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November 7, 2014, 3:50 PM

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Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Operation Onymous busted several contraband markets, arrested 17, captured $1M in bitcoin, seized 414 “.onion” domains used by Tor — Authorities Begin Scorched-Earth Purge of the Internet Underground — When “Operation Onymous” first came to light yesterday …

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

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Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg:

United Airlines spending $120M to equip restaurant and gate seats with iPads by 2015 in its main terminal in NJ's Newark Liberty International Airport — United Woos Fliers to Newark With IPads: Globetrotter — For travelers awaiting some of the tardiest departures in the U.S. …

More: iMore, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista, MacDailyNews, Patently Apple and TUAW

Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal:

Google halted technology showroom barge projects after Coast Guard raised fire-safety concerns — Fire-Safety Concerns Sank Google's Barges — A year ago, mysterious “ Google barges” near San Francisco and Portland, Me., captured media and public attention. Then, as curiosity peaked, the barges sailed away.

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Unfollow Your Most Annoying Facebook Friends And Pages With “News Feed Settings” — Face it. You've accepted friend requests from some weirdos and over-sharers. Luckily, today Facebook's launched a News Feed Settings tool that shows the friends and Pages taking up the most space in your Feed …

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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Microsoft teases first non-Nokia Lumia smartphone unveiling for November 11 — Microsoft is getting ready to unveil its first device under the Microsoft Lumia brand. According to a very short post on the Microsoft Mobile site, the news will drop on November 11, 2014.

Jason Del Rey / Re/code:

Uber hires Tom Fallows, who led Google's same-day delivery service Google Express — Uber Hires Google's Same-Day Delivery Boss — Tom Fallows, head of the Google Express same-day delivery service, is leaving for a job at Uber, multiple sources told Re/code. — Google confirmed Fallows' departure.

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Fitbit fitness tracking lineup dropped from Apple Online Store — Apple Watch will include fitness and health tracking features — If you're in the market for a Fitbit device and you're shopping at the Apple Store, you'll probably have to shop elsewhere to purchase the fitness tracker.

More: Gizmodo, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac and Electronista

Brian R. Fitzgerald / Wall Street Journal:

Twitter collaborating with advocacy group Women, Action & the Media to help report abuse and harassment — New Online Tool Lets Twitter Users Report Harassment — Twitter is collaborating with a women's advocacy group that will review and escalate reports of harassment on the social media service.

Facebook:

Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg: on Messenger, building new things, organic reach, and why he wears the same shirt every day — Q&A with Mark — Today Mark Zuckerberg took part in his first public Q&A. Watch the full video here.

Barb Darrow / Gigaom:

Highspot, led by Microsoft vets, nets $9.6M to hone sales pitches — Highspot, which says it can guide marketers into what content to send to what customers and when, now has $9.6 million in new funding. — Highspot, which aims to help sales and marketing people do their thing better and more efficiently …

More: VentureBeat, Xconomy, Wall Street Journal, PE Hub Blog and GeekWire

Eeva Haaramo / ZDNet:

Netradar app study of 4,500 smartphones says Galaxy Note 3/Galaxy S5 have highest download/upload speeds respectively — Who makes the fastest-downloading smartphones in the world? Hint: it's not Apple — Summary: The latest study into which smartphones are the speediest has turned up some surprising winners and losers.

More: BGR

Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:

Taylor Swift Shuns ‘Grand Experiment’ of Streaming Music — “I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment that I don't feel fairly compensates the...creators of this music,” says superstar of Spotify and other services — Taylor Swift performs on ABC's 'Good Morning America …

More: Yahoo Music, Engadget, ABC News, USA Today, Billboard, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, The Trichordist, TechCrunch and Gizmodo

Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:

British Spies Are Free to Target Lawyers and Journalists — British spies have been granted the authority to secretly eavesdrop on legally privileged attorney-client communications, according to newly released documents. — On Thursday, a series of previously classified policies confirmed …

More: Reprieve, Memex 1.1, The Register and Gigaom. Tweets: @spencenow. See also Mediagazer

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