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The Next Web:
Troubled media sharing startup Color Labs said to be acquired by Apple  —  Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network that received much criticism over its pre-launch $41 million funding round, is about to be acquired by Apple.  We've heard through trusted sources that the startup …
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Exclusive: White House review finds no evidence of spying by Huawei - sources  —  (Reuters) - A White House-ordered review of security risks posed by suppliers to U.S. telecommunications companies found no clear evidence that Huawei Technologies Ltd had spied for China, two people familiar with the probe told Reuters.
Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley:
White House denies Huawei investigation report  —  A White House spokeswoman is denying a report that an investigation requested by the White House into whether telecommunications equipment makers pose security risks to American companies yielded no definitive proof that Huawei has spied on behalf of China.
More: ZDNet
Jack Dorsey:
Let's reconsider our “users” … During a Square Board meeting, our newest Director Howard Schultz, pulled me aside and asked a simple question.  —  “Why do you all call your customers ‘users’?”  —  “I don't know.  We've always called them that.”  —  It wasn't something I've thought about for some time.
Eric Savitz / Forbes:
Jack Dorsey: Leadership Secrets Of Twitter And Square  —  Jack Dorsey (Photo by Timothy Archibald)  —  You cover a lot of ground hanging out with Jack Dorsey.  In just the first 15 minutes of a visit to the San Francisco headquarters of Square, which makes the device that turns a smartphone …
More: CNET.  Tweets: @tim
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Google hosting Android event Monday, October 29th in New York  —  Google has issued an invite to an event in New York City on October 29th at 10am.  The purpose of the event is unknown aside from the fact that it has something to do with Android, and that the invite states “The playground is open.”
Mark Milian / Bloomberg Tech Blog:
How a YouTube Exec Built an Army With Google's ‘20 Percent Time’  —  Google has promoted its “20 percent time” option as a way to encourage employees to be entrepreneurial.  —  Officially, Hunter Walk has fewer than a dozen engineers working for him at YouTube on developing services for nonprofits and activists.
Steven Levy / Wired:
Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center  —  If you're looking for the beating heart of the digital age — a physical location where the scope, grandeur, and geekiness of the kingdom of bits become manifest—you could do a lot worse than Lenoir, North Carolina.
Dan Frakes / Macworld:
Hands on with Apple's Lightning to 30-pin Adapters  —  The changes to Maps in iOS 6 may have gotten the lion's share of negative coverage since the iPhone 5 debuted.  But back on September 12, when the company announced the latest iPhone and iPod models, the harshest criticism was reserved …
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:
Where Google Ventures Is Searching Now  —  Bill Maris runs Google Ventures, which has been a significant player in Silicon Valley's latest technology boom, pouring over $300 million into more than 130 companies in the past few years.  —  The venture arm of Google Inc. has invested …
More: The Next Web.  Thanks:@joshhabib
Sayantani Ghosh / Reuters:
Yahoo's departing CFO to get annual salary, bonus as severance  —  (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Tim Morse, the company's departing interim chief financial officer, will receive the severance benefits provided in his contract for a termination without cause.  —  Morse, who was recently replaced …
Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
How Obama or Romney Should Have Answered the iPad Question  —  Toward the end of last night's presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, the moderator, CNN's Candy Crowley, asked a perfectly legitimate question, one that Obama himself is once reported to have asked …
More: TechCrunch
Aaron Souppouris / The Verge:
A $99 Nexus tablet could spawn a new race to the bottom, but is it possible yet?  —  Yes, but not without compromises  —  Earlier today, perpetual rumor-mill DigiTimes reported that Google was readying a $99 Nexus tablet for release by the end of the year.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft Office 365: More new packages and prices coming in November  —  Summary: There are even more versions of Microsoft's Office 365 than we've thought.  Another small-business and a mid-size business release are on deck.  And here's pricing for the lot.  —  Mary Jo Foley
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Source: Apple Accessory Partner Seminar Coming November 7-8, Will Cover Lightning Guidelines  —  We're now hearing from a source close to Apple's accessory manufacturing partner that the company plans to hold a conference in Shenzen, China for its Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFI) …
Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:
Twitter Takes First Country-Specific Censorship Action, Against Hate Group In Germany  —  Earlier this year, Twitter added the ability to block Twitter accounts and tweets by a country-by-country basis, in case it needed to respond to legal requests.  Nine months later, the company has done …
More: BBC, The Verge, Gawker and blogs.ft.com.  Tweets: @amac

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
As the BBC fights Trump's $10B lawsuit and ITV plans to combine its broadcasting business with Sky in 2026, a look at the slow death of the UK's TV channels

The Guardian:
The UK has spent more than £500K since 2024, including £350K by the Department for Education, on 215 influencers to promote government campaigns

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