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Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:

Samsung Electronics to acquire US cloud services firm Joyent; Joyent to retain name and top management, will be integrated into Samsung's mobile division — Acquisition of Joyent shows device maker is pushing to beef up software and services — SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday …

Peter Rubin / Wired:

Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB and Magic Leap partner to produce mixed-reality Star Wars content — You're used to C-3PO being diplomatic and prissy, wringing his droid hands over any and every little setback. You're used to him sticking close to R2-D2. What you're probably not used to, though …

Harry McCracken / Fast Company:

Microsoft Boosts Its Chatbot Future By Acquiring Wand Labs — The startup, which ties together an array of services through a conversational interface, will help build out Satya Nadella's vision. — On Monday, Microsoft made headlines by plunking down $26 billion for LinkedIn.

More: The Official Microsoft Blog, ZDNet, VentureBeat, GeekWire, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Digital Trends, Recode, TechCrunch, BetaNews, Windows Central, The Fire Hose, WinBeta and Neowin. Tweets: @maryjofoley. Thanks:@mariedomingo

Davey Alba / Wired:

Facebook Messenger's home tab on mobile now organizes the app into recent messages, favorites, active users, messages awaiting a response, and birthdays — Facebook wants to make Messenger the app to anchor a post-app Internet that lets you do everything within a chat. Need an Uber?

More: Facebook, VentureBeat, International Business Times, Engadget, SlashGear, CNET, PhoneDog.com, BGR, The Verge, The New York Observer, TechCrunch, Tech Insider, MobileSyrup.com, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks and InvestorPlace

Tweets: @davidmarcus, @wired, @amir and @wired

Chris Davies / SlashGear:

Apple confirms iPad can be used as a hub for HomeKit — Apple's update for HomeKit may make the Apple TV even more important, with its addition of remote access to control things from afar, but it turns out you don't actually need the set-top box. In an ideal setup - and certainly …

More: Macworld, iPhone Hacks, TechCrunch, Apple Support, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, CNET, Pocket-lint, Engadget and Digital Trends. Thanks:@t_chrisburns

Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative makes its first investment, leading $24M Series B round in Andela, a company that trains software developers in Africa — Chan Zuckerberg Initiative makes its first investment in company that trains developers in Africa — Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg's …

More: The Next Web, Andela, CNET and Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @chrishughes

Bloomberg:

Sources: Airbnb secures $1B debt facility from JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley — Airbnb Inc. secured a $1 billion debt facility from some of the largest U.S. banks to help the home-sharing company develop new services and fund growth initiatives, people familiar with the matter said.

More: SiliconBeat, Mercury News, Mattermark, Recode, PE Hub Blog, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, Reuters, Fortune and Wall Street Journal

Tweets: @jordannovet and @howardlindzon

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

Arizona-based Space Data Corporation sues Google alleging Project Loon infringes on two of its patents and uses trade secrets shared under NDA in 2007 — When Google first announced its plan for a balloon-based Wi-Fi system called Project Loon, it was unlike anything most of the world had ever heard.

More: Fortune, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Gizmodo, Engadget, The Register and AndroidHeadlines.com. Tweets: @russellbrandom

Charlie Osborne / ZDNet:

Pro-ISIS hacker pleads guilty after stealing names of over 1,000 US military personnel — The 20-year-old has admitted pilfering the data before sending it along to ISIS members. — An ISIS supporter has admitted to stealing identifiable information of roughly 1,300 members of the US military …

More: U.S. Department of Justice, Washington Post, Ars Technica, BBC, Motherboard, FedScoop, The Next Web and SecurityWeek

Jon Fingas / Engadget:

Periscope go-live broadcast button available to all in Twitter's iOS and Android apps — Want to livestream for your Twitter audience? You don't have to switch apps to get started. As promised, Twitter's Periscope button is now available to everyone using its Android and iOS apps.

More: CNET, PCWorld, 9to5Mac, Android Police, 9to5Google, WebProNews, Digital Trends, iMore and MobileSyrup.com

Tweets: @twitter and @jack

Kerry Flynn / International Business Times:

Periscope embeds will soon be available anywhere tweets can be embedded, says Alex Khoshnevissan, head of business operations at Periscope

Thanks:@kerrymflynn

Gawker:

200+ page dossier on Donald Trump allegedly authored by Democratic strategist Warren Flood leaks a day after Washington Post reported the DNC had been hacked — A 200+ page document that appears to be a Democratic anti-Trump playbook compiled by the Democratic National Committee …

More: Motherboard, Forbes, GUCCIFER 2.0, Business Insider, Help Net Security, CNN, Recode, Washington Post, Wired, Gawker, Naked Security, Varonis Blog, The Verge, Inquirer, CNET, CSO and Fortune

Tweets: @jgarzik, @redsteeze, @gawker and @trevortimm

Matt Weinberger / Business Insider:

Cloud infrastructure monitoring startup LogicMonitor raises $130M from Providence Strategic Growth — LogicMonitor, a Santa Barbara-based startup, is taking a whopping $130 million investment from Providence Strategic Growth, an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners.

More: VentureBeat, Data Center Knowledge, SiliconANGLE, PE Hub Blog, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, VentureBeat and socalTECH.com. Thanks:@nicoleneumayr

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