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October 6, 2015, 11:30 AM

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Livestream of Microsoft's Windows 10 devices event from New York City — Microsoft's Windows 10 devices event — Make sure you don't miss any of the exciting news from our event today. Watch live at 10 am EDT here or on your Xbox.

More: SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, BGR, USA Today, Engadget, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Tech Insider and Pocketnow

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Microsoft Says 110M Devices Run Windows 10, Universal Apps Coming From Facebook And Instagram — Today at Microsoft's Windows 10 hardware event, ahead of new device news EVP of Windows and Devices Group Terry Myerson gave an update on how the new platform is doing so far: there are now 110 million devices now running Windows 10.

More: The Verge, Engadget, BetaNews, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, ZDNet, PCWorld and CNET

Peter Bright / Ars Technica:

Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition: Coming Q1 2016 for $3,000 — First public HoloLens version won't be for consumers; it'll be for developers. — NEW YORK—Microsoft has announced the initial price and approximate availability of its HoloLens augmented reality headset.

More: The Verge, Engadget, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Engadget, CNET, Silicon Republic and VG247

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

New Microsoft Band to debut Oct. 30 at $249 with curved screen and Cortana integration … At its press event in New York City today, Microsoft unveiled the newest version of its wearable activity tracker, the Microsoft Band. — The new Band, available for pre-order today …

More: The Verge, PCWorld, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, BGR, The Next Web, Engadget, TechCrunch, Gizmodo and Wearable Tech Insider

The Verge:

Live from Microsoft's 2015 hardware event

More: Marketing Land, BetaNews, The Verge, The Next Web, ABC News, GeekWire, AnandTech, Engadget, TechCrunch, FierceCIO News and PCWorld

Vlad Savov / The Verge:

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with 12.3-inch display and Skylake processor, pre-orders start tomorrow from $899, shipping October 26

More: VentureBeat, Ars Technica and The Next Web

Natt Garun / The Next Web:

Microsoft unveils the 5.2″ Lumia 950 and 5.7″ 950 XL with 20MP camera including OIS, 3 GB of RAM, and USB-C, starting at $549

More: The Verge, The Verge, BetaNews, VentureBeat, The Verge and BGR

Mark Scott / New York Times:

Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid — Europe's highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement for moving people's digital data between the European Union and the United States was invalid. — The decision, by the European Court of Justice …

More: The Next Web, BetaNews, TechEye, Marketing Land, Guardian, Reuters, Engadget, Forbes, BBC, TechCrunch, Fortune, Ars Technica, Computerworld, ZDNet, Inquirer, RCR Wireless News, Tnooz, MediaNama, Wall Street Journal, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Gizmodo, The Register, SlashGear and Neowin

Tweets: @swiftonsecurity and @nicfildes

Business Insider:

Europe's highest court rejects the “safe harbor” agreement used by American tech companies — Europe's highest court just rejected the ‘safe harbor’ agreement used by American tech companies — The European Court of Justice has just ruled that the transatlantic Safe Harbour agreement …

More: The Next Web, VentureBeat, US News, DW.COM, Telegraph and Silicon Republic

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Twitter launches Moments, formerly Project Lightning, its event-based curation of tweets, videos, and images, on iOS, Android, and desktop web — Twitter launches Moments, its dead-simple tab for browsing the best tweets — A big week for Twitter just got bigger.

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.

New York Times:

DraftKings and FanDuel temporarily ban employees from playing on rival sites after accusations about betting on other sites using inside information — Fantasy Sports Employees Bet at Rival Sites Using Inside Information — A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion dollar industry …

More: Fortune, DraftKings Playbook, NPR, TIME, Washington Post, Legal Sports Report, Engadget, Washington Times, Bloomberg View, Forbes, Consumerist, Tech Times and Business Insider

Tweets: @startupljackson, @natesilver538, @pbump, @mgsiegler, @tcarmody and @thegamesheet

Thanks:@ilamont

Chris Grove / Legal Sports Report:

Why The Industry's Reaction To The DraftKings Leak Is A Clarion Call For Immediate Regulation Of Daily Fantasy Sports

More: Mashable, FanDuel Newsroom, DFS Report, flushdraw.net and Fortune

Tweets: @puneetsingh, @send9dfs, @middysworld, @neelovesny and @buffaloholdem

Jessi Hempel / Wired:

Behind Steve Huffman's return to Reddit as CEO following the moderator revolt and Ellen Pao's departure — Inside Reddit's Plan to Recover From Its Epic Meltdown — It began on the Thursday night that much of Reddit—the eleventh biggest site on the American Internet …

More: Guardian and New York Magazine. See also Mediagazer

Lauren Goode / The Verge:

Roku 4 with faster quad-core processor supports 4K video, lets you “follow” favorite shows, available for pre-order now, will ship in October for $129 — Roku 4 supports 4K video and a new way to ‘follow’ favorite shows — Roku, one of the earliest players …

Chris Marra / Facebook:

Facebook optimizes loading News Feed depending on your connection speed, by preloading, prioritizing, and showing older stories on slow speeds — News Feed FYI: Building for All Connectivity — People are coming online at a staggering rate in emerging markets and, in most cases, are doing so on mobile via 2G connections.

More: The Next Web, iMore, TechCrunch and WebProNews

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Big questions for Square now: How will the IPO be affected, who's really running the company, and why doesn't Jack give up the CEO role? — Three Questions for Square Now That Jack Dorsey Is Officially Working Part Time — Johannes Simon / Getty Images via Thinkstock

More: New York Times, eWeek and Business Insider. Tweets: @johnpaczkowski

Ev Williams / Medium:

Jack Dorsey's ability as a leader and thinker as interim CEO demonstrated that he was the best choice for permanent CEO

More: ZDNet, Fortune, CNET, Slate, Wired, VatorNews and Forbes. Tweets: @neilcybart

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.

More: 9to5Google, ZDNet, VentureBeat, TmoNews, Lifehacker, Droid Life, PhoneDog.com, Mashable, eWeek, The Register, 9to5Google, NDTV Gadgets360.com, Phandroid, The Next Web, AndroidGuys, The Next Web, The Verge, Official Google for Work Blog and PhoneDog.com

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Android 6.0 review: useful home screen features, permissions system works well, SD cards now as good as internal storage, but apps can opt-out of power saving

More: BGR, BetaNews, Android Authority, The Overspill, Graham Cluley and The Verge

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