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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Google to acquire API management provider Apigee for $625 million  —  Google has announced plans to acquire Apigee, a company that offers software for predictive analytics and management of application programming interfaces (APIs).  —  Google will pay $17.40 per share in cash to acquire the company …
Emily Schechter / Google Online Security Blog:
Chrome will start marking HTTP pages with password and credit card form fields as non-secure in January 2017  —  To help users browse the web safely, Chrome indicates connection security with an icon in the address bar.  Historically, Chrome has not explicitly labelled HTTP connections as non-secure.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
As Belkin debuts $40 “Lightning Audio + Charge” dongle for iPhone 7, Apple's Phil Schiller recommends $49 Lightning Dock for simultaneous charging and listening  —  Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ship without a headphone jack, requiring customers to use either Bluetooth or Lightning-equipped headphones.
Julia Love / Reuters:
Apple will not announce first-weekend sales of iPhone 7, says they're more a reflection of supply than demand, and no longer a representative metric  —  Apple Inc will not release first-weekend sales of the newly announced iPhone 7, a spokeswoman for the company said.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter adds read receipts, typing indicators, and web link previews to Direct Messages  —  Twitter rolled out an update to its service this morning that aims to make the social app more competitive with mobile messaging clients, including the recently upgraded iMessage arriving in iOS 10.
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple execs Greg Joswiak, Dan Riccio, Phil Schiller on why audio jack was ditched: space for camera tech, processors, battery, and to improve water resistance
Susie Ochs / Macworld:
Apple AirPods hands-on: stay securely in place, feel more comfortable to wear than EarPods, auto-pausing effect works well
Alan Levin / Bloomberg:
Alphabet and Chipotle partner on Project Wing, an FAA-approved, experimental service that delivers burritos by drone to Virginia Tech students on campus  —  Most extensive U.S. trial of deliveries starting this month  —  Chipotle, Virginia Tech cooperating in FAA-approved test
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
FCC revises plan to open up set-top boxes, proposes free searchable apps be created by pay-TV providers for platforms that ship 5M units/year in US  —  The Federal Communications Commission is making huge changes to its plan to overhaul cable boxes, scrapping much of the initial idea in favor of having cable companies make new apps.
Sara Torti / Google Lat Long:
Google adds Lyft and Gett ride hailing options to Maps in the US  —  Back in March, we introduced a new way for people to find and compare the fastest ways to get around town by adding a new ride services tab when searching for directions in Google Maps.  Today, we're adding two more partners in the U.S., Lyft and Gett.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Sources: Microsoft to host hardware event in late October to announce Surface all-in-one PC codenamed “Cardinal”; updated Surface Book, Pro expected next year  —  Microsoft's late October Fall hardware launch this year may be as much about its partners' Windows 10 devices …
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Sources: Snapchat has taken out a line of credit with Morgan Stanley and other banks  —  Snapchat isn't selling more equity right now, and it isn't talking IPO — yet.  —  Snapchat has taken out a new line of credit, according to multiple sources.  Morgan Stanley is the lead bank on the deal …
More: TechCrunch and Fortune.  Tweets: @mdudas.  See also Mediagazer
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Airbnb says it will institute a new nondiscrimination policy, ask users to agree to a “community commitment”, and test reducing the prominence of user photos  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb introduced several changes on Thursday to combat discrimination in its short-term rental policy …
Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry Pi passes 10M in sales in four and a half years, launches Starter Kit with select peripherals and accessories for £99 plus tax  —  When we started Raspberry Pi, we had a simple goal: to increase the number of people applying to study Computer Science at Cambridge.
Matt Peckham / TIME:
Interview with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario Run and why Nintendo is bringing its game to iOS first  —  Super Mario on mobile devices seemed inevitable, but I'm not sure anyone expected the official unveiling to helm an Apple event.  Sure enough, in the lead up to Apple's …
Apple Newsroom:
Apple introduces iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with new camera systems, best battery life to date in iPhones, and water and dust resistance
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:
Apple warns new glossy Jet Black iPhone 7 finish will scratch easily, recommends using case

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