Techmeme: Law enforcement authorities, working with Microsoft, have arrested dozens of scammers in New Delhi over fake PC virus pop-up alert ads during the past month (New York Times)

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft debuts redesigned icons for Office suite, alongside other cosmetic changes, and says Outlook Mobile is getting a redesign soon — A new modern look — Microsoft is modernizing its Office icons as part of a broader focus on design for its various Office apps.

More: Microsoft Design, Windows Central, Thurrot, CNET, GeekWire, Fast Company, and On MSFT

Tweets: @alexmuench and @tomwarren

Julia Alexander / The Verge:

YouTube begins rolling out Stories, which last for seven days on its mobile app and can be viewed by everyone, to accounts with over 10,000 subscribers — Amid some concern from the community — YouTube is expanding its Instagram-like Stories capability to more creators today …

More: 9to5Google and TechCrunch

Tweets: @phillyd, @pulsarplatform, @heavenlycontrol, @savinthebees, and @crankgameplays

Nat Levy / GeekWire:

New book outlines Microsoft's product roadmap: new Surface Pro and Laptop, “ambient devices”, and Xbox One S in 2019; updated Surface Book and Hub in 2020 — Next year will be a busy one for Microsoft's Surface division, if a new book about the organization is any indication.

More: The Verge, Thurrot, The Next Web, ZDNet, Windows Central, VentureBeat, GeekWire, On MSFT, and Neowin

Tweets: @tomwarren, @toddbishop, and @zacbowden

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Sennheiser's HeadSetup software makes PCs and Macs vulnerable to MITM attacks due to flawed self-signed TLS certificate, which users should now manually remove — Poorly secured certificate lets hackers impersonate any website on the Internet. — Audio device maker Sennheiser has issued …

More: Sennheiser, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, BleepingComputer, Threatpost, The Mac Observer, TechSpot, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Softpedia News, and The Register

Tweets: @__agwa, @spazef0rze, @dakami, @gayleyoungs, and @alshakarti

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

Microsoft rolls out a search function, powered by Bing, for SwiftKey on Android in the US, UK, India, France, Canada, and elsewhere — Microsoft-owned mobile keyboard company SwiftKey is today rolling out a search feature for Android users that lets them browse the internet for content directly from within the keyboard.

More: The Verge, Android Police, Thurrot, Engadget, On MSFT, and SwiftKey Blog

David Barnard:

How iOS developers game the App Store: naming apps with popular keywords, tricking users to sign up for subscriptions, buying fake ratings and reviews, and more — I've been pestering Apple for years publicly and privately about the manipulation and outright scams going on in the App Store.

More: 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog

Tweets: @drbarnard, @jamesthomson, and @steipete

Wall Street Journal:

Unredacted emails from Six4Three case show Facebook staff seeking to charge devs and advertisers for user data in 2012-2014; Facebook says it decided against it — Internal emails in court filings viewed by The Wall Street Journal provide a window into a document trove a British lawmaker plans to release soon

More: Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, Business Insider, The Verge, Engadget, ABC News, Fossbytes, Telegraph, PYMNTS.com, and CNET

Tweets: @joshconstine, @ashk4n, @oliviasolon, @ashk4n, @dseetharaman, @carnage4life, @nitashatiku, @joshconstine, @joshconstine, @kirstengrind, @dseetharaman, @dseetharaman, and @iamjohnburnett

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Following 2012 IPO, Facebook considered, but rejected, charging developers $250K/year for API access and offering Tinder extended access to users' friends' data

More: Inquirer. Tweets: @ibd_ecarson

Alex Hern / The Guardian:

Facebook will exempt ads from eligible news outlets from its political ad archive in the UK, a policy it plans to extend to the US and Brazil pending UK tests — Social network to act against ‘dark adverts’ with compulsory disclaimers saying who paid — Every political advert on Facebook …

More: TechCrunch, Facebook Media, Nieman Lab, The Hill, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, BBC, Axios, Reuters, and Engadget

Tweets: @joshconstine, @joshconstine, and @jason_kint. Thanks:@alexhern

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Jeff Barr / AWS News Blog:

A summary of AWS launches, previews, and pre-announcements from AWS re:Invent 2018 — As promised in Welcome to AWS re:Invent 2018, here's a summary of the launches, previews, and pre-announcements from Andy Jassy's keynote. I have included links to allow you to sign up for previews, as appropriate.

More: CNBC, AWS News Blog, SiliconANGLE, Beyond Search, The Next Web, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and The Register

Tweets: @zseward and @iankar_

Bloomberg:

AWS debuts Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, to sway customers from Microsoft, and Glacier Deep Archive as a cheaper data storage option, coming in 2019

More: The Register, AWS News Blog, AWS News Blog, AWS News Blog, Cointelegraph.com News, GeekWire, ZDNet, ZDNet, and The New Stack

Tweets: @ldignan, @awscloud, @patrickmoorhead, @ericjhonsa, and @patrickmoorhead

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:

South Korea charges nine people and two companies with illegally selling Samsung's bendable OLED screen technology to Chinese rivals — - Suspects accused of stealing tech used to bend Galaxy screens — Samsung spent 150 billion won on technology, prosecution says

More: Reuters, Engadget, Gizmodo, and Mashable

Tweets: @samkimasia and @pelstrom

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google Assistant adds Broadcast Replies, notes and lists integration, visual lyrics, and Pretty Please on Smart Displays and Google Home — With the holiday season underway, Google is announcing a slew of new features for Assistant speakers and Smart Displays.

