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November 29, 2013, 7:10 AM
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple offers Black Friday savings in Europe, gift cards in Australia  —  For several years, Apple has joined other retailers in discounting various products for Black Friday.  Unfortunately for deal hunters, that's not the case this year.  When shoppers visit the company's retail stores tomorrow …
J.D. Levite / The Wirecutter:
The Best Deals We Can Find  —  Because we think we can make a small difference by being picky, here are some great deals on solid pieces of gear. … We'll always put the newest deals at the top of the page.  We've also redesigned the deals page to be a more permanent addition to the site …
Andrew Zajac / Bloomberg:
Apple Objects to Monitor's Fees in E-Books Antitrust Case  —  Apple Inc. said a monitor appointed by a judge to oversee antitrust compliance in its electronic books price-fixing case is charging too much money.  —  “Of all all known past Apple matters,” no lawyer has had a higher rate …
Bloomberg:
Microsoft Board Said to Lean to Mulally, Nadella in CEO Hunt  —  Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s board is focusing on Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally and internal executive Satya Nadella as part of a group of more likely candidates to become the next CEO of the world's biggest software company …
Loek Essers / Computerworld:
Google's privacy policy violates Dutch data protection law, Dutch DPA says  —  Google's practice of combining personal data from different Google services violates the Dutch data protection act, the Dutch data protection authority (DPA) said Thursday.  But Google will not face any enforcement actions for now.
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Suddenly, Upworthy Clones Are Everywhere And Millions Of People Are Reading Them  —  On March 26, 2012, a new media startup called Upworthy launched.  Now it has 50 million monthly unique readers.  —  Almost all of its readers come from Facebook.  The headlines, which Upworthy's editors toil over …
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Who Will Own The Next Great Instant Messaging Service?  —  The social media era was about what we make public.  Now, it's about what we don't.  The race to own the next great back channel.  —  Instant messaging is the center of the internet.  Everything else is a temporary distraction.

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Deadline:
A US district court judge says she'll issue a ruling by July 22 on state AGs' request for a temporary stay that would pause the Paramount-WBD merger

Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
Sinclair-owned TV stations affiliated with ABC and NBC aired Trump's speech about elections, using Sinclair's feed; Sinclair owns or operates 177 stations

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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