A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- Sources Apple secures deal for songs from Warner Music Group, plans to pay labels smaller percentage than it did under first streaming deal (Bloomberg)
- GeekWire Podcast Axios chief tech correspondent Ina Fried on the new world of technology and media
- Project Blue tries again with crowdfunding campaign for planet-watching telescope
- Hands On Xbox One Fall Update Light Theme
- Streamline your clinic’s operations and improve your patient communications with Core Practice
- The story behind Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new book, ‘Hit Refresh’
- Facebook says ad reach estimates from Adverts Manager are based on how many could see the ad, not an area's population, explaining discrepancy with census data (David MeyerFortune)
- Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome
- Exploit goes public for severe bug affecting high-impact sites
- Facebook says $100,000 in ad buys during U.S. election came from fake accounts out of Russia
- Red vs. green Solar flares could power northern lights above our smoky skies
- Twitter begins rolling out its Night Mode feature on Twitter.com, following iOS and Android apps (Shannon LiaoThe Verge)
- Enterprise customers Enjoy seamless cost analysis with new preview feature in Azure portal
- Judge dismisses Shiva “I Invented EMAIL” Ayyadurai’s libel lawsuit against Techdirt
- Today in Technology The border that has an arch instead of a wall
- A look at the Twitter thread as a literary form, requiring precise and lively storytelling (Virginia HeffernanPolitico)
- Latest Microsoft Partner Network podcast is about ‘Growing Your Business in a Blockchain World’
- New Windows 10 security features protect against ransomware
- In a blast from the past, Logitech releases a new trackball
- Insider Fast Trigger authentication prompt when account is disconnected
- Yahoo Prepares for an Enormous Class Action Lawsuit
- HPE Acquires Cloud Technology Partners to Drive Hybrid Cloud
- More end user domain sales up to $75,000 including Heathrow Airport
- Peter Rice has been promoted to president of 21st Century Fox, will retain his roles as chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group (Tony MaglioThe Wrap)
- Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service is now in public preview
- Growing your business in a blockchain world
- Houston hospitals see surge in skin infections in Harvey’s wake
- Azure App Service now generally available on Linux, including Web App for Containers capability
- Spotify hires Disney executive Courtney Holt to lead its efforts in original video and podcast programming (Andrew WallensteinVariety)
- Samsung Galaxy Note8 unboxing and first impressions
- Rental home repair marketplace Keepe raises $1.5M to expand to more cities
- Google’s Street View cars are now giant, mobile 3D scanners
- Google Fiber shut off customer’s service because she owed 12 cents
- Microsoft joins Initiative for CryptoCurrencies & Contracts, boosting blockchain enterprise readiness
- New Tutorial Creative Coding with Small Basic
- Expedition 53 Qualification Exams
- Sources Amazon and Apple are competing with Warner Bros. and others for rights to the James Bond franchise and are willing to pay as much as the studio (Hollywood Reporter)
- Huawei Surpasses Apple as Second Largest Smartphone Brand
- AMD's 35W Bristol Ridge A-Series APUs Now Available at Retail
