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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, Marketing Land, GeekWire, BetaNews, 9to5Google, Engadget, Business Insider, TechCrunch, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Next Web, SocialTimes and iPhone in Canada Blog

Tweets: @jessicalessin and @stevekovach

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, Ars Technica, Re/code, PC Magazine, ABC News, Guardian, Dice Insights, Variety, The Economic Times, Business Insider, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Tech.eu, Pocket Gamer.biz, The Next Web, VentureBeat and Forbes. Tweets: @jonrussell

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: GeekWire, 9to5Google, BBC, YouTube Blog, Guardian, Android Police, Inquirer, PC Magazine, CNBC, SocialTimes, Telegraph, Slashdot and The Verge. Tweets: @youtubegaming. See also Mediagazer

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, Engadget, AppleInsider, TechCrunch and BGR

Ina Fried / Re/code:

AT&T Says Injecting Ads Into Airport Wi-Fi Was a Test That Is Now Over — AT&T said on Wednesday it has ended an experiment that had the company serving ads to those using its free Wi-Fi at two Washington, D.C.-area airports. — “We trialed an advertising program for a limited time in two airports …

More: Ars Technica, Daring Fireball, FierceWireless and Web Policy

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

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, Consumerist, TechRadar.com, PhoneDog, TrustedReviews, Android Police, Liliputing, Techaeris and Android Central

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, The Verge, USA Today, 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

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

Manish Singh / NDTV Gadgets:

Lenovo Begins Merging Mobile Business Group Into Motorola Mobility — Lenovo has started the process of integrating its Mobile Business Group (MBG) into Motorola Mobility, in line with earlier statements on the subject. — “Effective immediately, Rick Osterloh, formerly president, Motorola …

More: Xiaomi Today, Digital Trends and Pocketnow. Thanks:@refsrc

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