Techmeme

• Denver-based email delivery platform SendGrid files for IPO, says it lost $3.9M on $79.9M in revenue last year (Tamara Chuang/Denver Post)
• Intel Capital invests $60M in 15 big data startups, bringing total 2017 investments to $566M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
• Pew survey of 1,116 technologists and other experts: consensus that current environment is conducive to misinfo; 51% say things won't improve over next decade (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab)
• Google Play says it will cut its take of app subscription revenues from 30% to 15% for users who've subscribed for 1+ year, starting in January 2018 (Nick Statt/The Verge)
• Google Play rolls out "Try It Now" button for Android Instant Apps, updated Editor's Choice section, and Play Console update (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
• How Amazon uses an in-house team of specialists to gain incentives from local and state governments for building projects, including its second headquarters (Wall Street Journal)
• Facebook begins letting developers monetize Messenger's Instant Games with in-app purchases and video ads (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)
• Flickr says it's closing its Wall Art print service and offloading its photo book service to self-publishing platform Blurb (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)
• Senate bill on political ads, called the Honest Ads Act, would regulate web firms with 50M+ annual visitors, require copies of ads and info on $500+/year buyers (Tony Romm/Recode)
• Sources: Facebook's news subscription tool is delayed on iOS over Apple's 30% App Store cut; the tool will rollout on Android phones over coming weeks (Peter Kafka/Recode)
• A look at Sundar Pichai's challenges as Google struggles with criticism over fake news, sexism in its own ranks, fears of AI, and anti-trust cases in Europe (Bloomberg)
• Facebook says its general counsel, Colin Stretch, will testify before House Intelligence Committee inquiry into Russian meddling on November 1 (Dustin Volz/Reuters)
• Lyft says it has raised $1B, led by Alphabet's CapitalG, at an $11B post-money valuation (Elyse McAvoy/Lyft Blog)
• Report: Google, Citi, and Goldman Sachs among biggest investors in blockchain tech; $390M was invested in blockchain products in 2016, $327M so far in 2017 (Leigh Cuen/International Business Times)
• Sonos One review: the Alexa-enabled speaker has better sound than Google Home or original Echo, works with most music services, but setup process is complicated (Nathan Ingraham/Engadget)

TechCrunch

• Apple makes the case that even its most banal features require a proficiency in machine learning
• Apple?s enterprise strategy begins to take shape
• Bipartisan bill seeks to regulate political ads on Facebook, Twitter and Google
• Data is the name of the game, as Intel Capital puts $60M in 15 startups, $566M in 2017 overall
• The first episode of ?Bubbleproof? sets the stage of chaos on Sand Hill Road
• SendGrid files for marketing email IPO
• Two Google alums just raised $60M to rethink documents
• Chinese local services giant Meituan-Dianping raises $4B led by Tencent and Priceline
• Facebook Messenger lets games monetize with purchases and ads
• Facebook is now testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles
• Google Play adds Android Instant Apps via a ?Try it Now? button, among other changes
• Google will pay you $1,000 to hack some of Android?s most popular apps
• Romeo Power unveils its first consumer power packs
• Adobe?s Project SonicScape lets VR film editors see sound
• Slack co-founder Cal Henderson to talk on Slack?s progress at Disrupt Berlin
• PayKey raises $10M for its millennial-targeted ?social banking? smartphone keyboard
• Consumer report warns over safety of kids? smartwatches
• Women of color at tech companies are few and far between
• MongoDB shares pop 25% in its public market debut
• Streaming service VidAngel declares bankruptcy after losing legal battles with studios

Silicon Alley Insider

• Netflix found a formula for international growth ? and it?s paying off (NFLX)
• The largest cellular carrier in Canada has some bad news for Apple (AAPL, RCI)
• NYC mayor says Amazon is ?very destructive to communities? hours after submitting a bid for the company's second headquarters (AMZN)
• A relationship psychologist describes 3 ways to strengthen your relationship
• With 90 million subscribers, Amazon Prime might be one of Jeff Bezos' best ideas yet
• Cisco's bought a machine learning startup to bolster AppDynamics, the company it bought for $3.7 billion on the eve of its IPO
• You have to watch this absurd new Netflix show, 'American Vandal'
• Amazon has triggered a $5 billion bidding war ? here are 7 of the most ambitious site proposals for its new headquarters
• Don't settle for the typical iPhone X ? these luxurious iPhone X models cost up to $4,500
• McCain, Democrats introduce first major legislation targeting Facebook ads since Russia intervened in the 2016 elections
• Maryland's Governor said to 'get ready' for Elon Musk's Hyperloop that will connect Baltimore and Washington D.C. (TSLA)
• Google?s new cases for its Pixel 2 phone put Apple?s iPhone cases to shame (GOOG, GOOGL)
• An ex-Facebook executive is creating a wearable to let us peak inside our own brains
• Inside Tencent's strategy to entice Western brands to its platform
• Why paper cuts hurt so much
• A brilliant New Yorker cartoon reveals the sad truth about women at work
• Facebook's top lawyer ? not Zuck ? will testify before Congress on Russia-linked ads (FB)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about playing his most outlandish character yet in 'Killing Gunther,' and which of his movies he'll stop to watch
• Elon Musk is selling a boring black hat for $20 ? and people are eating it up (TSLA)
• Lyft is now worth $11 billion ? and its cofounder has one core piece of advice for anyone who thinks they want to start the next billion-dollar company

Mashable

• Chance the Rapper just shared the most adorable unboxing video featuring his Grammys and daughter
• Creepy Halloween bento boxes might be too delightful to eat
• Google takes a page from Apple's playbook, and developers stand to make serious cash
• 'Star Wars: Jedi Challenges' AR headset might be the best toy of the year
• The iPhone 8 isn't looking so great
• Want to make fried food without using tons of oil? Try an air fryer.
• Earth is having its second-warmest year to date, and it's not over yet
• 5 things you need to know about New Zealand's next Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
• What the inside of Google's Pixel 2 XL looks like, including those weird squeeze sensors
• Dog-loving UPS drivers created a wonderful Facebook page full of the pups they meet at work
• Clear weeds from sidewalks with the aptly-named Weed Snatcher
• 'Pokémon Go' is finally getting third generation pokémon in Halloween update
• California fires spare iconic 'Peanuts' skating rink
• This new Netflix show looks like a scarier version of 'Stranger Things'
• Bizarre hybrid of a baby and a lion will give you the creeps
• 'Supernatural' is about to introduce a 'game-changer' that could reshape Season 13
• 'Ragnarok' is the 'Thor' comedy we've always wanted
• Italy has a genius plan to fight fake news
• Stay in touch with your kids without adding screen time
• Here's how the U.S. government could force Facebook and Google to prevent Russian election meddling
• B&W PX headphones will let you enjoy music in total peace
• Fiona the hippo is the queen of fall
• The New York Yankees just broke into esports
• The Google Home Mini is here to get you hooked on Google Assistant
• The 'Star Wars Battlefront II' single player trailer is intense
• Google's AlphaGo Zero taught itself to become the greatest Go player in history
• Ugh, Ted Cruz cracked a 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' joke during his debate with Bernie Sanders
• Hairy backs have met their match with this giant razor
• A startup is taking on Google and Microsoft with a 'Minecraft for docs'
• 'Thor: Ragnarok' has kind of a funny problem