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Jet.com lands $350M in funding led by Fidelity and says it has verbal agreements for another $150M, at a $1B pre-money valuation — Jet.com Lands $350 Million in Funding, With $150 Million More Coming — Jet.com has closed $350 million in new funding, and says it has verbal agreements for another $150 million.
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| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Google burying competitors like Yelp, TripAdvisor in local search results beneath its own, says it's a bug — Google Says Local Search Result That Buried Rivals Yelp, TripAdvisor Is Just a Bug — Over the weekend, executives from public Internet companies Yelp and TripAdvisor noted a disturbing trend …
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
T-Mobile gives existing Simple Choice customers three months of unlimited LTE, as long as they use the Binge On feature, which downgrades video streams to 480p — T-Mobile gives existing customers three months of unlimited LTE — One catch: You can't watch high-definition video.| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft reverses course: its media creation tool now installs latest Windows 10 version — Microsoft reverses course, restores downloads of Windows 10 November Update — Last weekend, Microsoft suddenly pulled its online tool for downloading the latest Windows 10 installation files.
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| Laura P. Thomas / Direct2Dell: |
Dell posts instructions to remove unsafe eDellRoot certificate, will provide software update that removes it automatically today — Response to Concerns Regarding eDellroot Certificate — Today we became aware that a certificate (eDellRoot), installed by our Dell Foundation Services application …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
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SC Magazine, Krebs on Security, Lifehacker, theWHIR.com, eWeek, Wired.co.uk, News from the Lab, Maximum PC, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Republic, PCWorld, Computerworld, TechEye, iTnews, Silicon Republic, Graham Cluley, Neowin, The Register, Tech Times, The Tech Report, Threatpost and WinBeta. Tweets: @legind
| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Alphabet will ask its “bet” companies like Google X and Google Fiber to pay for corporate services, in attempt to rein in spending — Google Parent to Ask Subsidiaries to Pay for Corporate Services — Alphabet says it wants “bet” companies to be more accountable on spending
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New York Times, Business Insider, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, Seeking Alpha, FierceCIO News and The Information. Tweets: @fmbutt
| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Sources: EMC and VMware shareholders demand changes to Dell buyout deal including VMware stock buyback, shutting down Virtustream, more — EMC and VMware Shareholders Demand Changes to Dell Buyout Deal — EMC and VMware shareholders, who have watched their stock prices plummet …
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Reuters, USA Today, VentureBeat and Seeking Alpha
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Vine Lets You Swipe Left To Find Similar Vines, Launches On Apple Watch — Fresh on the heels of Snapchat announcing Story Explorer, Vine has today announced a new way to discover Vines following a similar theme. — When browsing in a channel or through your own feed …
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Vine Blog, iPhone in Canada Blog, MobileSyrup.com, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, 9to5Mac and iMore
| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Amazon forces resets of account passwords for some users, citing insecure password handling — Amazon force-resets some account passwords, citing password leak — It's not clear how many accounts are affected. — Amazon has force-reset an unknown number of accounts, after passwords may have been compromised.
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple to launch Apple Pay in China by February, has inked deals with country's big four state-run banks to support the platform — Apple Pay to Launch in China by February, Sources Say — Apple struck deals recently with China's big four state-run banks, paving the way for Apple Pay's entry
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Fortune, Tech Times, InvestorPlace, Quartz, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, Pocketnow, O'Grady's PowerPage, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Geeky Gadgets, The Verge, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Reuters and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @cnbcnow
| Tracey Lien / Los Angeles Times: |
Uber appoints safety advisory board to advise on physical safety of drivers and passengers, data security, and working with law enforcement — Uber gets serious with newly created safety advisory board — Uber's newly created advisory board will advise it on security and safety issues.
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Uber Global, GeekWire, Tech Times, bizjournals, Engadget, Digital Trends, Business Insider and NBC Bay Area
| Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web: |
Xiaomi's first all-metal Redmi Note 3 phone and Mi Pad 2 start at just $140 — Xiaomi has launched its first all-metal devices in Beijing today: the Redmi Note 3 phone and the Mi Pad 2 tablet. — The 5.5-inch phone runs on Xiaomi's Android-based MIUI 7 OS and features a 1080p display …
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The Verge, ZDNet, Xiaomi MIUI Official …, TechCrunch, Windows Central, Android Police, PhoneDog.com, TechnoBuffalo, Tech Insider, Intel Newsroom, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, Phandroid, BetaNews, Android Authority, The Verge, Tech Times, Phandroid, Tech in Asia, Engadget, GSMArena.com, CNET, Pocketnow, Android Central, SlashGear and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @techcrunch
| Myke Hurley / The Pen Addict: |
Apple Pencil review: closest in offering a true handwriting experience on a digital device — Apple Pencil Review — (This is a guest post by Myke Hurley. You can find more of Myke's work at Relay FM and can follow him on Twitter @imyke.) — In all of the press shots and in all of the reviews …
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