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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon developing premium Echo-like speaker with a 7-inch touchscreen and high-grade speakers, to be announced as soon as Q1 2017 — Company may release higher-end device early next year — New speaker targets kitchens; to cost more than Echo gadgets
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Android Authority, PCWorld, Gizmodo, The Digital Reader, Business Insider, GeekWire, The Next Web, Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Fortune, PhoneDog.com, Droid Life, VentureBeat, Cult of Mac, TechnoBuffalo, AppAdvice.com Latest, Phandroid, Liliputing, Mashable, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, Tom's Guide, MobileSyrup.com, and Search Engine Land
Tweets: @chrismessina and @brianfagioli
| Susan Noakes / CBC News: |
Canada begins testing self-driving cars in Ontario with partners BlackBerry QNX, University of Waterloo, and Erwin Hymer Group — Erwin Hymer Group, University of Waterloo, BlackBerry part of 1st pilot — Ontario has achieved an important first by putting automated cars on the road for the first time …
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Globe and Mail, Digital Trends, BetaKit, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Engadget. Tweets: @sandraupson
| Alan Travis / The Guardian: |
UK's Investigatory Powers bill becomes law, mandates everyone's browsing histories be stored and available to police, as well as several government agencies — Home secretary hails ‘world-leading’ laws, which include forcing web and phone companies to collect browsing histories| Steve Ranger / ZDNet: |
Report: Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in US history with $3.39B in sales, up 10.2% YoY; mobile revenue was 35% of sales, up 48% YoY at $1.19B — Online frenzy for Lego, iPads and Playstations saw $3.39bn spent: mobile spending grew fast and shoppers using iOS devices outspent Android users.
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Instagram will now inform users, just like Snapchat, when a screenshot of their private Instagram Direct message is taken — People are deeply worried that Instagram is tattling on them whenever they take a screenshot. See this inflammatory tweet as an example:| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels — [UPDATE: Channel lineup below the fold.] — AT&T has officially unveiled details about its upcoming streaming TV service called DirecTV Now.
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Gizmodo, AT&T, Tech Trader Daily, The Official Roku Blog, Ubergizmo, Denver Post, Liliputing, Tech Times, TalkAndroid.com, International Business Times, Recode, TechSpot, PR Newswire, Telecompetitor, Neowin, Ars Technica, CNET, The Mac Observer, Home Media Magazine, Android Police, Digital Trends, Yahoo Tech, VentureBeat, Dan Rayburn, Gizmodo, TIME, MacRumors, Associated Press, GeekWire, Android Central, SlashGear, Droid Life, BGR, Dallas Morning News, Multichannel News, TheStreet.com, Fierce Cable, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @pkafka, @dannysullivan, @pkafka, @bcarr, and @jbrodkin
See also Mediagazer| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
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The Next Web, International Business Times, Liliputing, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @jessicavomiero, @backlon, and @reckless
See also Mediagazer| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
Uber defends its business model as a digital platform, not a transportation service, in landmark case in EU's highest court — LUXEMBOURG — Uber asserted on Tuesday that it was helping to bolster Europe's digital economy as part of its defense in a long-awaited hearing to decide …
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The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, and MediaNama
Tweets: @willoremus, @taylor_soper, and @markscott82
| Bloomberg: |
Samsung will allocate 50% of free cash flow to shareholders, add at least one outside director, and review its corporate structure — Company considering adding at least one new outside director — Stock buybacks, increased dividends will make up cash return| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
The White House partners with Stanford University and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to host an event on Wednesday to discuss how tech can help address poverty — President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg in 2011 — Tomorrow, the White House will partner with Stanford University …
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Silicon Valley Business … and BuzzFeed. Tweets: @ron_miller, @fwd, @ixkylie, @mjg59, @nitashatiku, @nitashatiku, and @pinboard
| New York Times: |
German officials demand further action from Facebook against hate speech posts, after it took 48 hours and a social media outcry to remove an anti-semitic post — BERLIN — Yorai Feinberg was going about his daily routine this month when his social media feeds and cellphone began lighting up.
Tweets: @deborahkops and @puiwingtam
| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: first Google Tango phone shows promise with small yet compelling AR app library but is mediocre for day-to-day tasks — I just spent 15 minutes wandering around the office, trying to shoot ghouls in the face with lightning. Before that, I dropped a virtual rococo sofa … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands its Interesting Finds online gift shop, which is now on mobile, and adds human curation — Following its debut earlier this year, Amazon quietly launched a revamped and expanded version of Pinterest-like feature called “Interesting Finds,” which is also now available on mobile.Sponsor Posts
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