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October 26, 2017, 4:30 AM

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Benny Evangelista / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump unveils program to loosen FAA rules on drone testing to include flights over people, beyond line-of-sight, more, for companies and local government  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday smoothed the way for companies like Alphabet and Amazon to ramp up testing of drones for package deliveries and other commercial uses.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
As it expands into TV, Apple is seeking family-friendly shows and avoiding edgy content, but some Hollywood insiders doubt the company has a clear strategy  —  A conservative corporation takes its first steps into a new industry.  —  Days before Apple Inc. planned to celebrate the release …
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
DxO to acquire and continue developing the Nik Collection after Google stopped updating it earlier this year  —  Photographers can breathe easy knowing that a beloved tool will avoid dying a premature death.  Google announced earlier this year that it would discontinue development …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Nintendo announces Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS, coming in late November  —  Nintendo has announced Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for smartphones, due for release on iOS and Android in late November.  The title looks much like other games in the Animal Crossing series …
Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed:
Profile of Angela Ahrendts, who's reimagined Apple Stores and the community role they serve as “modern-day town squares”, amid lean years for physical retailers  —  The mall is dying — but Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts is reimagining the company's stores anyway.

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