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The White House:
President Obama endorses net neutrality, asks FCC to reclassify the Internet as a utility  —  Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet  —  More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago.
Peter Martinazzi / Facebook:
Facebook Messenger passes 500M monthly users  —  Messenger Reaches 500 Million  —  By Peter Martinazzi, Director of Product Management  —  Messaging is an important part of how people stay connected and since Messenger launched in 2011 we've been passionate about giving people a faster and more expressive way to communicate.
FireEye, Inc.:
iOS vulnerability allows apps installed via enterprise/ad-hoc provisioning to replace real apps under the same name, letting an attacker steal data  —  Masque Attack: All Your iOS Apps Belong to Us  —  In July 2014, FireEye mobile security researchers have discovered that an iOS app installed …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces its first non-Nokia Windows phone, the Lumia 535: 5" display, 5MP front camera, 1GB RAM, single/ dual SIM, for $130  —  Microsoft's first Lumia defines Windows Phone's future  —  Microsoft's first Lumia device is being officially unveiled as the Lumia 535 today …
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Google Takes Over Operations Of Moffett Airfield From NASA, Will Invest $200M Into The Site  —  After years of using Moffett Field as the home and launch pad for the private jets of Google's founders, the company has agreed to a deal in which it will lease the airfield from NASA for the next 60 years.
Shara Tibken / CNET:
Samsung's next big thing: Gaining street cred in Silicon Valley  —  The Korean electronics giant has been making a big push in California over the past couple years.  CNET explains where it's succeeding — and where it has more to do.
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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft combines Office 365, Skype, Xbox Live, and Xbox Music Pass into new Work & Play bundle, available until January 2015 at $199 for one year  —  Microsoft pushes its dual-use vision with $199 Work & Play Bundle  —  Summary: Microsoft is bundling together four of its subscription services …
More: GeekWire and Neowin
Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:
‘Singles Day’ is huge: Alibaba on pace to top Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in one day  —  In the U.S., Black Friday and Cyber Monday are held up as two prime examples of America's wealth.  Online sales between Thanksgiving and the following Monday can hit a staggering $3.64 billion.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Chinese hackers suspected of breaching US Postal Service, compromised data of 800K+ employees  —  China suspected of breaching U.S. Postal Service computer networks  —  Chinese government hackers are suspected of breaching the computer networks of the United States Postal Service, compromising the data of more than 800,000 employees.
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Instagram now lets you edit captions, suggests accounts to follow in new People tab  —  Instagram today released two new features for its mobile apps.  You can download the new version now directly from Google Play and Apple's App Store.  —  First up, the app now lets you go back and edit captions on your posts.
Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
Microsoft explains its new productivity focused strategy in more detail  —  Microsoft's CEO Gave Us The Clearest Vision For The Company We've Had In Years  —  Over the past few years, it has been tough to pinpoint what Microsoft's focus is.  —  In 2012, then-CEO Steve Ballmer wrote …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Daily Deals Site Groupon Debuts A New App, Getaways, For Travel And Hotel Offers  —  Daily deals site Groupon says that travel is its fastest growing business category, and today it is launching a new mobile app that it hopes will help it capitalize on that more.
Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:
Apple details $3.5 billion European bond, interest accrual starts Nov. 10  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday published Apple's official european debt filing, which looks to take advantage of low European interest rates to raise $3.5 billion, or 2.8 billion euros.
More: iMore
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Office Apps Skyrocket To The Top Of The App Store Following Pricing Changes  —  Nothing sells like “free.”  Microsoft Word is now the number one free iPhone and iPad application on iTunes, closely followed by other Microsoft Office apps including Excel and PowerPoint.

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Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case

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