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July 5, 2016, 9:25 AM

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Choi Chi-yuk / South China Morning Post:
China's internet censor says online media cannot gather news from social media without approval or publish news without verification  —  Cyberspace Administration's move comes days after Xu Lin, formerly deputy head of the body, takes on top role  —  China's powerful internet censorship body …
Dave Neal / v3.co.uk:
Researchers find Chinese ad firm has infected 85M Android devices with malware, generating $300K a month in fraudulent ad revenue  —  China crisis for Android users  —  An Android-based malware campaign masterminded from China has snared as many as 85 million Android devices and is making …
Ian Paul / PCWorld:
VLC app beta for Windows 10 devices now available in Windows Store, coming to Xbox One later this summer  —  VLC now has a Windows 10-friendly version that works with nearly every major Windows 10 platform.  —  Two years ago, VLC-maker VideoLan rolled out a version of its popular open source media player for the Windows Store.
James Vincent / The Verge:
Second “celebgate” hacker pleads guilty to phishing 300+ Gmail and iCloud accounts, faces 5 years; neither hacker was charged with distributing stolen content  —  A hacker has pleaded guilty for his role in the “Celebgate” breach of 2014.  Edward Majerczyk faces up to five years …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
The Linksys WRT54GL, an 11-year-old 54Mbps router known for its reliability and open source compatibility, still generates millions in sales every year  —  Open source firmware, reliability make an old product attractive to new buyers.  —  In a time when consumers routinely replace gadgets …
Jason Shueh / Government Technology News:
Gov IT vendors air grievances to Congress about White House's 18F and USDS over opacity, recommend pausing 18F's integration into new gov modernization efforts  —  Tech lobbying groups are looking for more transparency from 18F, the group working to increase competition and decrease the costs of high-profile tech projects.
Bloomberg:
FCC auction sets $86.4B price for TV spectrum, exceeding estimates and raising concerns that wireless providers may balk at the cost, extending auction's length  —  FCC releases payment pledge to TV station owners in auction  —  Airwaves sale now turns to bids from wireless companies
Adam Westlake / SlashGear:
Google adds built-in Cast option to Chrome 51 for desktop  —  One of the most handy features of Google's Cast television dongle is how easy it is to broadcast your Chrome browser tab onto a bigger screen.  That is, as long as you have the browser extension installed.
BBC:
IAC sells Q&A-based social network Ask.fm to asset management firm Noosphere  —  The Q&A-based social network Ask.fm is under new ownership, less than two years after it last changed hands.  —  IAC - the owner of the dating app Tinder - has sold the business to Noosphere, an asset management firm that specialises in tech.

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