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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.

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.

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

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

Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:

Twitter and Square investor Chris Sacca urges Twitter's board via tweetstorm to appoint Jack Dorsey CEO — 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, @benedictevans, @sarahfrier, @dcurtis, @sarahfrier, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @sacca, @fmanjoo and @fmanjoo

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

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, VatorNews, GeekWire, Skift, Tnooz and silicontap.com. Tweets: @joshconstine

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Camera+, The Third-Party Camera App With 14 Million Users, Goes Free — Tap tap tap, the company behind the popular third-party camera app Camera+, is making its flagship application free today. The app, which has grown over the years to reach 14 million users and $18 million in sales …

More: VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, iMore, BGR, Lifehacker Australia, App Advice and iPhone in Canada Blog

Macworld:

Preorders for iPhone 6s, 6s Plus start at 12:01am Pacific: a breakdown of the purchase options from the four major carriers and Apple — How, when, and where to preorder the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus — It seems like just yesterday that Apple announced the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus with 3D Touch …

More: The Verge, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, PCWorld, International Business Times, Digital Trends, Yahoo! Finance, PR Newswire, Gotta Be Mobile, Gotta Be Mobile, Gotta Be Mobile, Tech2, Tech Times, 9to5Mac, Mashable and ZDNet

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, WinBeta and Seeking Alpha

Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

eBay Plus shipping membership launches in Germany, offers free express delivery and returns for €19.90/year — EBay Set to Offer Shipping Club, Starting in Germany — Fresh from its split with PayPal, eBay Inc. is addressing one of its longstanding challenges: shipping.

More: TechSpot, WebProNews, Seeking Alpha, VentureBeat, Fortune, USA Today and CNET

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