora spends $483 million to buy shares in his new company, Softbank  —  This is how you show confidence in your company.  —  Softbank president Nikesh Arora announced plans to buy 60 billion yen, or $483 million, worth of the company's shares.  —  He calls it a “personal bet” on Softbank.
More: TechCrunch
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Google Is Opening A YouTube Production Studio In Mumbai, India  —  There's good news for aspiring YouTube stars in India after Google announced its first YouTube Space for the country.  Located in Mumbai, the production facility — the second of its kind in Asia — will be hosted …
Kevin Tofel / ZDNet:
Report: BlackBerry Venice Android slider to launch on all four major US carriers in November  —  Return of the keyboard: BlackBerry Venice with Android expected in November  —  With all four U.S carriers rumored to carry the sliding keyboard phone, it surely would have to run Android.
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget:
Parallels 11 brings Microsoft's Cortana to Macs before Siri  —  The latest version of Parallels, the popular Windows virtualization tool for Mac OS X, almost feels like it's trolling Apple.  One of Parallels 11's key features, alongside full Windows 10 support, is its ability to put Microsoft's Cortana right on your OS X desktop.

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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Gene Shalit, a longtime film critic for NBC's Today who was with the show from 1970 until his retirement in 2010, dies at 100

Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at the first “case” brought before Objection, which aims to use AI to evaluate news stories, and a Q&A with Objection's founder; the site is now dark

Erica Ryan / Reporters' Lab:
Duke Reporters' Lab reports a global drop in fact-checking projects from 464 in 2024 to 441 in 2025; US projects fell from 65 in 2024 to 61 in 2025

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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
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Wall Street Journal:
Tata Opportunities Fund to Invest up to $100 Million in Uber
Graham Cluley / The State of Security:
Microsoft issues emergency patch for vulnerability allowing attackers to hijack Windows machines via IE

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