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July 18, 2014, 3:25 PM
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Google won't call games with in-app purchases free anymore (updated)  —  The European Commission has said that while Google addressed its concerns around games with in-app purchasing, Apple has yet to offer a strategy.  Following hordes of complaints by outraged parents …
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Yo raises a $1.5M seed round at a $5-10M valuation from Betaworks, Pete Cashmore, Tencent founders, others  —  An App That Just Says ‘Yo’ Has Raised $1.5 Million At A $5-10 Million Valuation  —  Simple notification app Yo has raised a $1.5 million seed round at a $5-10 million valuation, the company tells Business Insider.
Matt Brian / Engadget:
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month  —  After teasing us with a possible launch, Amazon has confirmed Kindle Unlimited, its all-you-can-read e-book subscription service.  For $9.99 per month, the new service offers 600,000 books and “thousands” of audiobooks across a range of devices.
Agam Shah / PC World:
Lenovo stops selling small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S. due to lack of demand  —  Lenovo has stopped selling Windows tablets with screen sizes under 10 inches in the U.S. due to lack of interest.  —  Lenovo has stopped selling two small-screen Windows tablets with 8-inch screens …
Adam Lashinsky / Fortune:
Bill Campbell reflects on his relationship with Steve Jobs, Apple under Tim Cook, coaching leaders in tech  —  After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board  —  Bill Campbell recalls Steve Jobs' invitation to join Apple's board of directors as the kind of request that takes your breath away.
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Longtime Apple board member Bill Campbell retires after 17 years; BlackRock director Sue Wagner to replace him
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google:
Google gives an early look at completely new Chrome OS experience dubbed Project Athena  —  Google's François Beaufort shared a screenshot today of a completely redesigned user experience for Chrome OS that he says the Chromium OS team is currently experimenting with.
Jared Newman / PC World:
Chrome's been eating your laptop's battery for years, but Google promises to fix it  —  Google is just now responding to a bug in Chrome for Windows that may have been sapping users' batteries for years.  —  Chrome's battery drain problem was brought to wider attention by Forbes contributor Ian Morris …
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
At Last, Google Analytics App Comes To The iPhone  —  Google has released its official Google Analytics app for iPhone, now available for download in the app store.  —  The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, though is optimized for the iPhone 5.  It requires iOS 6.0 or later.
Sam Altman / Y Combinator Posthaven:
Y Combinator adds partners including Alexis Ohanian, makes Dalton Caldwell full-time partner  —  Welcome Scott, Dalton, Adora, Brett, Nicole, Alexis, and Qasar  —  We have a bunch of new additions to the YC team to announce.  —  Scott Bell is joining the YC software team.
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Michael Kan / PC World:
Baidu launches search engine for Brazil  —  China's Baidu is stepping into another major market with a search engine geared for Brazil, and is preparing to set up a research and development center in the country.  —  The search engine formally launched on Friday.
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Forbes sells majority stake to Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, company reportedly valued at $475M  —  Forbes Sells to Hong Kong Investment Group  —  Forbes Media, which has been on the market for about a year, has found a buyer: Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments …
Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:
Spotify loses Euro exec, denies IPO plans and eyes Russia  —  Spotify lost a key European executive this week: Euro VP Chris Maples, who had long been the face of Spotify's efforts in Europe, has left the company.  The departure was first reported by the British communications industry publication Campaign …
Mark Hearn / 9to5Google:
Rumored NVIDIA Shield tablet pictured in leaked press renders  —  Back in May, a device made by NVIDIA that looked like a game controller hit the FCC and sparked rumors of a follow up to the company's Shield system.  Shortly after this filing surfaced, word broke that the chip maker …

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Bill Simmons says he has agreed to a new Spotify contract and will continue his show for at least two years; he'll also serve as Spotify's head of talk strategy

Max Tani / Semafor:
Email accidentally sent to newsroom: NPR dissuaded All Things Considered anchor Ari Shapiro, a prominent gay staffer, from attending a corporate Pride event

Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Ruth Marcus explains why she quit WaPo, not wanting to tell readers “what Jeff Bezos thinks I should think”, and publishes her spiked column in The New Yorker

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