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Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:

Symantec uncovers Regin, a trojan likely built by a nation-state, which has spied on businesses and governments since 2008 — Symantec Uncovers Sophisticated, Stealthy Computer Spying Tool — Computer security researchers at Symantec say they have discovered a sophisticated piece …

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Lane Wood / Medium:

Pando founder Sarah Lacy's allusions to physical threats distort media narrative on Uber scandal

Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:

Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak raises $62M led by Sequoia at valuation in low hundreds of millions, adds Jim Goetz to board — Year-Old Yik Yak Draws Big Valuation — Figure for Anonymous-Messaging App Is Said to Be in Low Hundred Millions of Dollars — Yik Yak, the controversial …

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Alissa Walker / Gizmodo:

Google and Garmin altered directions to the Hollywood sign on behalf of nearby homeowners to keep tourists away — Why People Keep Trying to Erase the Hollywood Sign From Google Maps — The Hollywood Sign might be one of the most recognizable things on Earth. In Los Angeles, it's also one of the most visible.

More: PC Magazine. Tweets: @dsilverman, @alexbainbridge, @norton_tim and @dannysullivan

Marco della Cava / USA Today:

Apple to donate unspecified “portion” of sales to Global Fund on Black Friday and World Aids Day, partners with developers for (RED) apps and in-app purchases — Apple launches massive two-week (RED) campaign — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is glowing (RED) for the holidays.

More: Apple, VentureBeat, iMore, The Verge, Engadget, MacStories, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Re/code, The Next Web, CNET, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, App Advice, BuzzFeed, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider and iPhone Hacks

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Joshua Ho / AnandTech:

OnePlus One review: well built with solid battery life despite the low $299 starting price, but difficult to use one-handed and software feels unpolished — The OnePlus One Review — The OnePlus One has been one of the most hyped smartphones of 2014. There's really not much else to be said …

Rachel Feintzeig / Wall Street Journal:

Tech firms competing for talent spawn “workplace coordinators” to manage lavish employee perks — Lavish Perks Spawn New Job Category — At Tech Companies, Aim-to-Please Specialists Provide Yoga Classes, Jell-O Shots — From Muay Thai classes to Zen meditation rooms …

More: Business Insider, Inc.com, Fortune and SiliconBeat

Wall Street Journal:

Samsung considers reorg placing mobile division under co-CEO B.K. Yoon, who oversees TV and home appliance business — Samsung Considering Shake-Up in Management — Co-CEO B.K. Yoon May Assume Leadership of Mobile Division

More: Wall Street Journal, PC World and Bloomberg

Jerome Groopman / New Yorker:

How 3-D printing is revolutionizing medicine — In February of 2012, a medical team at the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor, carried out an unusual operation on a three-month-old boy. The baby had been born with a rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia …

Tweets: @mfordfuture and @sub8u

Felix Gillette / Businessweek:

Behind PayPal-owned mobile payments app Venmo, which processed $700M in payments in Q3 2014 — Mobile Payment Startup Venmo is Killing Cash — Kristen Geil, a writer for an Internet marketing firm in Chicago, heard about Venmo for the first time two summers ago.

Tweets: @avinash and @kaylatausche

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:

Europeans Have Authority To Seek Google Break Up Though Unlikely To Do So — Break Google up. That's the thrust of a “non-binding” resolution the European Parliament is expected to adopt at some point in the near future, according to a report on Friday from Reuters.

More: Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, Slate and Reuters

Ian Urbina / New York Times:

Passwords don't just protect data, they reveal our hopes, dreams, secrets, fears, and memories — The Secret Life of Passwords … Play Videos — Howard Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, one of the world's largest financial-services firms, still cries when he talks about it.

Tweets: @swiftonsecurity, @aldaily, @nytimes, @codinghorror, @ala_lita, @nicoleperlroth, @amiraaah, @megan, @nytmag, @stammy, @digiphile, @ethanz and @nickbilton

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