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September 24, 2015, 9:45 AM
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Bloomberg Business:
Behind the fake traffic schemes using bots that will cost advertisers over $6B this year  —  The Fake Traffic Schemes That Are Rotting the Internet  —  Ron Amram has been in the brand marketing business for about 20 years.  In the 2000s he was media director for Sprint's prepaid cellular group …
Yusuf Mehdi / Windows Blog:
Microsoft partners with Baidu to create local Windows 10 experience in China; Baidu will be homepage and provide search in Microsoft Edge  —  Windows 10 in China  —  China is a global epicenter for innovation and as we shared back in March at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community summit in Shenzhen …
Nikhil Sonnad / Quartz:
First look at Chinese OS NeoKylin, a Windows like Linux system installed on 40% of commercial Dells sold in China  —  A first look at the Chinese operating system the government wants to replace Windows  —  Microsoft Windows is the dominant operating system in China, but the government is trying to encourage homegrown replacements.
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:
Trend Micro report finds hacking or malware behind 25% of data breaches in last ten years; payment card data breaches up 169% in past five years  —  The price of your identity in the Dark Web?  No more than a dollar  —  If you or your company is a victim of cyberattack, where does this stolen data go, and to what purpose?
More: The Register and PYMNTS.com.  Tweets: @jjg0
Swati Khandelwal / The Hacker News:
iOS 9 security flaw allows access to photos and contacts via passcode bypass on locked phones  —  iOS 9 Hack: How to Access Private Photos and Contacts Without a Passcode  —  Setting a passcode on your iPhone is the first line of defense to help prevent other people from accessing your device.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
Pebble debuts Pebble Time Round, its first round smartwatch, with slim 7.5mm design, arriving in November for $249, available to preorder today  —  Pebble introduces its first round smartwatch  —  Take a look around at the watches on people's wrists.  It doesn't take long to notice a trend: the vast majority of them are round.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
E-book sales fell 10% in first five months of 2015, while print books and bookstores are showing resilience  —  The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead  —  Five years ago, the book world was seized by collective panic over the uncertain future of print.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn And Uber's China Rival Didi Kuaidi Ink Deal To Partner On Apps, R&D And Recruitment  —  LinkedIn took a step today to build up its presence in China, and China's Uber rival Didi Kuaidi took a step to make more inroads into the U.S. tech industry: the two companies have signed a deal …

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Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:
The UK Competition and Markets Authority clears Paramount's takeover of WBD, saying “after the merger, Paramount will continue to face sufficient competition”

The Wrap:
The FCC votes to repeal the national broadcast ownership cap and replace it with a case-by-case review, approving the measure by a 2-1 margin

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
WBD reports Q2 revenue down 11% YoY to $8.72B, below $9.21B est., net income down 91%, ad revenue down 22%, content revenue down 26%, streaming revenue up 10%

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NBC Bay Area:
Uber purchases former Sears building Uptown Station in Oakland, plans to use top 6 floors to house 2-3K employees, move in during 2017

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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook works with Oculus to roll out 360-degree videos in News Feed, launching today with six partners including Star Wars, Vice, and SNL
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
OPM now reports 5.6M federal employees' fingerprints stolen in breach, up from 1.1M
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