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October 31, 2015, 2:40 AM
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Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:
Google's new invite-only “Who's Down” app for Android and iOS shows which of your friends are free to hang out  —  Google's new 'Who's Down' app shows which of your friends are free to hang out  —  Google has just quietly released a new app on the Play Store, called “Who's Down”.
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple plans to start selling the iPad Pro on November 11th  —  Apple plans to start selling the 12.9-inch iPad Pro on Wednesday, November 11th via both its physical retail and online stores, according to multiple sources.  Apple previously only said that the large tablet would become available during …
Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
Amazon Launches ‘Pay With Amazon’ Buttons for Mobile Apps  —  Amazon says it is finally ready to turn its huge customer base into a big payments business outside of Amazon.  For real this time.  —  The e-commerce giant is bringing its “Pay with Amazon” buttons to mobile apps, while …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook tweaks real name policy: starting in December, users will be allowed to provide context when Facebook requires their name be “confirmed”  —  Facebook Responds To Open Letter Criticizing ‘Real Names’ Policy  —  Facebook today announced a couple of process improvements meant …
Felix Kjellberg / PewDiePie:
Top YouTuber PewDiePie: YouTube Red exists to counter ad blocking, which can devastate smaller channels  —  Thoughts on YouTube Red.  —  Since YouTube recently announced their new payed service “YouTube Red”.  Everyone has been up to arms about it, for mainly good reasons!
Dan Primack / Fortune:
SEC approves Title III equity crowdfunding rules that will go into effect next year  —  It's official: Your grandma can soon invest in startups  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday morning voted 3-1 to approve equity crowdfunding rules, a scant three years after its original deadline to do so.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft clarifies Windows 10 rollout: OS will be pushed as a “Recommended Update” for Windows 7 & 8 next year, but users can choose when to upgrade, roll back  —  Microsoft more clearly articulates next phase of its Windows 10 upgrade rollout plans
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases its second app for Android, Beats Pill+, and quickly garners 1-star reviews from trolls  —  Apple's latest Android app is already getting trolled by 1-star reviews  —  Apple can't catch a break on Android.  When Apple released its first app on Google's platform …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook kills off its experimental sidebar status updates  —  In April, Facebook began testing sidebar status updates — quick, disposable messages that in some ways mimicked the carefree away messages of social networks past.  But the company quietly killed off the experiment last month, Facebook tells The Verge.
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:
Google's acquisitions in the first nine months of 2015 totaled $250M, the lowest since 2009  —  Google slammed the brakes on its acquisition machine, with the lowest deal-making since 2009  —  Google has idled its mergers and acquisition machine, with the company reporting the lowest deal activity, by value, in six years.

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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis shows declining YouTube and X viewerships for several high-profile right-wing influencers, pointing to a shrinking audience for pro-Trump content

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Earlier Picks

Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Sources: Google will work with partners next year to build laptops running Android, will retain Chrome OS as an option for Chromebooks
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless:
Report: T-Mobile's Uncarrier 10 plan to offer customers unlimited high speed data for watching select streaming video services like Netflix, HBO
Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business:
Apple's secrecy and reluctance to publish research on AI hurt its ability to hire best researchers, some say
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn Q3 earnings beat expectations with $780M in revenue, stock up more than 11%
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