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November 10, 2014, 1:20 PM

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The White House:
President Obama endorses net neutrality, asks FCC to reclassify the Internet as a utility  —  Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet  —  More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago.
Amy Schatz / Re/code:
President Obama Backs Title II for Net Neutrality in Big Win For Activists  —  President Obama came out in favor of the FCC re-regulating broadband lines under rules written for phone networks when the agency adopts new net neutrality rules, in a major win for Internet activists.
Peter Martinazzi / Facebook:
Facebook Messenger passes 500M monthly users  —  Messenger Reaches 500 Million  —  By Peter Martinazzi, Director of Product Management  —  Messaging is an important part of how people stay connected and since Messenger launched in 2011 we've been passionate about giving people a faster and more expressive way to communicate.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Chinese hackers suspected of breaching US Postal Service, compromised data of 800K+ employees  —  China suspected of breaching U.S. Postal Service computer networks  —  Chinese government hackers are suspected of breaching the computer networks of the United States Postal Service, compromising the data of more than 800,000 employees.
Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry Pi Model A+ now on sale for $20 with smaller design, lower power consumption, microSD card slot  —  Raspberry Pi Model A+ on sale now at $20  —  When we announced the Model B+ back in July, we said that we'd also be producing a lower-cost variant, analogous to the original Model A. Since then …
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
DogVacay, offering dog-sitting services, raises $25M to expand internationally and offer boarding, day care, walking, training and grooming  —  Exclusive: DogVacay raises $25 million  —  When you enter the offices of DogVacay, there's a good chance you'll be eagerly greeted by Maggie.  And Minnie.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Released From Prison  —  After being on the run for two years Peter Sunde, aka brokep, was arrested during a family visit in southern Sweden late May.  —  Despite being accused of non-violent crimes, Peter was transferred to a high-security unit.  His time in prison was tough.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Imagination reveals powerful graphics chips for smartphones and wearables  —  The graphics in digital gadgets, from wearables to smart TVs, are about to get more snappy and responsive.  —  Imagination Technologies is launching its latest graphics cores that can be licensed by chip vendors to build full graphics chips.
Abhirup Roy / Reuters:
GoPro launches $800 million offering, CEO to sell some shares  —  GoPro Inc's founder and CEO Nick Woodman holds a GoPro camera in his mouth as he celebrates GoPro Inc's IPO at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York City, June 26, 2014.  —  (Reuters) - Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc announced …

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