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Katie Jacobs Stanton:
145 tech leaders, including Vinod Khosla, Ev Williams, and Stewart Butterfield sign letter saying a Trump presidency “would be a disaster for innovation”  —  We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector.
Ryan Mac / Forbes:
Peter Thiel Confirmed As A Speaker At Donald Trump's Republican National Convention  —  Peter Thiel will appear at the Republican National Convention, FORBES has confirmed, and will speak openly of his endorsement of Donald Trump next week.  —  A spokesperson for Thiel told FORBES …
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Eddy Cue on Apple's TV Plans and Why Netflix Isn't a Competitor  —  EMAIL ME  —  The senior vp also dishes on what he learned from Steve Jobs, why the company won't be buying a Hollywood studio anytime soon and why agents should be “very, very excited.”  —  The morning after the Golden …
Mark Scott / New York Times:
EU files new round of antitrust charges against Google related to AdSense and AdWords  —  European officials are expected on Thursday to announce a new round of antitrust charges against Google, according to two people briefed on the matter.  —  The charges relate to some of the technology …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Microsoft wins US appeal over warrant for emails held on server in Ireland  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday said Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and other companies cannot be forced to turn over customer emails stored on servers outside the United States.  —  The 3- decision by a panel …
Allegra Frank / Polygon:
Valve promises to crack down on third-party sites that use Steam to facilitate gambling, denies having any business relationships with such sites  —  COUNTER-STRIKE GO GAMBLING SITES ASKED TO CEASE OPERATIONS  —  Valve is cracking down on third-party websites that use Steam to facilitate gambling …
Brittany Vincent / Engadget:
Nintendo's Classic Mini is a tiny NES with 30 pre-loaded games launching November 11 for $59.99  —  That dusty old NES in your attic might be rife with nostalgic memories, but it's a pain to drag out of its box whenever you get the hankering for a rousing game of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo totally gets it …
Mark Hachman / PCWorld:
Microsoft Edge is the only browser of the big four to play Netflix content at 1080p on Windows 10  —  Microsoft's bold claims about Edge turn out to be true.  —  If you want to watch true 1080p content on Netflix over your PC, you need to use Microsoft's Edge browser.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Amazon's AWS buys Cloud9 to add more development tools to its web services stack  —  Amazon Web Services has made an acquisition to continue building out the services that it offers around and on its cloud storage platform.  It has bought Cloud9, a San Francisco-based startup that has built …

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: new Doctor Who episodes are likely to remain off TV until at least 2028; the BBC says it will use a competitive process to find producers for Season 16

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
ITV says advertising revenues from the World Cup are about 30% higher than those from Euro 2024; Telemundo says it sold out of key World Cup ad inventory

Natalie Korach / Status:
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