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October 5, 2015, 8:00 PM

Top News

Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
Jack Dorsey named permanent Twitter CEO, will remain as Square CEO; Adam Bain promoted to COO; Dick Costolo steps down from board; stock closes up 7%  —  It's official: Twitter makes Jack Dorsey full time CEO  —  Jack Dorsey, cofounder of Twitter and Square, has been named Twitter's permanent CEO.
Brian Rakowski / Official Android Blog:
Google rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9, and Nexus Player  —  Get ready for the sweet taste of Android 6.0 Marshmallow  —  Today we're starting to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to Nexus users.  Of course, the new Nexus 5X and 6P will ship with Android 6.0, straight from the factory.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google takes stake in Symphony, valuing messaging startup at $650M  —  Google Takes Stake in Messaging Startup Symphony Communication Services  —  New fundraising round values Symphony at $650 million  —  Google Inc. has invested in a new round of funding for Symphony Communication Services LLC …
Bloomberg Business:
Apple says it has acquired Perceptio, a startup developing AI tech for smartphones  —  Apple Acquires Startup Developing Advanced AI for Phones  —  Apple Inc. acquired Perceptio, a startup developing technology to let companies run advanced artificial intelligence systems on smartphones without needing to share as much user data.
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:
Adobe unveils new mobile apps Fix & Capture, UX prototyping tool Comet, Photoshop updates, more  —  Today Adobe unveiled a flood of new apps and updates for creatives during its second major launch event of the year.  —  On stage during its Max conference keynote, the company showcased …
Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch:
Russia tells Google to remove app bundling requirements in Android OEM contracts by Nov. 18  —  Russia's Regulators: Google Has Until November 18th To Play Fair  —  Early last month, Russia's FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service) stated that Google had violated Russian competition rules with its stock apps in Android.
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
LinkedIn agrees to $13M settlement in class action suit for spamming users' email contacts, will now warn members that it will send messages on their behalf  —  LinkedIn might have to pay you money for spamming your email contacts  —  If you just got a long email about LinkedIn …

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