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The White House finally responds to ‘Pardon Edward Snowden’ petition: ‘No’

Android users can now say ‘Ok Google’ to send messages via WhatsApp, WeChat, NextPlus, Telegram, and Viber
ShopKeep Focuses on Growth with $60 Million in Series DÂ Funding

Motorola unveils new Moto X Style, Moto X Play, and Moto G smartphones

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Opera Mediaworks: Android and iOS battle it out for top mobile ad money-maker
Amazon Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Startups with Amazon Launchpad

Etsy updates search to help consumers make sense of its 30M products

Amazon partners with Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator on a new marketplace for startups

Google Compute Engine now lets you bring your own encryption keys, free of charge

Hide, copywriters! Here comes Persado’s first self-service version of its writing machine

Amazon launches Prime Music streaming service in the U.K., first market outside the U.S.

LinkedIn is taking steps to reduce the number of emails users get

Amazon Web Services launches its Aurora database engine out of preview

Circa CEO Matt Galligan launches consultancy to help startups with product design and ideation

OnePlus raises the curtain on its second phone, the OnePlus 2

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London’s Deliveroo devours $70M in fresh funding to grow its premium meal-delivery service globally

Opternative launches online eye exams, so you can get a prescription right from your desktop

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Hands on with Google Maps’ Your Timeline: Fascinating, but freaky

Medium updates rules to suppress harassment and revenge porn

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Xbox One with $110 in bonuses as Best Buy attempts Cyber Monday in July

Nest Cam reviewed: High marks for ease of use and connectivity

Y Combinator-backed Mimir speeds up feedback with automated grading for professors

IFTTT launches a Spotify channel, but offers nothing useful

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Taplytics adds new ‘smart push’ to get the right message to the right person at the right time

eBay kills its Valet, Fashion, and Motors apps, retires eBay Now service

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Web personalizer Qubit partners with Apptimize to add mobile apps to its repertoire

Yahoo launches live news show with Katie Couric

Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube

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4 critical mistakes that limit the impact of mobile on your whole business

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Hacker takes down New York Magazine during crucial Cosby cover story

Pandora’s Sponsored Listening launches out of beta: Remove ads by giving brands your full attention
Michael Capellas Joins Kony Advisory Board

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