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November 10, 2015, 11:40 AM

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Amanda Bishop / Google Lat Long:
Google Maps adds offline navigation and search to Android app, coming soon to iOS  —  Navigate and search the real world ... online or off  —  Roughly 60 percent of the world is without Internet today, and even where online access is available, it can still be spotty.
Zak Stone / Matter:
An accidental death at an unsafe Airbnb rental raises questions about liability and safety standards for the company  —  Living and Dying on Airbnb  —  My dad died in an Airbnb rental, and he's not the only one.  What can the company do to improve safety?  —  he rope swing looked inviting.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Messenger tests Photo Magic in Australia, scanning faces in your camera roll and prompting you to send pictures to friends  —  Facebook's “Photo Magic” Will Prompt You To Message Your Friends Photos Of Themselves  —  When you take a picture of your friends, you'll get a notification to send it to them through Messenger.
Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac:
Steve Jobs movie pulled from over 2K US theaters, now playing in just 421 theaters, after earnings declined 69% from the previous weekend to just $823K  —  Steve Jobs movie is unceremoniously dumped out of theaters  —  Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs movie had another disastrous showing at the box office over the weekend.
Steve Ragan / CSO:
Comcast resets nearly 200,000 passwords after customer list goes on sale  —  Dark Web market ad offering Comcast accounts in bulk  —  Over the weekend, a reader (@flanvel) directed Salted Hash to a post on a Dark Web marketplace selling a number of questionable, if not outright illegal goods.
Agence France-Presse:
Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-registered users within 48 hours, or risk a fine of $269K a day; company says it will appeal  —  Belgian court gives Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users  —  A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users …

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