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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Launching Public Betas of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra Today  —  Two days after releasing the second developer betas of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra for testing, Apple today is launching its public beta program for the forthcoming updates, allowing a broader cross section of users to test …
Motherboard:
Controversial livestreams become more frequent on Facebook Live, putting the company's rules and judgment under scrutiny  —  A video of the aftermath of a fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer was temporarily removed from Facebook.  The company has said the removal was due to a “technical glitch.”
Ina Fried / Recode:
Microsoft to split chief operating officer duties between five executives as current COO Kevin Turner leaves  —  Turner had served as head of Microsoft's sales team for the past 11 years.  —  Kevin Turner, the former Walmart executive who has led Microsoft's sales team for the past 11 years …
Jonathan Keane / Tech.eu:
Antivirus software firm AVG acquired by Avast Software for $1.3 billion  —  Antivirus software company AVG Technologies has been acquired by rival Avast Software for $1.3 billion.  —  Both companies were founded in the Czech Republic and expanded globally with AVG going public in 2012.
Elad Blog:
Tech VCs, to their own detriment, are increasingly investing in businesses that aren't software-driven  —  One sign that technology markets often exhibit at the tail end of a cycle is a fast diversification of the types of startups getting funded.  For example, following the core internet boom …
David Ruddock / Android Police:
Source: Google is working on two Android Wear smartwatches with Google Assistant integration to be released after the new Nexus handsets are announced  —  Speaking to Android Police, a reliable source has told us that Google is currently building two Android Wear devices - possibly Nexus-branded …
Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch:
Dating app Bumble to launch BumbleBizz for swipe-based professional networking this fall  —  I hate networking.  Or at least the type of networking that consists of awkward happy hours where no one knows each other and you're approached every five seconds by some over-eager “networker” …

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From Mediagazer

Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Sources: the DOJ issued a subpoena to NYT freelancer Matthew Cole, seeking to force him to reveal his sources about a failed top secret mission in North Korea

Rebecca Jennings / Vulture:
How lifestyle influencers are having to pivot to retain attention as brands become more selective about who they work with and demanding about post performance

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Time magazine has quickly grown video views on YouTube and LinkedIn in 2026, collaborating with big creators as well as featuring traditional text journalists

More News

Se Young Lee / Reuters:
Samsung expects Q2 operating profit of $7B, its highest in 2 years, on strong Galaxy S7 sales
Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes:
Court documents in Silent Circle, Geeksphone case reveal Blackphone maker has laid off 15% of its staff, faces uncertain future

Earlier Picks

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Facebook's OpenCellular is a new open-source wireless access platform for remote areas; hardware plans are freely available to researchers and manufacturers
Jay Greene / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft combines its enterprise resource planning and CRM software to create cloud-based Dynamics 365, launching this fall
Aneto Okonkwo / Inside Search:
Google updates Now on Tap with text translations from any screen, search by QR or bar code, and “Discover mode” for getting a stream of related visual content
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