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October 16, 2015, 7:15 AM

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Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
Dropbox unveils Paper, a web app for collaborative document editing, to-do management, currently in beta and invite-only  —  Paper is Dropbox's new vision for how teams can work together  —  Six months ago, Dropbox quietly announced a collaborative note-taking tool called Notes and launched it in an invite-only beta test.
Shira Orbach / IAB:
IAB launches program to address ad blocking with light, encrypted, ad-choice supported, and non-invasive ads  —  Getting LEAN with Digital Ad UX  —  We messed up.  As technologists, tasked with delivering content and services to users, we lost track of the user experience.
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:
Alibaba submits $4.2B offer to buy Chinese video streaming giant Youku Tudou  —  In a massive bet on Internet video, China's Alibaba announced today it has made a $4.2 billion bid to acquire Youku Tudou.  —  The move is not entirely shocking.  Last year, Alibaba invested $1.22 billion in the company …
Kevin Draper / Deadspin:
Nevada rules daily fantasy is gambling, orders sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to obtain licenses from gaming commission or shut down  —  Nevada Regulators Rule Daily Fantasy Is Gambling, Order Sites To Shut Down In State  —  The Nevada Gaming Control Board offered perhaps …

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