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Jonathan Mayer / Web Policy:

AT&T hotspot at Dulles Airport tampers with HTTP traffic to inject third-party ads from WiFi monetization firm RaGaPa — AT&T Hotspots: Now with Advertising Injection — While traveling through Dulles Airport last week, I noticed an Internet oddity. The nearby AT&T hotspot was fairly fast—that was a pleasant surprise.

More: Ars Technica, Re/code, PCWorld, Daring Fireball, FierceWireless, SlashGear, BetaNews, ITworld.com, The Verge, Ubergizmo, The Register, Neowin, DSLreports and Techdirt

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft: More than 75 million devices now running Windows 10 — Microsoft officials say Windows 10 is now installed on more than 75 million devices, ust less than a month after its rollout began. — Windows 10's adoption is continuing at a strong pace, according to the latest data shared by Microsoft.

Brett Howse / AnandTech:

Windows 10 review: worthy upgrade for both Windows 7 and 8/8.1 users, better for desktops as well as tablets

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Rovio To Cut 260 Jobs As The Angry Birds Franchise Becomes Irrelevant — It looks like Angry Birds maker Rovio is having some troubles to pay the bills. The Finnish company is about to cut 260 jobs after reducing its workforce by 110 employees in October 2014. At the end of 2013, the company had 800 employees in total.

More: Rovio, Engadget, The Verge, PC Magazine, ABC News, Guardian, The Economic Times, Business Insider, Dice Insights, Variety, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Tech.eu, Pocket Gamer.biz, The Next Web and VentureBeat. Tweets: @jonrussell

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Coin starts shipping new version of its credit card device with NFC and improved performance — Coin, the buzzy but troubled company whose signature product seeks to replace your credit cards with a single piece of plastic, will begin shipping the second version of its card today.

More: 9to5Mac, The Next Web, AppleInsider, TechCrunch and BGR

Peter Bright / Ars Technica:

Leaked Microsoft intranet screenshot reveals Office 2016 for Windows will be released Sept. 22 — Office 2016 for Windows coming on September 22 — Already available for OS X, the new Office will soon be out for Windows, too. — A leaked image from a Microsoft intranet site has disclosed …

More: The Verge, theWHIR.com, NDTV Gadgets, CMSWire.com, Business Insider, Ubergizmo, PCWorld and TechnoBuffalo

Jessi Hempel / Wired:

Facebook testing M, an AI-based, human supervised virtual assistant inside Messenger that can complete tasks such as purchasing on your behalf — Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana — Today, a few hundred Bay Area Facebook users will open their Messenger apps to discover M, a new virtual assistant.

More: David Marcus, VentureBeat, The Verge and The Next Web. Tweets: @jessicalessin

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

YouTube Gaming launches on the web, Android, and iOS — Meet YouTube Gaming, Twitch's Archenemy — YouTube just launched YouTube Gaming on the web, Android and iOS. As expected, YouTube Gaming goes head-to-head against Twitch, mirroring many popular features of the existing gaming streaming giant.

More: 9to5Google, BBC, Guardian, Android Police, Inquirer, Telegraph, PC Magazine, CNBC, SocialTimes and The Verge. Tweets: @youtubegaming

Ina Fried / Re/code:

Verizon looks to bring connected car features to older vehicles with Hum, a $14.99/month service that offers roadside assistance, car diagnostics, more — Verizon's New Service Aims to Connect Older Cars, Keep Them Humming — After a brief delay, Verizon is ready with a service designed …

More: DSLreports, USA Today, The Verge, Engadget and The Next Web. Tweets: @mollywood

Liam Tung / ZDNet:

Google now lets US Cloud Storage customers mail tapes, USBs, and hard drive backups; service expanding to Europe and Asia soon — Google Cloud Storage now swallows posted tapes, USBs, and hard drive backups — Businesses on poor internet connections have a new postal option for moving large volumes of data to Google Cloud Storage.

More: Google Cloud Platform Blog, Techaeris, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, FierceCIO News, SlashGear, WebProNews, Engadget, 9to5Google, Business Insider and CloudWedge

Koushik Dutta / Google+:

Allcast creator releases free Vysor app to view and control an Android device from a computer without rooting, includes remote screen and ADB access — Vysor Share — Remote screen and ADB access — There's a few tools already out that that lets you control your Android through your PC.

More: BGR, Tech Times, TechSpot, VentureBeat, MobileSyrup.com, Droid Life, TechCrunch, Phandroid, Engadget and Ubergizmo

Micah Singleton / The Verge:

Amazon launches Underground app for Android to promote free apps and games, pays developers on per-minute played basis, ends Free App of the Day program — Amazon launches Underground to promote free apps and games — Amazon launched a new shopping app on Android called Underground …

More: 9to5Google, GeekWire, TechCrunch, PCWorld, BetaNews, Engadget, Android Authority, VentureBeat, GadgtSpot.com, Android Authority, TechRadar.com, PhoneDog, TrustedReviews, Android Police, Liliputing, Android Central and Techaeris

Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire:

Amazon secretly testing new restaurant delivery service in Seattle with Prime Now rollout … Amazon has quietly started experimenting with delivery of hot meals from restaurants in the Seattle area, GeekWire has learned. It's a sign that the e-commerce giant could soon throw its weight …

More: Telegraph, VentureBreak, The Verge, Inc.com and WebProNews. Thanks:@toddbishop

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Amazon launches Prime Now with one- and two-hour alcohol delivery in Seattle

More: Amazon.com, Engadget, GeekWire, Fortune, TechCrunch, WebProNews, Engadget, Consumerist and internetretailer.com

Emily Steel / New York Times:

Netflix is licensing films from YouTube stars and developing new shows to appeal to teens — Netflix to Add Films and TV Series for Teenagers — Netflix is entering the awkward teenage years, at least with its latest programming push. — The company is adding to its streaming service …

More: Geek.com, Politico, TIME and The Verge

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