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June 3, 2016, 10:25 PM

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Tony Fadell / Nest:
Tony Fadell is leaving Nest, will be replaced by Marwan Fawaz, a former Motorola Mobility executive; Fadell will remain involved as an advisor to Alphabet  —  Since the launch of Nest in October 2011, this blog has been a place for me to share my thoughts on all things Nest …
Instagram Blog:
Instagram starts rolling out its algorithmic feed for all, says that on average users missed 70% of their feeds before  —  In March, we announced a new way of ordering posts in feed so you'll see the moments you care about first.  On average, people miss 70 percent of their feeds.
CNBC:
Walmart partnering with Uber, Lyft for a pilot grocery delivery program in Denver and Phoenix, following Sam's Club pilot with Deliv in Miami since March  —  Wal-Mart is testing a new way to bring products to your front door.  —  At the company's annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville …
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Samsung Pay enters Europe with launch in Spain  —  Samsung Pay continues to expand with a launch today in Spain.  This marks the first country in Europe that's able to use Samsung's mobile payments platform, following launches in the US, South Korea, and recently China.
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google launches business-friendly tool that tests your website mobile-friendliness & page speed  —  Google announced on the Google Small Business blog that they have released a new landing page to test your website's mobile-friendliness and page speed for desktop and mobile all in one place.
Michael Mimoso / Threatpost:
Lenovo tells users to uninstall its Accelerator app, says it's vulnerable to MITM attacks after Duo Labs report on insecure bloatware in top PC vendor laptops  —  Lenovo has waved the white flag on a vulnerable component of its pre-installed software updater and recommends that users uninstall …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Glassdoor raises $40M led by T. Rowe Price Associates at a valuation of over $1B  —  As the job market becomes more competitive in some industries and unemployment holds steady and even drops in certain regions, job site Glassdoor is reaping some of the rewards.
Timothy Torres / PC Magazine:
Hands-on: Samsung's $179 Gear Fit2 band and $199 Gear IconX wireless earbuds have heart-rate tracking, 4GB storage; Gear Fit2 has GPS and arrives June 10  —  Samsung has a new fitness band and fitness earbuds, which I tried on for size at a recent event in New York City.

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