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November 26, 2013, 5:25 AM

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BBC:
Amazon workers face ‘increased risk of mental illness’  —  A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause “mental and physical illness”.  —  Professor Michael Marmot was shown secret filming of night shifts involving up to 11 miles …
Robin Turner / walesonline:
Amazon hits back over Panorama claims about working conditions at Swansea warehouse  —  A BBC Panorama undercover investigation claims workers at Amazon's Swansea base have to walk up to 11 miles a shift  —  Online retail giant Amazon has defended itself against BBC Panorama claims …
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Spies worry over “doomsday” cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden  —  (Reuters) - British and U.S. intelligence officials say they are worried about a “doomsday” cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud.
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Google confirms RAW photo support and burst mode coming to Android  —  Click!  Google rebuilds Android camera base for better photos  —  Want a better camera on your Android device?  Google does, too.  —  For that reason, the company has overhauled the mobile OS's plumbing.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Kim Dotcom Links €20,000 Wikileaks Donation to Megaupload Raid  —  Few people would disagree that Kim Dotcom is a fascinating man.  After his file-sharing service Megaupload was raided early 2012, Kim Dotcom became an instant Internet celebrity.  —  The success and controversy surrounding …
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Bloomberg:
Intel Said Asking $500 Million for Streaming Pay-TV Unit  —  Intel Corp. (INTC) is asking about $500 million for OnCue, the online pay-TV service that the world's largest chipmaker developed before dialing back its ambitions, according to people with knowledge of the process.
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Confirms That “Excessive Profanity” In Xbox Upload Studio Videos Can Cost You Account Privileges  —  Reports have surfaced over the past 24 hours that Xbox users are losing their Xbox Live account privileges after uploading profanity-laced videos.  Xbox One customers complained …
Juro Osawa / Digits:
ZTE Jumps On Smartwatch Bandwagon  —  When Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Gear launch in early September created a hype around the potential market for smartwatches, it was certain that we would soon see cheaper versions from Chinese competitors.  —  Now, ZTE Corp., mainly known …
Fortune:
Exclusive: Flipboard raising another $50 million  —  Flipboard said in September that it had raised $50 million.  That was only half the story.  —  FORTUNE — Social news app Flipboard is in final negotiations to raise $50 million in new venture capital funding, Fortune has learned.
Reuters:
Apple is collaborating with GN Store Nord on a “Made for iPhone” hearing aid  —  Denmark targets iPhone generation to keep edge in hearing aids  —  (Reuters) - Tiny Denmark, with fewer than 6 million people, supplies half the world's hearing aids, and local makers aim to advance …
Kaylene Hong / The Next Web:
Android KitKat begins rolling out to Google Play editions of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One  —  Google has announced that from today onwards, the Google Play editions of Samsung's Galaxy S4 and the HTC One are getting updated to Android 4.4, as noted by Android Police.
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
U-Verse dropping Xbox 360 receiver support after December 31st  —  We hope you weren't bent on using the Xbox 360 as a U-Verse TV receiver.  AT&T is now telling customers that it will drop IPTV support for Microsoft's older console after December 31st, leaving viewers with little choice but to use a conventional set-top box.
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft's device chief sees a future without three versions of Windows  —  Microsoft currently ships Windows RT, Windows 8, and Windows Phone software on a variety of devices, but it's heading towards a future where just a single version of Windows will exist.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft is fixing Skype messaging, ‘fun things’ planned for Windows Phone 8.1  —  Ever since Microsoft started forcing Windows Live Messenger users over to Skype earlier this year, instant messaging on Windows has been somewhat painful.  If you're a frequent Skype user then you'll be intimately familiar with the problems.

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