More: Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, CNET, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, and The Verge

New York Times:

Law enforcement authorities, working with Microsoft, have arrested dozens of scammers in New Delhi over fake PC virus pop-up alert ads during the past month — MUMBAI, India — You know the messages. They pop up on your computer screen with ominous warnings like, “Your computer has been infected with a virus.

More: GeekWire, Microsoft on the Issues, BBC, CNET, TechSpot, and The Next Web

Tweets: @cogregoire, @vindugoel, @nytimesbusiness, and @kitboga

Mark Wilson / Fast Company:

Airbnb's innovation lab Samara announces Backyard, an initiative to design and prototype new ways of building homes, starting in 2019 — After launching a home-sharing revolution, Airbnb's founders started asking themselves, “What's next?” They successfully created a global network …

More: Washington Post, Engadget, and Curbed. Tweets: @deannating

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:

Dell says it detected hackers “attempting to extract Dell.com customer information”, such as customer names, email addresses, and hashed passwords, on Nov. 9 — Company says it detected an intrusion at the start of the month, but financial data was not exposed.

More: Dell, Reuters, eWeek, Threatpost, The Hacker News, TechSpot, Digital Trends, HackRead, The Register, BetaNews, Inquirer, PYMNTS.com, SecurityWeek, Gizmodo, Threatpost, Softpedia News, KFOR-TV, and CRN

Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @nicolecobler, and @sai

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Asana, which provides work management and collaboration software for teams, raises $50M Series E led by Generation Investment Management at a $1.5B valuation — Asana, a service that teams and individuals use to plan and track the progress of work projects, is doubling down on its own project …

More: Telegraph, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Bloomberg, and Forbes. Tweets: @jasonlk. Thanks:@ingridlunden

Shara Tibken / CNET:

Amid worries about demand for iPhone XR, Apple VP of product marketing Greg Joswiak says it's “been our most popular iPhone” every day since it became available — Apple's iPhone XR has been outselling the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max every day since the cheaper, colorful phone hit the market last month.

More: Bloomberg, Business Insider, Macworld, Reuters, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Softpedia News, AppleInsider, TechSpot, SlashGear, Axios, The Verge, Neowin, TechCrunch, MSPoweruser, Gizchina, Cult of Mac, USA Today, MacStories, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, and Thurrot

Tweets: @ow, @markgurman, @sharatibken, @jimcramer, @shiraovide, and @gartenberg. Thanks:@iansherr

DW.COM:

CeBIT, an IT trade show with 850K visitors per year, has been canceled for 2019, after facing declining visitor numbers and space rentals — Despite turning the trade fair into a fun fair, organizers could not save the beloved but struggling trade fair. CeBIT once boasted 850,000 visitors a year …

More: CEBIT Press, The Next Web, TSNN Trade Show News, Fudzilla.com, Guru3D.com, TechRadar.com, and TechSpot. Tweets: @cebit

Bloomberg:

Germany's Federal Cartel Office says it has opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon's “double role” as retailer and host for other stores — - German Cartel Office looking at how firm treats site's sellers — Probe focuses on terms, adding to EU scrutiny of data abuse

More: GeekWire, The Hill, Reuters, VentureBeat, Associated Press, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Fortune, and Business Insider. Tweets: @aoifewhite101

Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg:

The US Army says Microsoft won a $480M contract for prototypes of AR systems for combat missions and training which could lead to 100K+ headset purchases — Microsoft Corp. has won a $480 million contract to supply prototypes for augmented reality systems to the Army for use on combat missions and in training, the Army said.

More: Engadget, TechCrunch, Mashable, On MSFT, Inquirer, BetaNews, Silicon Republic, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, Gizmodo, Road to VR, Reuters, CNET, UploadVR, Neowin, GeekWire, Windows Central, SlashGear, Axios, The Verge, and Thurrot

Tweets: @counternotions, @chriscornillie, @robertmclaws, @joshuabrustein, @joshuabrustein, @joshuabrustein, @joshuabrustein, and @alexeheath

Kate Clark / TechCrunch:

Lyft closes its acquisition of bike-rental startup Motivate, says it will invest $100M in NY's Citi Bike, tripling the number of bikes available to 40K by 2023 — Lyft has finally given us a glimpse of its forthcoming line of shareable bikes, which the ridesharing company says will be available …

More: The Verge

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google:

T-Mobile quietly launches T-Mobile MONEY, a mobile banking solution with an app available now for Android and iOS; T-Mobile ended a similar offering in 2016 — T-Mobile, the self-titled “Un-Carrier,” is further separating itself from the competition by getting into the booming world of mobile banking with “T-Mobile Money.”

More: The Verge, App Store, GeekWire, TalkAndroid.com, FierceWireless, SlashGear, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, TechRadar.com, and Android Authority

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