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November 21, 2017, 3:30 AM
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DoJ files antitrust suit to block AT&T/DirecTV's $85B proposed acquisition of Time Warner, says merger would lessen competition, result in higher prices — The Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T's $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner. “Today's DOJ lawsuit is a radical …
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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 …
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Tweets: @nytimes, @wsj, @ft, and @shiraovide
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS launches AWS Secret Region for US intel agencies and their partners working with “secret” classified data, to complement its air-gapped Top Secret Region — Amazon today announced that its AWS cloud computing service now offers a new region that's specifically designed …
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Amazon Web Services, CNBC, International Business Times, The Hill, BleepingComputer.com, SiliconANGLE, and Business Insider. Tweets: @maxblumenthal
| 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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Uber adds live location sharing of riders for drivers, expands Beacon program to NYC, 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.
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| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Tether, a service that offers dollar-backed digital tokens, says tokens worth $30M were stolen by hackers and it has suspended its back-end wallet service — Tether, the company behind a dollar-pegged cryptocurrency widely used by in the market's exchange trade, is claiming its systems …
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Inside one Amazon seller's fight with a rival who stole product images, allegedly initiated fake negative reviews, and spoofed customer service emails — - Pure Daily Care had the top-selling facial steamer on Amazon before a rival began attacking its listing. — David Damavandi should be an Amazon success story.
Tweets: @saschasegan
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Tencent becomes the first Chinese tech firm valued over $500B after its share price more than doubled in last 12 months — Tencent has become the first Chinese company to be valued at more than $500 billion. — Shares of the 19-year-old company, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange …
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Quartz, TechSpot, Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Axios, and CNBC
| The Economic Times: |
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, says it will roll out blockchain-enabled smart contracts in beta by next month — BENGALURU: India's largest lender State Bank of India will roll out beta launches of blockchain-enabled smart contracts by next month, according to Sudin Baraokar, head of innovation, SBI.
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CoinDesk and Virtual Mining Bitcoin News
| 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 …
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The Verge, BetaNews, CNET, Droid Life, Android Beat, Phandroid, Tech Times, TalkAndroid.com, Neowin, Gizmodo, Android Central, Fone Arena, TechRadar.com, Android Central, The Register, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, The Guardian, Android Police, Mashable, and SlashGear
Tweets: @ajbrewer, @ajbrewer, @backlon, and @dcseifert
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
PayPal announces product integrations with Acorns' personal finance and investment service, after leading its Series D round last year — PayPal is better known as a digital payments service for buying things through eBay and a multitude of online and offline retail channels …
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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 …
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