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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 …

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

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.

More: TechCrunch, BGR, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Tech Insider, International Business Times, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, App Advice, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Geeky Gadgets, SlashGear, Business Insider and Cult of Mac

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

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

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

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

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: Android Authority, WinBeta, AndroidHeadlines.com, Neowin, PhoneArena, Windows Central, Pocketnow and WMPoweruser

Bradley Hope / Wall Street Journal:

Visa, Nasdaq, Capital One, Citi, others invest $30M in Chain, a startup developing ways to trade assets like stocks via blockchain technology — Visa, Nasdaq, Others Invest $30 Million in Bitcoin-Related Startup — Chain Inc. works with banks to develop a new system of trading and transferring assets

More: CoinDesk, Forbes and PR Newswire

Wall Street Journal:

So far this year, only 11% of US IPOs were for tech companies, the lowest level since 2008 — Tech Firms Are Notably Scarce in IPO Market — Technology companies' share of U.S. initial public offerings has fallen to a seven-year low, boding poorly for investors who have pumped billions …

More: Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @mims, @mims, @pmarca and @pmarca

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Etsy partners with Postmates to test same-day and next-day delivery in parts of New York City this fall — Etsy Will Test Same-Day Delivery Option in New York City — As Amazon preps a handmade goods marketplace that will pit it against Etsy, Etsy is trying out one of Amazon's specialties: Express delivery.

More: Engadget and Consumerist

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