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Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed  —  As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit of information you could possibly need without ever having to leave your News Feed, Facebook has begun rolling out a new music feature that will let you sample the music shared into your feed.
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
Canalys Estimates Apple Has Shipped Seven Million Watches, Fewer Than Some Projected  —  Apple has shipped seven million Apple Watches since its introduction this spring, giving the technology giant a firm lead in the nascent smartwatch market, according to researcher Canalys.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Data Labs, The Company Behind Mileage-Tracking App MileIQ  —  Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs.  While that name probably doesn't ring a bell, the company's MileIQ app is one of the most popular Android and iOS mileage tracking apps for getting deductions and reimbursements.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers find 20K samples of adware Android apps in third-party app stores that gain root access and are nearly impossible to remove  —  New type of auto-rooting Android adware is nearly impossible to remove  —  20,000 samples found impersonating apps from Twitter, Facebook, and others.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Karma's Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plan  —  Karma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to those who more regularly use their device.
Stephen Pulvirent / Bloomberg Business:
Lytro debuts its Immerge video camera for virtual reality filmmaking, available in 2016 for between $250K and $500K  —  This UFO-Shaped Mega-Camera Might Be the Future of Virtual Reality  —  The Lytro Immerge is a next-generation VR camera rig for professionals that will start at $250,000.
Tom Tarantino / The Twitter Blog:
Introducing Twitter's public policy #transparency page  —  As Twitter has become a live, public, and conversational window to world events, we have worked to educate policymakers and civil society organizations about our services and policies and pursued public policies that advance the interests of Twitter and the people who use it.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In April  —  Facebook video viewership is growing by leaps and bounds.  It now sees 8 billion average daily video views from 500 million users.  That's up from just 4 billion video views per day in April.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook beats Q3 estimates with $4.5B in revenue, hits 1.01B DAUs, 1.55B MAUs; mobile now makes up 78% of ad revenue
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:
Facebook generated $9.86 in ad revenue from every user in the US in Q3, up 50% from a year ago
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
After victory in San Francisco, Airbnb pledges to launch 100 home-sharing political clubs in 100 US cities  —  Airbnb flexes new political muscle with plans for 100 home-sharing clubs  —  An expensive fight over Airbnb here ended with voters opposing a measure that would have restricted short-term rentals.

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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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Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire:
Expedia to acquire HomeAway for $3.9B in cash and stock, challenging Airbnb
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
Dropbox hits 150K paying business customers, with 50K joining this year
Financial Times:
Sources: Facebook's Notify app for news alerts to launch next week with dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post, and CBS
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google and India's Lava to launch new low-cost smartphone as part of revamped Android One scheme with relaxed requirements on features, price, more
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