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Joseph Schwartz / SimilarWeb Blog:
On July 7, one day after its release, Pokémon GO had more Android installations than Tinder in US, and by July 8 it was on 5.16% of US Android devices  —  Unless you're been living under a rock or hiding in some tall grass you've probably heard of Pokémon GO, the app that has taken America by storm.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Although Pokémon Go's sudden success is driven by nostalgia, Pokémon's mechanics are uniquely suited for augmented reality  —  Basically everyone is Pokémon Go-ing according to Twitter, and I'm sure basic resources like power and water will soon start to shut down because key staff are out chasing Pikachu.
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider:
‘Pokémon Go’ international rollout will be ‘paused’ as players overload the system
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft updates Skype Bot platform with group support, adds support for new Slack and Facebook features to Bot Framework  —  Microsoft is updating its Microsoft Bot and Skype Bot platforms with new capabilities, as well as additional support for Facebook and Slack bot features.
Jacob Donnelly / CoinDesk:
As Bitcoin “halving” cut miner rewards by 50% on Saturday, experts ponder possible effects on Bitcoin price, mining industry  —  It's an event that brings equal parts predictability and uncertainty.  —  For close to a year, bitcoin miners and investors have been preparing for an event nicknamed ‘the halving’.
James Vincent / The Verge:
Seeking to replace microSD with a faster successor, Samsung announces world's first removable UFS memory cards, but no devices support them yet  —  What comes after microSD cards for removable storage?  Samsung has the answer: UFS.  The company announced today the world's first removable UFS …
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
White House says ISIS Twitter traffic dropped 45% after two years of sustained alternative messaging by the US and its partners  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies …
Sarah Kessler / Fast Company:
Home-cooking startup Josephine's struggle with murky laws and regulations raises questions about the future of the food-sharing economy  —  Politicians talk big about supporting innovation, but as home-cooking startup Josephine discovered, the system isn't designed that way.
Jennifer Baker / Ars Technica:
BT, Vodafone, and other European telcos publish “5G Manifesto” seeking lighter net neutrality regulation to encourage next generation network investment  —  BT, Vodafone, and chums all flex muscles, press for lighter regulation.  —  BRUSSELS—A coalition of nearly 20 telcos including BT …
Jerry Beilinson / Consumer Reports:
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Fails Consumer Reports Water-Resistance Test  —  The phone is supposed to survive 30 minutes in 5 feet of water.  In our testing, it didn't.  —  Commercials for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge showed hip-hop's Lil Wayne pouring Champagne over the phone and dunking it in a fish tank.
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Inside Google and Microsoft's efforts to catch Amazon in the cloud computing services space  —  For months and months, as Google's brain trust searched for the ideal candidate to lead the company's come-from-behind bid for its biggest new opportunity since Larry Page and Sergey Brin began putting ads …
Thanks:@thealexknapp
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Facebook Messenger's end-to-end encryption not on by default because of inability to store keys in browsers and the firm's reluctance to make big UX changes  —  Privacy nerds got some good and some bad news on Friday, when Facebook became the latest major company to embrace encryption …
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Facebook starts testing opt-in end-to-end encryption in Messenger; chats visible on one device on each end, messages can self-destruct after a pre-set time

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: in its next US TV deal, the NHL seeks a 50%-100% increase over its seven-year, $4.5B contract with ESPN and TNT; formal talks can begin on January 1

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of consumers refiles a lawsuit to unwind Paramount's WBD deal, citing HBO Max and Paramount+ bundling, the ouster of DC Studios heads, and budget cuts

Kali Bomeli / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at pre-election expansion of partisan websites disguised as local news in Ohio, promoted with Meta ads by groups with ties to Democrats and Republicans

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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Satya Nadella and other Microsoft executives discuss the company's AI plans and why it has a competitive advantage
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Twitter is talking to the NBA, MLS and Turner to buy rights to more sports streams

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook releases new statement explaining censorship policy for Live, says it only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence
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