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November 28, 2013, 11:55 PM
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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 …
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 …
Chris Bell / Telegraph:
The internet mystery that has the world baffled  —  For the past two years, a mysterious online organisation has been setting the world's finest code-breakers a series of seemingly unsolveable problems.  But to what end?  Welcome to the world of Cicada 3301
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Daniel Cawrey / CoinDesk:
Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Adds ‘Extra Security’ With One-Time Password Card  —  Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has announced some new updates and features to its platform including a one-time password (OTP) card.  —  This battery-powered password generator is linked to a user's account …
John Herrman / BuzzFeed:
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.
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.
Miyoung Kim / Reuters:
Samsung's marketing splurge doesn't always bring bang-for-buck  —  (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co is expected to spend around $14 billion - more than Iceland's GDP - on advertising and marketing this year, but it doesn't always get value for money.  —  The outlay buys the South Korean …
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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Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
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New York Times:
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