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Reuters:
Uber to buy up to 24K SUVs from Volvo equipped with autonomous technology in a non-exclusive deal from 2019 to 2021; Uber will add its own self-driving tech  —  STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm …
Uber Newsroom:
Uber adds live location sharing with drivers, expands its Beacon program to New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, and adds in-app Uber credit gifting  —  Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmailMore sharing options  —  When the holiday season gets going, so do you.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
OnePlus 5T review: outstanding combination of specs and design for $500, but it runs Android Nougat and doesn't have water resistance or MicroSD card support  —  OnePlus' $500 wonder makes us question why we'd ever pay $800 for a smartphone.  —  After launching the OnePlus 5 earlier this year …
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
After a bug bounty hunter shared evidence with DJI that it had left customer data exposed online, the company called him a hacker and threatened him with CFAA  —  A bug bounty hunter shared evidence; DJI called him a hacker and threatened with CFAA.  —  DJI, the Chinese company that manufactures …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving to start an esports company  —  FanDuel's board is getting an overhaul, too.  —  FanDuel CEO and co-founder Nigel Eccles is leaving the company and stepping down from its board, where he was chairman.  —  Eccles, who's been CEO since …
Bloomberg:
Source: US Department of Justice is poised to sue AT&T to block merger with Time Warner  —  AT&T will face an antitrust suit over its Time Warner deal, Bloomberg News reports.  —  The Justice Department plans to brief media later today on a U.S. antitrust announcement, though didn't specify what the announcement will be about.
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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire Cavium for about $6B, as it seeks to expand in the networking equipment sector  —  (Reuters) - Chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL.O) has agreed to acquire smaller peer Cavium Inc (CAVM.O) for around $6 billion, as it seeks to expand …

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