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Sources: US asks allies to avoid Huawei telecommunications equipment, considers financial aid for telecom growth in nations that shun Chinese-made equipment — U.S. worried about potential Chinese meddling in 5G networks, but foreign carriers may balk — The U.S. government has initiated … | Paris Martineau / Wired: |
A look at burgeoning industry of influencer marketing, where brands routinely shell out $60K+ for one video review, or $85K+ to publicly disparage a competitor — WHEN SAHARA LOTTI started her lash extensions company, Lashify, in 2017, she didn't know what she was getting herself into.
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| Rowland Manthorpe / Sky News: |
In open letter to EU competition chief, price comparison sites say Google has failed to comply with EU ruling that requires it to give equal treatment to others — Price comparison sites have accused Google of failing to comply with an EU ruling demanding it give other shopping services “equal treatment”.
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| Shep McAllister / Kinja Deals: |
Best 2018 Black Friday deals on smart home devices, fitness trackers, TVs, audio, storage, computers, cameras, and mobile devices — Looking for the rest of our Black Friday coverage? You can visit our Black Friday hub, or jump straight to one of the posts below: — More Black Friday Deals
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple is offering subsidies to network operators in Japan to shore up sales of iPhone XR, after an underwhelming launch of its least expensive phone — Japanese carriers will use subsidies from Apple to discount the cheapest new iPhone, after an underwhelming launch
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| Associated Press: |
Amazon workers at warehouses in UK, Germany and Spain, including ~90% at a Madrid depot, stage walkouts on Black Friday to protest unfair working conditions — MADRID (AP) — Some of Amazon's workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black Friday.
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| Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: |
A look at the future of WikiTribune, which was designed to let anyone contribute and edit news stories but has used up its initial crowdfunding funds and grants — Jimmy Wales in 2008, uploaded to Flickr by Joi Ito — It's been almost a year since the launch of WikiTribune … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook says Mark Zuckerberg won't appear before the UK-led grand committee of eight countries on Tuesday, sending the VP of public policy to testify instead — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has declined to testify at a rare joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe: Thanksgiving day US e-commerce sales hit a record $3.7B, up ~28% YoY, with smartphones driving 54.4% of traffic to sites and 36.7% of all online sales — Thanksgiving, a day when brick-and-mortar stores tend to be closed, has become a big one for online spending, and this year did not disappoint … | Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Meituan Dianping scales down bike and car-sharing efforts as revenue grows to $2.75B, up 97% YoY, and losses triple to ~$497M in Q3, its first quarter since IPO — A major player in the race to transport Chinese people around is losing steam. Meituan Dianping, the Tencent-backed …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google adds indoor positioning to Find My Device for Android 9 Pie phones, making it possible to find lost phones in places like malls, airports, and stadiums — Get your lost phone's pinpoint location, provided Google has the right map data. — If you've ever lost your Android phone …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
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