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Re/code:

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

More: VentureBeat, 9to5Google, GeekWire, PCWorld, ZDNet, Android Authority, WMPoweruser, CIO.com, Windows Central, WinBeta, AndroidHeadlines.com, PhoneArena, Pocketnow and Neowin

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 …

More: PR Newswire, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Deadline, SiliconBeat, Tech Trader Daily, Reuters, Talking New Media, Fortune, Associated Press and Seeking Alpha. See also Mediagazer

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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.

More: 9to5Mac, eWeek, BGR, The Daily Dot, Macworld, SlashGear, International Business Times, BetaNews, TechnoBuffalo, O'Grady's PowerPage, iPhone Hacks, ZDNet and Pocket-lint

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.

More: USA Today. Tweets: @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @fmanjoo, @sacca, @sarahfrier, @sacca, @benedictevans, @fmanjoo, @sacca, @dcurtis, @sacca, @sacca and @sarahfrier

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.

More: TechnoBuffalo, WinBeta, Windows Central and CIO.com. Thanks:@jeskillings

Paul Barbagallo / Bloomberg Business:

Microsoft appoints general counsel Brad Smith as president and chief legal officer, the first companywide president at Microsoft since 2002 — Microsoft Appoints General Counsel Brad Smith as President — Microsoft Corp. appointed general counsel Brad Smith as president and chief legal officer, effective Friday.

More: Microsoft, GeekWire, ZDNet, PCWorld, Neowin, Windows Central, WinBeta and Seeking Alpha

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.

More: Re/code, Skift, VatorNews, Tnooz, GeekWire and silicontap.com. Tweets: @joshconstine

Erik Engquist / Crain's New York Business:

NY state judge from Queens rules in taxi industry lawsuit that ridesharing services like Uber are permitted under NYC's code; verdict appealed — Judge rules on taxi industry lawsuit: Compete with Uber or die — Queens jurist dismisses case that yellow-cab interests said was crucial to their survival …

More: MacNN, Techdirt and Gothamist. Tweets: @cobrown

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 …

More: Business Insider, VatorNews and TechCrunch. See also Mediagazer

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