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November 1, 2016, 1:10 PM
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram to test letting businesses tag products in their posts, so iOS users in the US can tap to learn more about them; 20 brands will participate  —  Instagram wants you to shop without always having to interrupt your scrolling with a browser window.  That's why today it will start …
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Lenovo starts shipping Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the first Google Tango phone, for $499  —  The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is shipping now  —  If it weren't for Pokémon Go, augmented reality might have stayed another forlorn futurist technology the public paid little attention to.
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Google discloses actively exploited Windows vulnerability just 10 days after reporting it to Microsoft  —  Google today shared details about a security flaw in Windows, just 10 days after disclosing it to Microsoft on October 21.  To make matters worse, Google says it is aware …
Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg:
Study co-authored by MIT professor finds Uber drivers in Boston canceled rides for men with black-sounding names more than twice as often as for other men  —  Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. in Boston canceled rides for men with black-sounding names more than twice as often as for other men.
Kori Schulman / The White House:
New president to get @POTUS on Twitter, White House on Facebook and Instagram, with clean timelines; Obama's accounts will be archived and accessible to public  —  Summary: Take a look at how we plan to preserve and pass on the digital history of the Obama administration.
Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Alibaba creates new digital media company, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, to consolidate media assets, announces $1.48B fund for new projects  —  Yu Yongfu, of UCWeb, will become CEO of new group under Zhang  —  Breaking out media assets is part of transparency efforts
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google is giving some users $50 Play vouchers after some Pixel handsets took longer than expected to ship  —  Google's new Pixel-branded smartphones have proven to be a little too popular.  Already, Google statedthat pre-order demands had exceeded the company's expectations …

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Reuters:
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:
Fan fiction site AO3 says it will be offline for two to four weeks after a security incident; it hosts over 18M works and has 11M registered users

Selome Hailu / Variety:
Sources: Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine lays off about 30 employees, roughly 50% of its staff, as it focuses on film and TV projects and its book club brand

More News

Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Palantir wins lawsuit against US Army, gets second chance at contract worth hundreds of millions, after judge rules army failed to consider existing tech

Earlier Picks

Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Source: this summer Facebook tried to buy Snow, a Snapchat clone from Korean firm Naver, which is also behind chat app Line
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica UK:
Hacking group Shadow Brokers share what they allege to be hundreds of orgs hacked by NSA with IP addresses of the compromised devices in a post on Medium
IDC:
IDC: Q3 tablet shipments down 14.7% YoY to 43M, as low-cost detachables, tablets reach record sales; iPad Air, Mini make up over two thirds of Apple's shipments
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Thiel defends Trump donation: says lewd tape was poor taste, doesn't back policies like Muslim ban with religion test, and his business relationships are intact
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