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September 11, 2015, 7:25 PM

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Google and Twitter are working together on an open source mobile publishing product similar to Facebook's Instant Articles, plan to launch it this fall  —  Google and Twitter Team Up to Offer Their Own ‘Instant Articles’ — With a Twist  —  Google and Twitter are working together to help publishers show …
Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Apple's Live Photos Take Up About 2x Space of Normal Images  —  One of the novel new features coming in the iPhone 6s is the new Live Photos feature which captures an additional 3 seconds of video surrounding photos on the new iPhones.  The new feature is on by default and allows you to take photos as usual.
David Gilbert / International Business Times:
Cyanogen is working with Microsoft to deeply integrate Cortana into the next version of Cyanogen OS  —  Cortana On Cyanogen: CEO Kirt McMaster On Building The Next Great Smartphone OS  —  Cyanogen is attempting to be the first player to truly disrupt the smartphone duopoly of iOS and Android
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo's media unit about to undergo a major shakeup including the departure of CMO Kathy Savitt, amid company-wide talent exodus  —  Major Executive Shake-Up at Yahoo Media Unit Amid Company-Wide Talent Turmoil (Update)  —  According to sources, Yahoo's media unit is about to undergo a major shake-up …
Gabe Rivera / LinkedIn Pulse:
10 shocking (or at least interesting) facts about Techmeme on its 10th birthday  —  Ten Years Later, This Is How Techmeme Has Avoided Click-Bait, Auto-Play Ads And More  —  Techmeme launched on September 12, 2005 amid a flurry of blog posts from Robert Scoble, Richard MacManus, and several others.
Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors:
Apple's ‘Hey Siri’ Feature in iOS 9 Uses Individualized Voice Recognition  —  Following the release of the first public beta for iOS 9.1 yesterday, along with the GM version on Wednesday, a few of the testers have come across a new feature introduced in the update.
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:
Twitter and Square investor Chris Sacca urges Twitter's board to appoint Jack Dorsey CEO in tweetstorm again  —  Twitter ‘Unabomber’ says all its largest investors want Jack Dorsey to be CEO  —  Twitter's search for a permanent CEO is now in its fourth month with no apparent end in sight, and there are growing signs of impatience.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
Alcatel OneTouch confirms it is making a Windows 10 phone that will debut later this year  —  Windows 10 finds a new smartphone ally: Alcatel OneTouch  —  The Chinese smartphone maker confirms it is making a Windows 10 phone that will debut before year's end.
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Airbnb Acquires Multi-City Trip Planning Service Vamo, Will Shut Down Product  —  Airbnb is acquiring Vamo, a service that helps in the process of booking trips with stops in multiple cities, and shutting the product down.  —  Airbnb might not use Vamo, but the company's appetite for a team like Vamo CEO Ari Steinberg's makes sense.
Simon Khalaf / Flurry Insights Blog:
Time spent inside mobile apps has exceeded that of time spent watching TV in the US for the first time  —  The Cable Industry Faces The Perfect Storm: Apps, App Stores and Apple  —  Simon Khalaf, SVP, Product & Engineering, Publisher Products  —  On the 3rd of September, 2015, Benedict Evans …

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