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September 16, 2015, 12:35 PM

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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Apple Delays Release Of watchOS 2 Due To Bug — Apple has delayed the release of watchOS 2, which was expected to be available today to owners of the Apple Watch. — “We have discovered a bug in development of watchOS 2 that is taking a bit longer to fix than we expected,” an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:

iOS 9 review: great multitasking support for newer iPads, searchable Settings, proactive Siri not as useful as Google Now — iOS 9, thoroughly reviewed — Apple gives the iPad a lot of love as iOS goes back into spit-and-polish mode. — iOS 8 wasn't the smoothest operating system rollout in Apple's history.

More: The Verge, CNET, Macworld, The Tech Report and OMARCAST

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:

iOS 9 review: requires 1.3GB free space to install compared with iOS 8's 4.58GB; focuses on efficiency, not innovation — iOS 9 Review: An Upgrade That Will Save You Time — Efficiency tweaks make Apple's latest upgrade worthy—even if they were borrowed from Google, Samsung and Microsoft

More: AnandTech, Computerworld, MacStories, The Verge, Business Insider, International Business Times, The Overspill, Pixel Envy and NEWS.com.au

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

AT&T won't throttle unlimited data in congestion until users hit 22GB, an over 4x increase — AT&T today has revealed a slight change to how it is handling throttling users grandfathered into unlimited data plans. Up until today, AT&T has throttled unlimited data users when they hit 5GB of usage and are in a congested area.

More: DSLreports, PC Magazine, Gizmodo, The Verge, PCWorld, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Engadget, iMore, O'Grady's PowerPage, Mashable, TechnoBuffalo, Consumerist, iPhone Hacks, blog.chron.com, PhoneDog.com, Android Authority and The Loop

New York Times:

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce all public schools in city must offer computer science within 10 years — De Blasio to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students — To ensure that every child can learn the skills required to work …

More: The Verge, Gothamist, Medium, Politico, EdSurge, Business Insider, AVC, Engadget, FierceCIO News and CBS San Francisco

Tweets: @jeffweiner, @mikeelgan and @ahess247

Kashmir Hill / Fusion:

How to create a fake business with 19K Twitter followers, great Facebook and Yelp reviews, and an impressive online reputation in a few hours for less than $100 — I created a fake business and bought it an amazing online reputation — If you live in the Bay Area and have looked …

Tweets: @kevinroose

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Lightspeed POS Raises $61M To Boost Its Retail And Restaurant Sales System — As Square gears up for a public listing that may come as soon as next month, another startup that makes point-of-sale systems for restaurants and other retailers has raised a big round of funding.

More: BetaKit, Wall Street Journal, Techvibes Global News, Bloomberg Business, PR Newswire, montrealgazette.com, VentureBeat, Reuters and PE Hub Blog

Martin Beck / Marketing Land:

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is close to testing a button for people to express empathy and other emotions, but it won't be a “dislike” button — Dislike Button? Facebook's Not Getting That — But It May Gain Alternative To The Like Button — There will be no “dislike” …

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Ahead of IPO Prep, Jack Dorsey Is Telling Key People He Won't Give Up Square CEO Role — It's looking more and more like Jack Dorsey is going to have two CEO jobs for the foreseeable future. — Dorsey — who is the CEO of Square as well as the interim CEO of Twitter …

Eric Chemi / CNBC:

Paypal testing payments on four US gambling sites after 12-year hiatus in the country — PayPal quietly re-enters online gaming — U.S. gambling sites start to accept PayPal — PayPal quietly returned to the world of online gambling in the U.S., with CNBC's Eric Chemi.

More: PYMNTS.com, Fortune and NJ Poker Online

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Amazon Prime Members Can Now Get The Washington Post Free For 6 Months — When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post back in 2013, there was some speculation regarding why the exec, who claimed to know nothing about the newspaper business, would want to purchase one of the country's oldest newspapers.

More: VentureBeat, The Verge, GeekWire, USA Today, GeekWire, Engadget, Washington Post, Agence France-Presse, Poynter, Fortune and SlashGear

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