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October 25, 2015, 11:05 PM

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Kevin Roose / Fusion:
How the Strater family endured 3 years of online harassment, hacked accounts, and swatting  —  Haunted by hackers: A suburban family's digital ghost story  —  The systematic destruction of Paul and Amy Strater's lives began with pizza.  —  Several years ago, pizzas began showing …
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Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Yahoo Talent Exodus Accelerates as Marissa Mayer's Turnaround Flounders  —  The departures of a number of high-profile executives at Yahoo has accelerated in recent months, so much so that many inside the company are becoming worried about strategy and execution of key initiatives aimed at turning around its core business.
David Katzmaier / CNET:
Roku 4 review: best way to get the most 4K video today, but isn't worth the extra money for most buyers  —  Roku 4 review  —  When you drop a chunk of change on a shiny new thing, like a big TV with 4K resolution, the urge to accessorize can be overwhelming.  If that urge has just overtaken you, the Roku 4 looks pretty sweet.
Murad Ahmed / Financial Times:
NYC-based Karhoo, an app that lets you hail taxis from multiple taxi services, raises $250M ahead of its January 2016 launch in London, New York, and Singapore  —  Taxi groups unite to fight Uber with $250m start-up  —  An unexpected new combatant is set to join the taxi app wars …

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