Solar Mosaic, which specializes in loans for residential solar, has pulled in $220 million in financing in a new round led by Warburg Pincus. The money isn’t for funding loans, emphasizes co-founder and president Dan Rosen. The funds come as equity financing that will be used to expand the team, enhance the software and in general grow the business.

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This week’s Apple Loop includes all the leaks and rumors of the iPhone 7, when the new iPhone will go on sale, updates to iOS, why the iPhone SE is important, the future of Apple’s stock price, the iPad grabbing market share from Android, Frank Ocean’s Apple Music exclusive, and some memories of the iPod classic.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a plan to release lab-grown mosquitoes near Key West, Florida that could fight the spread of Zika and other dangerous viruses will not have significant impacts on the environment.

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This week’s Android Circuit includes the official launch of the Galaxy Note 7, a closer look at the Note 7, why Samsung demoted the phablet, Android’s success in India, BlackBerry’s continued focus on software, thoughts on the StageFright exploit one year later, Sony Mobile’s strong quarter, and Samsung’s new font.

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These are a few of the solid-state storage announcements before the 2016 Flash Memory Summit. At the Summit we expect many more announcements during keynote talks and in the general sessions. Many of these new devices as well as important applications will also be on display in the exhibit booths, demonstration areas and in the exhibit theatre.

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